A Simple Matter of Salt: An Ethnography of Nutritional Deficiency in Spain Volume 25
(Part of the Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care Series)
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Why do certain easily preventable diseases persist in the modern world? Renate Lellep Fernandez sheds light on this paradox by investigating the high incidence of iodine deficiency disease (IDD) among mountain villagers in northern Spain. Just as the mystery of non-prevention leads the author far beyond the confines of a single place, so are the experiences of these villagers rich in lessons for biocultural anthropology and public health in many contexts...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520301692
ISBN13:9780520301696
Release Date:August 2018
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:276 Pages
Weight:0.91 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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