The Case of Curers, Noncurers, and Biomedical Experts in Pichátaro, Mexico: Resiliency in Folk-Medical Beliefs

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-181

  Ross, Norbert ^a   Timura, Catherine ^b   Maupin, Jonathan ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual change; Folk medical models; Mexico; Resiliency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; MEXICO; NOMENCLATURE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANTHROPOLOGY, MEDICAL; CULTURAL EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MEXICO; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84862257574     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: 15481387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1387.2012.01199.x     Document Type: Article

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