03689nam 2200901 a 450 991095452590332120251117062733.0978128235559012823555979780520909649052090964X10.1525/9780520909649(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(Perlego)551693(iGPub)CSPLUS0074955(EXLCZ)99100000000076614719830317d1983 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDisease change and the role of medicine the Navajo experience /Stephen J. Kunitz1st ed.Berkeley University of California Pressc19831 online resource (238 pages)Comparative studies of health systems and medical careFirst paperback printing 1989.9780520049260 0520049268 9780520067899 0520067894 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, NewNavajo 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 J875647MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910954525903321Disease change and the role of medicine4551264UNINA