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Encylopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures Topics - Volume 1; Cultures - Volume 2 by Carol R. Ember (editor), Melvin Ember (editor) is a social science available to read on EtoBox.
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Medical practitioners and the ordinary citizen are becoming more aware that we need to understand cultural variation in medical belief and practice. The more we know how health and disease are managed in different cultures, the more we can recognize what is "culture bound" in our own medical belief and practice. The Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology is unique because it is the first reference work to describe the cultural practices relevant to health in the world's cultures and to provide an
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Carol R. Ember (editor), Melvin Ember (editor)
- Publisher
- Plenum Pub Corp
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780306477546
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Sociology, History, Medical
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
Other editions & translations
- Encyclopedia Of Medical Anthropology Springer 2003 (2007)
- Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World’s Cultures Volume I: Topics Volume II: Cultures (2006)
- Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World’s Cultures Volume I: Topics Volume II: Cultures (2004)
- Encyclopedia Of Medical Anthropology 2003 (2007)
- Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures Topics - Volume 1; Cultures - Volume 2 (v. 1) (2007)
- Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures Topics - Volume 1; Cultures - Volume 2 (v. 1) (2003)
- Carol R Ember Melvin Ember Encyclopedia Of Medical Anthropology Springer 2003 (2007)
- Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures Topics - Volume 1; Cultures - Volume 2 (v. 1) (2004)
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