Disease Change and the Role of Medicine : The Navajo Experience.
Title:
Disease Change and the Role of Medicine : The Navajo Experience.
Author:
Kunitz, Stephen J.
ISBN:
9780520909649
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (238 pages)
Series:
Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care ; v.6
Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Mortality, Fertility and Social Organization -- 2. Economic and Demographic Change on the Navajo Reservation -- 3. Disease Patterns on the Navajo Reservation -- 4. Traditional Navajo Health Beliefs and Practices -- 5. Health Care Utilization -- 6. Changing Mortality and the Role of Medicine -- Appendix I: Data and Methods -- Appendix II: Additional Tables -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
Stephen Kunitz's work raises crucial issues for public policy in the medical field, and will be valuable for social scientists, physicians, and health professionals concerned with the social context of public health and other medical facilities.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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