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Early perceptions of an epidemic.

25 Nov 2008 This article surveys some descriptions of the Fore people made on early contact in the 1950s by patrol officers, social anthropologists and medical doctors. Sorcery accusations and cannibalism initially impressed these outside observers, though ... Read more...

Review. Understanding kuru: the contribution of anthropology and medicine.

25 Nov 2008 To understand kuru and solve the problems of its cause and transmission required the integration of knowledge from both anthropological and medical research. Anthropological studies elucidated the origin and spread of kuru, the local mortuary ... Read more...

Unprotected Tajik male migrant workers in Moscow at risk for HIV/AIDS.

29 Sep 2008 This paper focuses on Tajik male migrant workers in Moscow and seeks to address the global public health problem of HIV prevention amongst male migrant workers. To develop feasible and effective preventive interventions for reducing HIV risk ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Anthropology, Cultural'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Richard Hornabrook's first impressions of kuru and Okapa. 25 Nov 2008
• First impressions of the Fore. 25 Nov 2008
• Early perceptions of an epidemic. 25 Nov 2008
• Review. Understanding kuru: the contribution of anthropology and medicine. 25 Nov 2008
• Unprotected Tajik male migrant workers in Moscow at risk for HIV/AIDS. 29 Sep 2008
• Analyzing participant produced photographs from an ethnographic study of fatherhood and smoking. 29 Sep 2008
• The relevance of ethnography in a psychiatric journal: a commentary on diagnosis and distress in Navajo healing. 29 Sep 2008
• Policymaking to improve maternal health. 15 Sep 2008
• Reading between the number lines. 3 Sep 2008
• Medicaid managed care for mental health services: the survival of safety net institutions in rural settings. 30 Aug 2008
• Traditional healers and epilepsy treatment on the Kenyan coast. 30 Aug 2008
• Conceptual challenges in the study of caregiver-care recipient relationships. 30 Aug 2008
• The quality of qualitative research. 30 Aug 2008
• Pleasure, power, and inequality: incorporating sexuality into research on contraceptive use. 11 Aug 2008
• Qualitative research methodologies: ethnography. 5 Aug 2008
• The role of nursing unit culture in shaping research utilization behaviors. 30 Jul 2008
• Child health promotion and protection among Mexican mothers. 30 Jul 2008
• The vagueness of "tradition" and the pain and suffering of children. 30 Jul 2008
• Poverty and sexual concurrency: a case study of STI risk. 30 Jul 2008
• Personal review and justice analysis of nursing experiences in Haiti. 30 Jul 2008

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Technical information about 'Anthropology, Cultural'

Definition: The study of social phenomena which characterize the learned, shared, and transmitted social activities of a particular ethnic group.

Descriptor UI: D000884

Alternative terms: Anthropology, Cultural; Cultural Anthropology; Ethnography; Ethnographies;

Related Mesh Headings: Ethnopsychology;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I01.076.201;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: IM as SPEC: SPEC qualif; NIM as coord with no qualif; DF: ANTHROPOL CULTURAL