Psychiatric Survey of Texas, published in 1960. 19 By 1969, enough familiarity with the field
exists that Leo G Reeder presents a major address to the American Sociological Association …

Abstract 'Multiple causation'is the canon of contemporary epidemiology, and its metaphor
and model is the 'web of causation.'First articulated in a 1960 US epidemiology textbook, the …

Africa has long borne the brunt of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, but it has also emerged as
a beacon of innovation and progress in HIV prevention. This review explores the pioneering …

Why a thoroughly updated and revised second edition of this book about theories of disease
distribution, in past and present societal and ecological context? Because the lived realities …

Since the effects of racism and its impact on diagnosis, treatment, and access to mental
healthcare are ongoing, this review serves as a call to action rather than solely a review of …

Because of the prevalence of wars, political violence and other forms of mandashmade
disaster in Third World countries many individuals and communities suffer prolonged and …

Why does tuberculosis, a disease which is both curable and preventable, continue to
produce over 50,000 new cases a year in South Africa, primarily among blacks? In …

The purpose of this book is to provide an introduction and overview to the critical perspective
as it has evolved in medical anthropology over the last ten years. Standing as an opposition …

Entrenched poor health and health inequity are important public health problems.
Conventionally, solutions to such problems originate from the health care sector, a …

Privatizing Health Services in Africa analyzes the disappearance of public health in the form
of state services in Africa, and the growth of a private market in health care that will serve …