Studying Knowledge, Culture, and Behavior in Applied Medical Anthropology
- 1 June 1997
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Medical Anthropology Quarterly
- Vol. 11 (2) , 147-163
- https://doi.org/10.1525/maq.1997.11.2.147
Abstract
In this article we argue that the concept of knowledge, as utilized by public health professionals, is best regarded as cultural belief as defined in anthropology. The implications of this position a...Keywords
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