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ANTHROPOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICALS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Author(s) -
Geest Sjaak
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
medical anthropology quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.855
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1548-1387
pISSN - 0745-5194
DOI - 10.1111/j.1937-6219.1984.tb00913.x
Subject(s) - medical anthropology , citation impact , citation , sociology , anthropology , political science , law
In the past few years we have seen the publication of a spate of books and articles denouncing the sale of pharmaceutical products to Third World countries. The authors are economists, pharmacologists, physicians, and journalists. Remarkably, medical anthropologists have been virtually absent from this highly topical discussion. In this regard I want to briefly summarize some of the most important publications on the topic and to discuss why anthropologists remained passive and what their future role could be.'