Handbook of Medical Anthropology: Contemporary Theory and Method

by Carolyn Fishel Sargent and T. M. Johnson

A significant update of the 1990 classic state-of-the-art handbook on medical anthropology. With new chapters on AIDS, psychology and emotion, nutrition, and bioethics, the text reflects the changes in medical anthropological theory and practice since the late 1980s. Chapters from the first edition are revised to reflect current trends and to include recent references. This work demonstrates the creative expansion and diversity in the field, amidst...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313296588
• ISBN13: 9780313296581
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 2.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.5"