Socio-cultural factors in health among the Pitjantjatjara / by Annette Hamilton
- Bib ID:
- 8166742
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Hamilton, Annette, 1945-, author
- Description:
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- [Adelaide] : A.B. James, Government Printer, South Australia, [between 1971 and 1974?]
- 17 pages ; 30 cm
- Notes:
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- Reprint of a university level study guide for a course in the ethnography of Australian Aborigines, originally at Macquarie University; covers relevance of cultural beliefs and practices to health problems of Aborigines; describes the present health situation; belief system and causes of illness; traditional medicine; nutrition; health and hygiene; poverty; recommendations for decentralization and health education programmes; fieldwork at Everard Park amongst Janggundjara and Pitjantjatjara.
- National Library of Australia copy lacks statement of responsibility; has ownership inscription on title page.
- Bibliography: page 17.
- Subject:
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- Pitjantjatjara (Australian people) -- Social life and customs
- Pitjantjatjara (Australian people) -- Health and hygiene
- Health - Treatments - Traditional - Clever people
- Economics - Income - Poverty and low income
- Health - Physiology and diseases
- Health - Education and promotion
- Health services
- Health status - Child health
- Health status - Hygiene
- Health status - Nutrition
- Indigenous knowledge - Health and medicine
- Pitjantjatjara people (C6) (NT SG52-11)
- Yankunytjatjara people (C4) (NT SG52-16)
- Everard Park Station (S.A.)
- Mimili / Everard Park (SA Central Australia SG53-13)
- Australian
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1974
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