The cultural geography of health care

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The cultural geography of health care

Wilbert M. Gesler

University of Pittsburgh Press, c1991

  • : pbk

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Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-240) and index

Paperback reprint, 1992

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780822936640

Description

Applying cultural geography to health care, this work argues that throughout the world, the social sciences can inform the medical sciences and make them more effective. Discussed are a multitude of social, scientific and cultural concepts in a variety of settings.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780822954903

Description

In health care delivery and health care research, basic concepts of cultural behavior are ignored—at a high personal and financial cost—because both fields are dominated by technical solutions and quantitative analysis. They have little use for what is often regarded as irrelevant information.In this wide-ranging book, written for students and non-specialists, Gesler applies cultural geography to health care and shows that throughout the world, in western and developing countries alike, the social sciences can inform the medical sciences nd make them more effective and less expensive.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA13117343
  • ISBN
    • 082293664X
    • 0822954907
  • LCCN
    90044299
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 245 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
  • Classification
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