TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harvey,T.S.
ED  - ProQuest (Firm)
TI  - Wellness beyond words: Maya compositions of speech and silence in medical care 
AV  - PM3361 .H39 2013
U1  - 306.44/97281 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Albuquerque
PB  - University of New Mexico Press
KW  - Mayan languages
KW  - Guatemala
KW  - Language and medicine
KW  - Oral communication
KW  - Anthropological linguistics
KW  - Mayas
KW  - Languages
KW  - Public health
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries
N2  - "This anthropological account of Maya language use in health care in highland Guatemala explores some of the cultural and linguistic factors that can complicate communication in the practice of medicine. Bringing together the analytical tools of linguistic and medical anthropology, T. S. Harvey offers a rare comparative glimpse into Maya intra-cultural therapeutic and cross-cultural biomedical interactions"--
UR  - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1112345
ER  -