Cannibalism, kuru and anthropology

Folia Neuropathologica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 138-144

  Lindenbaum, Shirley ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Cannibalism; History; Kuru; Medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; CANNIBALISM; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH BELIEF; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; KURU; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RACISM; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HISTORY; REVIEW;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CANNIBALISM; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; KURU;

EID: 68849099453     PISSN: 16414640     EISSN: 1509572X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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