TY - JOUR
T1 - Drink boiled water
T2 - A cultural analysis of a health education message
AU - Nichter, Mark
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - Water boiling is recommended by health educators in Sri Lanka, and boiled water is given to ill and vulnerable people, but it is not widely consumed by the public. The reasons for this behavior derive from long-standing notions about health care. This study complements one presented some years ago by Wellin, based on the health culture of Peruvians.
AB - Water boiling is recommended by health educators in Sri Lanka, and boiled water is given to ill and vulnerable people, but it is not widely consumed by the public. The reasons for this behavior derive from long-standing notions about health care. This study complements one presented some years ago by Wellin, based on the health culture of Peruvians.
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U2 - 10.1016/0277-9536(85)90206-0
DO - 10.1016/0277-9536(85)90206-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 4059949
AN - SCOPUS:0022165047
VL - 21
SP - 667
EP - 669
JO - Ethics in Science and Medicine
JF - Ethics in Science and Medicine
SN - 0277-9536
IS - 6
ER -