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Routledge Anthropology and International Health: Theory and Practice in Medical Anthropology

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This comprehensive volume explores the critical intersection of cultural practices and healthcare delivery in international contexts. The book examines how social structures, customs, and indigenous histories fundamentally shape health care provider interactions and patient outcomes. By integrating econo-cultural perspectives, the work investigates the transformation of health care into a commodity and the microeconomic forces influencing public funding for health care facilities. The authors analyse how financial considerations and patient expectations increasingly determine medical practice globally, offering essential insights for practitioners, researchers, and policy makers seeking to understand health care systems beyond purely biomedical frameworks and to develop culturally informed approaches to international health challenges.

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The book addresses cultural aspects in medicine and their direct impact on how health care providers approach patient care and treatment decisions.

Anthropology and International Health examines social structures, customs, and indigenous population histories that influence health outcomes and health care delivery.

The work explores econo-cultural influences on medical practice, including the role of money and economic factors in shaping contemporary health care systems.

Chapters focus on health care as a commodity and microeconomic approaches to public funding for health care facilities in international contexts.

Published by Routledge as part of the Theory and Practice in Medical Anthropology series, this volume bridges academic theory and practical application.

The book analyses how patient expectations and financial considerations play increasing roles in determining the way health care is organised and delivered globally.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
24 January 2002
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22 January 2007

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