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Self care: Japan and the U.S. compared
(Elsevier, 1991)
Experience of common symptoms and subsequent self care behaviors among older adults are compared between Japan and the United States, two industrial countries with different cultural backgrounds and health insurance systems. ...
A study of costs and behavioral outcomes of menstrual regulation services in Bangladesh
(Elsevier, 1988)
This paper reports the results of a program evaluation of menstrual regulation (MR) services provided by the Bangladesh Women's Health Coalition, a nongovernmental organization formed in response to a concern about the ...
Social indicators and health-for-all
(Elsevier, 1981-12)
It is proposed that concepts and results emerging in the 15 year history of the social indicators movement can contribute to the design and implementation of the information systems that will be required if primary health ...
The political economy of primary care and "health by the people": An historical exploration
(Elsevier, 1979-12)
The historical development of personal health services within the Third World, as background to the current discussion of primary health care and so-called "health by the people" efforts, is reviewed. This development is ...
Biomedical resistance to ethnomedicine in Botswana
(Elsevier, 1986)
The issue of whether and how ethnomedical practitioners can be incorporated into existing biomedical systems in developing countries continues to be debated. Although a number of reasons have been advanced as to the barriers ...
Social and psychological problems of surveys on health and illness
(Elsevier, 1971-12)
Survey methods offer the possibility of obtaining extensive health information on populations, including the identification of people's health status and the nature of their illnesses. The inadequacy of respondent reports ...
Self-certification in lay midwives' organizations: A vehicle for professional autonomy
(Elsevier, 1990)
The recent resurgence of lay midwifery in the United States has been intimately connected with the establishment of grassroots organizations which address women's health issues and make the reappearance of the lay midwife ...