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Interpreting Signs Of Illness

WebThe primary emphasis in this work is to present a study of the medical beliefs and practices of the Garifuna or Garifunas living in the town of Punta Gorda in Belize. There is much …

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White Mountain Apache Health And Illness

WebBook White Mountain Apache health and illness: an ethnographic study of medical decision making University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1980 • Pages: By: Everett, …

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The People's Health

WebIn 1955 a joint field health research project was undertaken on the Navajo Reservation, sponsored jointly by the Navajo Tribe, Cornell University Medical College, and the U.S. …

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Hadza Conceptions Of Health And Disease

WebThis report examines Hadza concepts of health and disease. Analysis of linguistic data and traditional healing practices shows that the main cause of illness is believed to be …

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The Influence Of Traditional Medicine In Shaping Medical Care …

WebThis article discusses how traditional medical beliefs and practices have shaped the practice of health care in Vietnam. It argues that one must have a knowledge of and appreciation …

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Chicano Aging And Mental Health

Web81603777. LCSH. Mexican Americans. This collection of essays provides a thorough overview of current research on the Chicano elderly, as well as a wealth of information …

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Illness And Cure In Tonga

WebThis is a study of maternal/child health and family planning in Tonga. These two topics are closely related in their concern with the well-being of women and their children. It is …

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Body And Mind In Zulu Medicine

WebBook Body and mind in Zulu medicine: an ethnography of health and disease in Nyuswa-Zulu thought and practice Academic Press • London • Published In 1977 • Pages: xvi, …

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The Locked Medicine Cabinet

WebThe locked medicine cabinet. : Hmong health care in America. University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Michigan • Published In 1990 • Pages: By: Kirton, Elizabeth. …

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Culture, health beliefs and attitudes in a rural Irish community

WebThis is a report on a preliminary study that was part of a broad project developed by the World Health Organization to apply techniques of community-wide intervention to …

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Change And Continuity In The Medical Culture Of The Hmong Of …

WebThe Hmong in the United States have undergone radical culture change through their recent experiences of the war in Laos, refugee resettlement, and Christian conversion. This …

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The doctrine of souls and disease among the Chinook Indians

WebIn the summer of 1891 Boas obtained a series of oral texts from one of the last survivors of the Chinook tribe dealing with the doctrine of souls as held by the Chinook Indians. …

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eHRAF World Cultures

WebThe sea was the direct and indirect provider of virtually all of the Aleuts' subsistence needs. These gatherer-hunters depended on a broad spectrum of plentiful resources, including …

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eHRAF World Cultures

Webexpand_more Description. North American Armenians are an ethnic minority in the United States and Canada. The Armenian Diaspora began in the 1890s following the failed …

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Globalization, Diet, And Health

WebThis is a report on Tongan diet and health based on a survey of 425 Tongans. The authors were interested in diet-related diseases associated with economic development and …

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