Social and cultural efficacies of medicines: Complications for antiretroviral therapy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Using ethnographic examples of medicine use, prescription, distribution and production, the authors argue that social and cultural effects of pharmaceuticals should be taken into account. Non-medical effects deeply influence the medical outcome of medicine use. C...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hardon Anita, van der Geest Sjaak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-11-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Online Access:http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/2/1/48