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Ritual coordination of medical pluralism in highland Nepal: Implications for policy
(Elsevier, 1988)
In highland Nepal, just as in many other regions of South Asia, multiple indigenous healing traditions and a variety of traditional curing specialists co-exist in a pluralistic cultural environment. It is argued that the ...
Social relationships of men at risk for AIDS
(Elsevier, 1993-05)
Survey data collected in 1984-85 from a community sample of 637 gay and bisexual men were used to determine the features of social relationships that were most conductive to changes in both psychological health and ...
Mastitis among lactating women: Occurrence and risk factors
(Elsevier, 1991)
Puerperal mastitis is a potentially serious illness among lactating women which traditionally has been thought to be associated with primiparity, stress, improper nursing technique, and incomplete emptying of the breast. ...
Chronic job insecurity among automobile workers: Effects on job satisfaction and health
(Elsevier, 1994-05)
Work conditions characterized by uncertainty and ambiguity are potential stressors for employees. One such stressor is job insecurity. This longitudinal study of 207 automobile manufacturing workers indicates that chronic ...
Social effects of diazepam use: A longitudinal field study
(Elsevier, 1985)
A longitudinal panel study examined the effects of actual use of diazepam (ValiumR) on subjective reports of life quality, affect, performance, stress, social support, control, coping and other variables related to mental ...
Correlates of mothers' use of medications for their children
(Elsevier, 1986)
This study examines the extent, determinants and quality of mothers' independent use of medications for treating their children's symptoms. Data on mother-initiated medication behavior (MIMB) were obtained from a stratified ...