Maya Mobile Medicine in Guatemala: The "Other" Public Health

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-69

  Harvey, T S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Guatemala; Health care access; Maya; Mobile medicine; Public health

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; GUATEMALA; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; GUATEMALA; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INDIANS, CENTRAL AMERICAN; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 79952373976     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: 15481387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1387.2010.01135.x     Document Type: Article

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