Medical anthropology: a biocultural approach
Wiley,A.S.|Allen,J.S.
Medical anthropology: a biocultural approach - New York Oxford University Press 2009 - xvii,4590.
Provides a current and accessible overview of this diverse and rapidly expanding field. Working from a biocultural approach, medical anthropology examines the major health issues that affect most human societies, describing and synthesizing the ways in which biology, culture, health, and environment interact. It integrates up-to-date and relevant biological data with analyses of both evolutionary theory and the sociocultural conditions that often lead to major challenges to our health and survival.
978-0-19-530883-9
Anthropology, Medical|Disease|Nutritional Requirements|Health
GN 296 .W55 2009
Medical anthropology: a biocultural approach - New York Oxford University Press 2009 - xvii,4590.
Provides a current and accessible overview of this diverse and rapidly expanding field. Working from a biocultural approach, medical anthropology examines the major health issues that affect most human societies, describing and synthesizing the ways in which biology, culture, health, and environment interact. It integrates up-to-date and relevant biological data with analyses of both evolutionary theory and the sociocultural conditions that often lead to major challenges to our health and survival.
978-0-19-530883-9
Anthropology, Medical|Disease|Nutritional Requirements|Health
GN 296 .W55 2009