Social Science & Medicine

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1989, volume 28, articles 12

Population differences in susceptibility to AIDS: An evolutionary analysis pp. 1211-1220

J.Philippe Rushton and Anthony F. Bogaert

Gender differences in the perception and utilization of social support: Theoretical perspectives and an empirical test pp. 1221-1228

Joseph Flaherty and Judith Richman

Mind, body, and culture: Somatization among Hispanics pp. 1229-1238

Ronald Angel and Peter J. Guarnaccia

Emotional expression in cancer onset and progression pp. 1239-1248

James Gross

Knowledge, attitudes and practices among rural communities in Zimbabwe in relation to Phytolacca dodecandra--a plant molluscicide pp. 1249-1253

J. Ndamba, S.K. Chandiwana and N. Makaza

La lutte communautaire contre une endémie tropicale: Croyances surnaturelles et pièges à tsétsé au Congo pp. 1255-1267

Michel Leygues and Jean-Paul Gouteux

Health lifestyles and self-direction in employment among American men: A test of the spillover effect pp. 1269-1274

Thomas Abel, William C. Cockerham, Guenther Lueschen and Gerhard Kunz

Social support: Diverse theoretical perspectives pp. 1275-1282

Miriam J. Stewart

Piecework, repetitive work and medicine use in the clothing industry pp. 1283-1288

Alain Vinet, Michel Vézina, Chantal Brisson and Paul-Marie Bernard

Three bodies of practice in a traditional south Indian martial art pp. 1289-1309

Phillip B. Zarrilli

The relevance of the health belief model to Australian smokers pp. 1311-1314

Rosemary A. Knight and David A. Hay

Autonomy, job satisfaction and professional self-image among nurses in the context of a physicians' strike pp. 1315-1320

Ilana Shoham-Yakubovich, Sara Carmel, Lea Zwanger and Tsila Zaltcman

Perceived stress in medical school: Resistors, persistors, adaptors and maladaptors pp. 1321-1329

Peter P. Vitaliano, Roland D. Maiuro, Ellen Mitchell and Joan Russo

Choosing who shall not be treated in the NHS pp. 1331-1338

M.C. Charny, P.A. Lewis and S.C. Farrow

Censorship and medical sociology in the Netherlands pp. 1339-1341

Sjaak Van Der Geest

Medical anthropology in Mexico pp. 1343-1349

Luis Alberto Vargas and Leticia E. Casillas

1989, volume 28, articles 11

Introduction: Marxist perspectives in social medicine pp. 1099-1101

Howard Waitzkin

The American dominative medical system as a reflection of social relations in the larger society pp. 1103-1112

Hans A. Baer

Medicine in the industrial battle: Early workers' compensation pp. 1113-1120

Anthony Bale

Epidemiologia y contrahegemonia pp. 1121-1127

Jaime Breilh and Edmundo Granda

Mental health monopoly: Corporate trends in mental health services pp. 1129-1138

Phil Brown and Elizabeth Cooksey

The commodification of American health care pp. 1139-1148

Ronald L. Caplan

Technological innovation and the labour process in health care pp. 1149-1157

Jeanne Daly and Evan Willis

State and health pp. 1159-1164

Hans-Ulrich Deppe

The reluctant imperialism of the medical profession pp. 1165-1170

Abram de Swaan

The political economy of workers' health and safety pp. 1171-1182

Ray H. Elling

Social analysis of collective health in Latin America pp. 1183-1191

Asa Cristina Laurell

The coming of age of critical medical anthropology pp. 1193-1203

Merrill Singer

Ideology in medical science: Class in the clinic pp. 1205-1209

Steffie Woolhandler and David U. Himmelstein

1989, volume 28, articles 10

Community-based health care 10 years post alma ata pp. 1005-1006

F. M. Mburu and J. Ties Boerma

Hospital outreach community-based health care: The case of chogoria, Kenya pp. 1007-1017

Cornelis N. DeBoer and Malcolm McNeil

Primary health care in Northwestern Somalia: A case study pp. 1019-1030

Chris Bentley

A people-centred approach to primary health care implementation in Mvumi, Tanzania pp. 1031-1037

M. K. S. Matomora

Community-based health care in Kibwezi, Kenya: 10 years in retrospect pp. 1039-1051

Karin E. Johnson, Wilson K. Kisubi, J. Karanja Mbugua, Douglas Lackey, Paget Stanfield and Ben Osuga

A tale of two clinics--primary health care in refugee settings: Lessons from Sudan and Somalia pp. 1053-1058

Raymond Downing

A case study of the Tenwek hospital community health programme in Kenya pp. 1059-1062

Mark L. Jacobson, Miriam H. Labbok, Robert L. Parker, David L. Stevens and Susan A. Carter

An integrated rural health project in Saradidi, Kenya pp. 1063-1071

Dan C. Owino Kaseje and Esther K. N. Sempebwa

Whither community-based health care? pp. 1073-1079

F. M. Mburu

Mass produced village health workers and the promise of primary health care pp. 1081-1084

M. K. S. Matomora

The dilemma of essential drugs in primary health care pp. 1085-1090

F. J. Bennett

Simplifying the evaluation of primary health care programmes pp. 1091-1097

Bert Van Norren, J. Ties Boerma and Esther K. N. Sempebwa

1989, volume 28, articles 9

Why some countries have national health insurance, others have national health services, and the U.S. has neither pp. 887-898

Vicente Navarro

Sadness, depression and social reciprocity in highland Ecuador pp. 899-904

Michel Tousignant and Mario Maldonado

In the shadow of biomedicine: Self medication in two Ecuadorian pharmacies pp. 905-915

Laurie J. Price

The assessment of diviners and their knowledge by civil servants in Southwestern Nigeria pp. 917-924

Tola Olu Pearce

Cosmopolitical obstetrics: Some insights from the training of traditional midwives pp. 925-937

Brigitte Jordan

Comments pp. 937-938

C. H. Browner

The empty kit: Modalities of learning and the politics of cross-cultural miscommunication pp. 938-939

Robert A. Hahn

The empty kit: Modalities of learning and the politics of cross-cultural miscommunication pp. 939-939

R. Jeffery and P. M. Jeffery

Upgrading apprenticeship pp. 939-941

Jean Lave

Status and the training of traditional midwives pp. 941-943

Carol P. MacCormack

Status and the training of traditional midwives pp. 943-944

Lorna Amarasingham Rhodes

Views of what's wrong: Diagnosis and patients' concepts of illness pp. 945-956

Linda M. Hunt, Brigitte Jordan and Susan Irwin

Knowledge about AIDS and self-reported behaviour among Zimbabwean secondary school pupils pp. 957-961

David Wilson, Ruth Greenspan and Christopher Wilson

Ayurveda: A multilectic interpretation pp. 963-970

Carolyn R. Nordstrom

End stage renal disease and the marital dyad: An empirical investigation pp. 971-983

Gregory D. Chowanec and Y. M. Binik

Food taboos in maternal and child health: The views of traditional healers in Ile-Ife, Nigeria pp. 985-996

A. I. Odebiyi

1989, volume 28, articles 8

Medical technologies in developing countries: Issues of technology development, transfer, diffusion and use pp. 769-781

Ann Bonair, Patricia Rosenfield and Karin Tengvald

Shame among unemployed men pp. 783-789

M.J. Eales

Chronic respiratory illness and disability: A critical review of the psychosocial literature pp. 791-803

Simon Johnson Williams

Suicide and increased availability of handguns in the United States pp. 805-809

Ronald V. Clarke and Peter R. Jones

A new approach to community health pp. 811-818

Maj-Lis Follér

Personal control and health promotion pp. 819-828

Christopher Peterson and Albert J. Stunkard

Patient involvement in decision-making in surgical and orthopaedic practice: The project perioperative risk pp. 829-835

Ullabeth Sätterlund Larsson, Kurt Svärdsudd, Hans Wedel and Roger Säljö

Predictors of foetal and neonatal mortality in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. A multivariate analysis pp. 837-842

H.I.J. Wildschut, V. Wiedijk, J. Oosting, W. Voorn, J. Huber and P.E. Treffers

The politics of immunization in public health pp. 843-849

S.C. McCombie

Punctuality, pain and time-orientation among Sicilian-Canadians pp. 851-859

Sam Migliore

The impact of prospectively set hospital budgets on psychiatric admissions pp. 861-867

Richard G. Frank and Catherine A. Jackson

Intolerance of ambiguity in students entering medical school pp. 869-874

Bruce R. DeForge and Jeffery Sobal

The practice of traditional Korean medicine in Washington, D.C pp. 875-884

Keum Young Pang

The Nottingham health profile pp. 885-885

Roy A. Carr-Hill and Paul Kind

1989, volume 28, articles 7

Introduction pp. 631-632

Antonio Ugalde and Anthony Zwi

Towards an epidemiology of political violence in the third world pp. 633-642

Anthony Zwi and Antonio Ugalde

Perceptions from epidemiologic research in an endemic war pp. 643-647

Haroutune K. Armenian

Violence, conflict and health in Africa pp. 649-657

Dennis A. Ityavyar and Leo O. Ogba

Children in political violence pp. 659-667

Kerry Gibson

War-related changes in health and health services in Nicaragua pp. 669-676

Richard M. Garfield

Political violence and Eritrean health care pp. 677-684

Lois E. Sabo and Joachim S. Kibirige

Life experiences, response styles and mental health among mothers and children in Beirut, Lebanon pp. 685-695

Jennifer W. Bryce, Neff Walker, Francoise Ghorayeb and Mayada Kanj

'There is no sea, only fish': Effects of United States policy on the health of the displaced in El Salvador pp. 697-706

Rebecka Inga Lundgren and Robert Lang

Health needs of older adults displaced to Sudan by war and famine: Questioning current targeting practices in health relief pp. 707-713

Nancy Godfrey and Alexandre Kalache

A programme of mental health for political refugees: Dealing with the invisible pain of political exile pp. 715-727

Jorge Barudy

Baseline health care for refugees in the Netherlands pp. 729-733

Adger J. K. Hondius and Loes H. M. van Willigen

The effects of torture and political repression in a sample of Chilean families pp. 735-740

Codepu

Political repression and children in South Africa: The social construction of damaging effects pp. 741-750

Leslie Swartz and Ann Levett

Psychoanalysis confronts the politics of repression: The case of Argentina pp. 751-758

Nancy Caro Hollander

1989, volume 28, articles 6

The fruits of empire rot on the vine: United States health policy in the austerity era pp. 531-538

Thomas S. Bodenheimer

La politique economique du gouvernement socialiste en matiere de sante: Bilan de cinq annees de pouvoir en France, 1981-1986 pp. 539-550

Pierre Aiach and Jean Yves Delanoe

What happens in hospices: A review of research evidence pp. 551-559

Clive F. Seale

Factors distinguishing homosexual males practicing risky and safer sex pp. 561-569

Karolynn Siegel, Frances Palamara Mesagno, Jin-Yi Chen and Grace Christ

Sociocultural determinants of infant and child mortality in Turkey pp. 571-576

Belma Aksit and Bahattin Aksit

Physician motivations for nonscientific drug prescribing pp. 577-582

Rebecca K. Schwartz, Stephen B. Soumerai and Jerry Avorn

An evaluation of the psychological and social effects of malocclusion: Some implications for dental policy making pp. 583-591

Pamela Kenealy, Neil Frude and William Shaw

Diarrhoeal diseases: Perceptions and practices in Nepal pp. 593-604

Maire Casey Stapleton

Healers in transition pp. 605-612

Amma C. K. Oppong

Social inequalities in low birth weight: Timing of effects and selective mobility pp. 613-619

Michael Joffe

Coping with political violence in Northern Ireland pp. 621-624

Ed Cairns and Ronnie Wilson

1989, volume 28, articles 5

Introduction pp. 405-414

Randall M. Packard, Ben Wisner and Thomas Bossert

Nutrition and the commoditation of food systems in Latin America and the Caribbean pp. 415-424

Kathryn G. Dewey

Nutrition and the commoditization of food in Sub-Saharan Africa pp. 425-440

Deborah Fahy Bryceson

Commodity relations and nutrition under apartheid: A note on South Africa pp. 441-446

Ben Wisner

Women's health in East Africa pp. 447-459

Alanagh Raikes

Women, household and health in Latin America pp. 461-473

C. H. Browner

Industrial production, health and disease in Sub-Saharan Africa pp. 475-496

Randall M. Packard

Estado, clases sociales y salud pp. 497-514

Susana Belmartino and Carlos Bloch

The state, class and the allocation of health resources in Southern Africa pp. 515-530

Neil Andersson and Shula Marks

1989, volume 28, articles 4

The use of QALYs in health care decision making pp. 299-308

Graham Loomes and Lynda McKenzie

Family-oriented prevention of cardiovascular disease: A social epidemiological approach pp. 309-314

Maurine H. Venters

Introduction of information during the initial medical visit: Consequences for patient follow-through with physician recommendations for medication pp. 315-321

Kathryn Rost, William Carter and Thomas Inui

Treatment patterns for schizophrenia in psychiatric hospitals pp. 323-331

Nancy Wolff, Paul R. Henderson, Robin L. MacAskill, Marilyn J. Rosenstein, Laura J. Milazzo-Sayre, David Larson and Ronald Manderscheid

A social history of psychotropic drug advertisements pp. 333-338

John R. Neill

Communication in the hospital setting: A survey of medical and everyday language use amongst patients, nurses and doctors pp. 339-346

Richard Y. Bourhis, Sharon Roth and Glenda MacQueen

Geographic differences in the use of veterans administration hospitals pp. 347-354

Lois Friss, Bernard Friedman and John Demakis

Breast-feeding and health professionals: A study in hospitals in Indonesia pp. 355-364

Valerie J. Hull, Shyam Thapa and Gulardi Wiknjosastro

Sensitization to illness and the risk of death: An explanation for Sri Lanka's approach to good health for all pp. 365-379

John Caldwell, Indra Gajanayake, Pat Caldwell and Indrani Peiris

FIJAc: Fright and illness in highland Yemen pp. 381-388

Charles F. Swagman

Longitudinal study of appraisal at Three Mile Island: Implications for life event research pp. 389-398

Raymond Goldsteen, John K. Schorr and Karen S. Goldsteen

The effects of mental dysfunction on nursing home care pp. 399-403

James E. Rohrer, Kathleen Buckwalter and Daniel Russell

1989, volume 28, articles 3

Catastrophic stress and factors affecting its consequences among Southeast Asian refugees pp. 183-195

Morton Beiser, R.Jay Turner and Soma Ganesan

International employment and children: Geographical mobility and mental health among children of professionals pp. 197-205

Mary Haour-Knipe

Information-based rehabilitation for third world disability pp. 207-210

M. Miles

The economics of mild hypertension programmes pp. 211-222

Mark A. Edgar and Harold Schnieden

The limits of medicine: Women's perception of medical technology pp. 223-231

Jonathan Gabe and Michael Calnan

Survival of female breast cancer patients in Finland and in Estonia: Stage at diagnosis important determinant of the difference between countries pp. 233-238

Sakari Karjalainen, Tiiu Aareleid, Timo Hakulinen, Eero Pukkala, Mati Rahu and Mare Tekkel

Psychosocial adjustment following a stroke pp. 239-247

Suzanne C. Thompson, Alexandria Sobolew-Shubin, Melody A. Graham and Aris S. Janigian

Role of support networks in maintenance of improved cardiovascular health status pp. 249-260

Patrick O'Reilly and H. Emerson Thomas

Employment of individuals with haemophilia in the Netherlands pp. 261-270

I. Varekamp, C. Smit, F.R. Rosendaal, A. Bröcker-Vriends, E. Briët, H. van Dijck and T.P.B.M. Suurmeijer

Breastfeeding trends in Singapore pp. 271-274

S. Chua, O.A.C. Viegas, J.J. Counsilman and S.S. Ratnam

Differential alcohol-related mortality among American Indian tribes in Oklahoma, 1968-1978 pp. 275-284

Charles M. Christian, Mary Dufour and Darryl Bertolucci

Determinants of fertility in a rural society: Some evidence from Sierra Leone pp. 285-292

Mohamed Balley

Paternalism and finnish anti-smoking policy pp. 293-297

Heta Häyry, Matti Häyry and Sakari Karjalainen

1989, volume 28, articles 2

Professional uncertainty and physician medical decision-making in a multiple treatment framework pp. 99-107

Nancy Wolff

Using administrative data from Manitoba, Canada to study treatment outcomes: Developing control groups and adjusting for case severity pp. 109-113

Noralou P. Roos

Coronary arteriography rates in Switzerland--How do they vary? pp. 115-120

Brigitte Santos-Eggimann, Fred Paccaud and Felix Gutzwiller

Regional dispersion of independent professionals in primary health care in the Netherlands pp. 121-129

L. Hingstman and H. Boon

An investigation of the effect of regional variation in the treatment of hypertension pp. 131-139

Terkel Christiansen, Kjeld Møller Pedersen, Bent Harvald, Knud Rasmussen, Jørgen Jørgensen and Christian Svarer

A cartographic study of hospital utilization in the county of Uppsala pp. 141-146

Bengt Haglund

A quasi-experimental design based on regional variations: Discussion of a method for evaluating outcomes of medical practice pp. 147-154

Anne Loft, Tavs Folmer Andersen and Mette Madsen

"A built bed is a filled bed?" An empirical re-examination pp. 155-164

Eddy Van Doorslaer and R.C.J.A. van Vliet

Variations in resource utilization--The role of medical practice and its economic impact pp. 165-173

Ingemar Eckerlund and Stefan Håkansson

Assessing data quality: A computerized approach pp. 175-182

Leslie L. Roos, Sandra M. Sharp and Andre Wajda

1989, volume 28, articles 1

AIDS in Africa: Emerging trends pp. 1-8

A. Ona Pela and Jerome J. Platt

Health information imperatives for Third World countries pp. 9-12

Stephen A. Osiobe

The measurement of hospital efficiency: A comment pp. 13-15

Adam Wagstaff

The measurement of hospital efficiency: A reply pp. 15-17

Alistair McGuire

Effects of breast cancer and mastectomy on emotional support and adjustment pp. 19-27

Robert Zemore and Lawrence F. Shepel

Dimensions of negative affectivity, self-reported somatic symptoms, and health-related behaviors pp. 29-36

Olav Vassend

Defensive work in nursing homes: Accountability gone amok pp. 37-44

Carolyn L. Wiener and Jeanie Kayser-Jones

Differences between Kallawaya-Andean and Greek-European humoral theory pp. 45-51

Joseph W. Bastien

Measuring satisfaction with health care: A comparison of single with paired rating strategies pp. 53-58

H. J. Sutherland, G. A. Lockwood, S. Minkin, D. L. Tritchler, J. E. Till and H. A. Llewellyn-Thomas

As children survive: Dilemmas of aging in the developing world pp. 59-67

William J. Bicknell and Cindy Lou Parks

Perceptual correlates of physician referral to physical therapists: Implications for role expansion pp. 69-80

Ferris J. Ritchey, Dorothy Pinkston, Joanne E. Goldbaum and Margret E. Heerten

A prospective study to identify the fall-prone patient pp. 81-86

Janice M. Morse, Colleen Black, Kathleen Oberle and Patricia Donahue

It's how you say it: Physicians' vocal behavior pp. 87-92

Jinni A. Harrigan, James F. Gramata, Karen S. Lucic and Charles Margolis

Three conflicts as a result of causal attributions pp. 93-97

Herman Ten Kroode, Mieke Oosterwijk and Nardi Steverink