Description: "This book examines a wide diversity of patients and healers--and interactions between them--in Niamey, Niger through the analytical prism of mistrust. Author Scott M. Youngstedt offers a holistic study of the medical landscape in Niamey by focusing on the intersections between three medical sectors: traditional, Islamic, and biomedical"--Publisher's description.
Review Quotes: "In the domain of public health, trust is everything. Scott M. Youngstedt makes this point in lucid, compelling prose."-- "Barbara Cooper, Rutgers University"