04458nam 2201201 a 450 991081391520332120230825222925.01-282-35559-70-520-90964-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|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDisease change and the role of medicine the Navajo experience /Stephen J. KunitzBerkeley University of California Pressc19831 online resource (238 pages)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, Newacademic.american indian.career.demographics.disease.doctors.economy.fertility.health and wellness.health care.health issues.health professionals.indian reservation.indigenous people.life and death.medical experts.medical field.medical.medicinal.mortality.native american.navajo reservation.navajo.physicians.policy making.public policy.reservation life.reservation.scholarly.social science.social scientists.social studies.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 J875647MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813915203321Disease change and the role of medicine4055327UNINA