Medical Anthropology

This book provides an introduction to the basic concepts, approaches and theories used, and shows how these contribute to understanding complex health related behaviour. Public health policies and interventions are more likely to be effective if the beliefs and behaviour of people are understood and taken into account.

Author: Robert Pool,Wenzel Geissler
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 09/01/2005
Pages: 186
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 9.38h x 6.75w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9780335218509

About the Author
Robert Pool and Wenzel Geissler are Senior Lecturers in Social Anthropology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

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