URBAN HEALTH AND PHARMACEUTICAL CONSUMPTION IN DELHI, INDIA

• Published in: Journal of biosocial science Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 69 - 82
• Main Authors: DAS, VEENA, DAS, RANENDRA K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.01.2006
• Subjects: Anthropology; Antitubercular Agents - supply & distribution; Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use; Consumption; Delhi; Discourse; Health Manpower - statistics & numerical data; Humans; India; India - epidemiology; Interviews as Topic; Medications; Pharmaceuticals; Pharmacy; Poverty; Poverty Areas; Public health; Regression analysis; Regular Articles; Science and technology; Self Medication; Tuberculosis - drug therapy; Tuberculosis - epidemiology; Urban areas; Urban Health; Urban sociology; India

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