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Medicine and Culture

Paperback • 1996 • English

Medicine and Culture

By Lynn Payer

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About the book

A classic comparative study of medicine and national culture, Medicine and Culture shows us that while doctors regard themselves as servants of science, they are often prisoners of custom.

Medical profession
Public health and preventive medicine
Diseases and disorders

Book details

ISBN

9780805048032

Publisher

Macmillan

Published year

1996

Language

English

Original title

Medicine and Culture

Format

Paperback

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