03524nam 2200829 a 450 991045486040332120200520144314.01-282-35559-70-520-90964-X10.1525/9780520909649(CKB)1000000000766147(EBL)470865(OCoLC)609849956(SSID)ssj0000358940(PQKBManifestationID)11304477(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000358940(PQKBWorkID)10382350(PQKB)11675536(StDuBDS)EDZ0000083841(MiAaPQ)EBC470865(OCoLC)808601113(MdBmJHUP)muse30316(DE-B1597)519441(OCoLC)755976599(DE-B1597)9780520909649(Au-PeEL)EBL470865(CaPaEBR)ebr10676193(CaONFJC)MIL235559(EXLCZ)99100000000076614719830317d1983 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDisease change and the role of medicine[electronic resource] the Navajo experience /Stephen J. KunitzBerkeley University of California Pressc19831 online resource (238 p.)Comparative studies of health systems and medical careFirst paperback printing 1989.0-520-04926-8 0-520-06789-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-219) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Mortality, Fertility and Social Organization -- 2. Economic and Demographic Change on the Navajo Reservation -- 3. Disease Patterns on the Navajo Reservation -- 4. Traditional Navajo Health Beliefs and Practices (by Jerrold E. Levy) -- 5. Health Care Utilization (with Helena Temkin-Greener) -- 6. Changing Mortality and the Role of Medicine -- Appendix I: Data and Methods -- APPENDIX II -- Notes -- References -- IndexStephen Kunitz's work raises crucial issues for public policy in the medical field, and will be valuable for social scientists, physicians, and health professionals concerned with the social context of public health and other medical facilities.Comparative studies of health systems and medical care.Navajo IndiansDiseasesNavajo IndiansMortalityNavajo IndiansMedical careNavajo IndiansMedicineIndians of North AmericaDiseasesSouthwest, NewIndians of North AmericaMortalitySouthwest, NewIndians of North AmericaMedical careSouthwest, NewIndians of North AmericaMedicineSouthwest, NewElectronic books.Navajo IndiansDiseases.Navajo IndiansMortality.Navajo IndiansMedical care.Navajo IndiansMedicine.Indians of North AmericaDiseasesIndians of North AmericaMortalityIndians of North AmericaMedical careIndians of North AmericaMedicine362.1/08997Kunitz Stephen J875647MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454860403321Disease change and the role of medicine2469788UNINA