Sociocultural determinants of health and illness: a theoretical inquiry

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Sociocultural determinants of health and illness: a theoretical inquiry

This article articulates the hypothesis that people do not perceive health as a single dimensional phenomenon of a physical absence of disease. In contrast, health can be determined by multi-dimensional factors that include people’s lifestyle, their perception of health and illness, and their heal...

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Main Authors:	Vivien Yew, Wong Chin, Noor Azlan Mohd Noor
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2014
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6942/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6942/1/5ok.geografia-jan-2014-vivien-edam.pdf

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