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 h...
Main Authors: | Vivien Yew, Wong Chin (Author), Noor Azlan Mohd Noor (Author) |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi,
2014-01.
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Online Access: | Get fulltext |
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