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By Michael A. Weingarten. 187 pp. Westport, Conn., Praeger, 1992. $47.95. ISBN-0-275-94230-9.

The concepts of community-oriented primary care and medical anthropology have been with us for more than 30 years, yet rarely do we see work that combines the two successfully. In this book, the author reports on a Yemenite immigrant community with which he has been involved for the past 14 years as a family physician, researcher, health administrator, and astute observer.

This book is a rare mixture of incisive vignettes and cultural and epidemiologic data, all masterfully grounded in historical and social context. It represents the first time that the facts about the health of members of this community before, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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