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Medical Anthropology NewsletterVolume 7, Issue 3 p. 12-18 Free Access ARTICLE Medical Anthropology and International Health Planning George M. Foster Ph.D., George M. Foster Ph.D. Department of Anthropology University of California, Berkeley Professor Foster originally delivered this paper at a health planning workshop sponsored by the Agency for International Development. While we reported on this workshop in our last issue, we believe that, because of the timely nature of the items considered there, greater coverage should be afforded it. It is our hope that other presentations at the AID workshop will appear in the next several issues of M.A.N. We thank the Agency for International Development for granting us permission to publish this paper.—Eds.Search for more papers by this author George M. Foster Ph.D., George M. Foster Ph.D. Department of Anthropology University of California, Berkeley Professor Foster originally delivered this paper at a health planning workshop sponsored by the Agency for International Development. While we reported on this workshop in our last issue, we believe that, because of the timely nature of the items considered there, greater coverage should be afforded it. It is our hope that other presentations at the AID workshop will appear in the next several issues of M.A.N. We thank the Agency for International Development for granting us permission to publish this paper.—Eds.Search for more papers by this author First published: May 1976 https://doi.org/10.1525/maq.1976.7.3.02a00110Citations: 28 AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References Cited Adams, Richard N. 1955 A Nutritional Research Program in Guatemala. In Health, Culture and Community. B. D. Paul, Ed. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. pp. 435– 458. Anonymous [1953] 10 Years of Cooperative Health Programs in Latin America: An Evaluation. 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