Researching cultural differences in health / edited by David Kelleher and Sheila Hillier.

London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

viii, 244 pages ; 23 cm

Considering culture, ethnicity and the politics of health / Sheila Hillier and David Kelleher -- The Meanings of high blood pressure among Afro-Caribbean and white patients / Myfanwy Morgan -- Childhood development and behavioural and emotional problems as perceived by Bangladeshi parents in East London / Sheila Hillier and Suraiya Rahman -- A Defence of the use of the terms 'ethnicity' and 'culture' / David Kelleher -- Afro-Caribbean lay beliefs about diabetes: an exploratory study / Mary Pierce and David Armstrong -- The Health of the Irish in England / David Kelleher and Sheila Hillier -- Is 'cultural difference' a useful concept?: perceptions of health and the sources of ill health among Londoners of South Asian origin / Helen Lambert and Leena Sevak -- Ethnic origin of sickle and thalassaemia counsellors: does it matter? / Elizabeth N. Anionwu -- The Trouble with culture / Waqar I U. Ahmad -- 'How should I live?' Bangladeshi people and non-insulin-dependent diabetes / David Kelleher and Sharif Islam

Includes bibliographical references and index.