Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Mortality, Fertility and Social Organization; 2. Economic and Demographic Change on the Navajo Reservation; 3. Disease Patterns on the Navajo Reservation; 4. Traditional Navajo Health Beliefs and Practices; 5. Health Care Utilization; 6. Changing Mortality and the Role of Medicine; Appendix I: Data and Methods; Appendix II: Additional Tables; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
Summary
Stephen Kunitz's work raises crucial issues for public policy in the medical field, and will be valuable for social scientists, physicians, and health professionals concerned with the social context of public health and other medical facilities
