A COMPANION TO MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

60:i62:A Companion to Medical Anthropology60:/i62: examines the current issues controversies and state of the field in medical anthropology today. 60:ul62: 60:li62:Provides an expert view of the major topics and themes to concern the discipline since its founding in the 1960s60:/li62: 60:li62:Written by leading international scholars in medical anthropology60:/li62: 60:li62:Covers environmental health global health biotechnology syndemics nutrition substance abuse infectious disease and sexuality and reproductive health and other topics60:/li62: 60:/ul62:60:i62:A Companion to Medical Anthropology60:/i62: examines the current issues controversies and state of the field in medical anthropology today.In a global environment of enormous health challenges medical anthropologists offer important understandings of health systems and healing practices around the world. These leading international scholars assess our persisting problems of malnutrition chronic and infectious diseases and the influence of escalating levels of inequality poverty war and genocide. 60:p62:A 60:i62:Companion to Medical Anthropology60:/i62: examines the key issues and controversies in medical anthropology today.38:nbsp:38:nbsp:Singer and Erickson present a thorough assessment of a specific area of medical anthropology including expert overviews of major topics such as environmental health global health biotechnology syndemics nutrition substance abuse infectious disease and sexuality and reproductive health. The authors also provide a guide to future trends and the emerging issues that will shape the future of medical anthropology and global health for years to come.60:/p62:In a global environment of enormous health challenges medical anthropologists offer important understandings of health systems and healing practices around the world. These leading international scholars assess our persisting problems of malnutrition chronic and infectious diseases and the influence of escalating levels of inequality poverty war and genocide. 60:p62:A 60:i62:Companion to Medical Anthropology60:/i62: examines the key issues and controversies in medical anthropology today.38:nbsp:38:nbsp:Singer and Erickson present a thorough assessment of a specific area of medical anthropology including expert overviews of major topics such as environmental health global health biotechnology syndemics nutrition substance abuse infectious disease and sexuality and reproductive health. The authors also provide a guide to future trends and the emerging issues that will shape the future of medical anthropology and global health for years to come.60:/p62:60:p62:Synopsis of Contents viii60:/p62: 60:p62:List of Figures xix60:/p62: 60:p62:List of Tables xx60:/p62: 60:p62:Notes on Contributors xxi60:/p62: 60:p62:Acknowledgments Personal xxxii60:/p62: 60:p62:Acknowledgments Sou