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Robert A. Hahn (Author)

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Publication Date: August 28, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0300068719 | ISBN-13: 978-0300068719

The ways in which people respond to sickness differ from society to society. In this book, the author examines how Western and non-Western cultures influence the definition, experience and treatment of sickness.

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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Yale University Press (August 28, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0300068719
ISBN-13: 978-0300068719
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,416,389 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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35 books cite this book:

The Practice of Autonomy: Patients, Doctors, and Medical Decisions by Carl E. Schneider on 4 pages
Epidemiology and Culture (Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology) by James A. Trostle on page 20, page 41, and Back Matter
Making Sense Of: Health, Illness and Disease (At the Interface/Probing the Boundaries 11) by Vera Kalitzkus on page 119, and page 122
Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine by John Abramson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Anthropology in Public Health: Bridging Differences in Culture and Society by Robert A. Hahn in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)

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