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Illustrations FIGURES 1. Structural Model for Thinking About Belief Systems 10 TABLES 1. Common Concepts in Vernacular Health Belief Systems 30 2. Health Belief Model 31 3. HIV Alternative Therapies Classed According to Putative Effects115 4. Vitamin and Mineral Supplements 120 5. Special Diets 123 6. Conditions Under Which Alternative Health Care Measures Are Most Likely To Be Used5 7. Cultural Issues in Health Care 172 115 165 This page intentionally left blank ...

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