About this book
Cecil Helman's defining text in medical anthropology. Argues that illness is never purely biological — that every encounter between patient and clinician is cultural as well as physiological — and gives clinicians the conceptual tools to work across cultural boundaries. Carried through multiple editions under Hodder Arnold.
Intended audience
- clinicians working across cultures
- medical anthropology students
- public health practitioners
Subject classification
- Medical anthropology
- Cross-cultural medicine
- Health and society
Bibliographic details
| Format | ISBN | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Print edition (Hodder Arnold) | 9780340914502 | 2007 | Open Library edition record (publisher line matched Arnold/Hodder). |
| Print edition (Arnold) | 0750647892 | 2001 | Open Library edition record (publisher line matched Arnold/Hodder). |
| ISBN-13 (EAN-13) | 9780750647892 | 2001 | Standard 13-digit form of the print ISBN above (same catalogue line). |
Source notes
- Open Library work editions — Edition list filtered to Arnold/Hodder imprints for ISBNs shown in the table.