Anthropologies In and Of Evidence Making In Global Health Research and Policy

Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 99-105

  Colvin, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; MEDICAL RESEARCH;

ANTHROPOLOGY, MEDICAL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS;

EID: 84916231816     PISSN: 01459740     EISSN: 15455882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01459740.2014.963196     Document Type: Editorial

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