essay

The transformation of health care in modern Iranian history

modern iran : the dialectics of continuity and change • Albany • Published In 1981 • Pages: 59-82, 395-399

By: Good, Byron J..

Abstract
This paper analyzes the transformation of health care in Iran since the mid-nineteeth century. It criticizes the diffusionist model commonly employed for the analysis of medical change and briefly outlines an alternative approach. It analyzes the relationship between changes in Iranian health care and political and socioeconomic transformations, presenting data from research in a provincial town (Maragheh). And it describes inequalities and contradictions in Iranian health care that resulted from the structure of the evolving medical system (p. 59).
Subjects
Acculturation and culture contact
Sociocultural trends
Classes
Health and welfare
Public health and sanitation
Medical personnel
culture
Iran
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle; 2005
Field Date
1972-1974
Coverage Date
1900-1974
Coverage Place
Town of Maragheh, East Azerbaijan, Iran
Notes
Byron J. Good
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
80019463
LCSH
Iranians