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A reflection on medical anthropology and epidemiology

Medicine Anthropology Theory, 2020
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Craig R. Janes
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Morphometric cranial standards for sex estimation of a population in two ethnic groups in Southwest Iran

Translational Research in Anatomy, 2023
Background: This study aimed to evaluate the cephalometric landmarks, cranial measurements, and cephalic index based on geographical and ethnic characteristics to make a database for the southwest Iranian population.
Forouzan Absalan, Ali Reza Eftekhari Moghadam, Jafar Rezaian   +2 more
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Whole‐Genome Sequencing Pilot of the Central Asian Genomic Diversity Project Reveals Distinct Histories, Adaptation, and Introgression

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
As a pilot phase of the Central Asian Genomic Diversity Project, whole‐genome sequencing of 166 individuals from 20 Central Asian and Afghan Hazara populations reveals fine‐scale substructure shaped by repeated trans‐Eurasian migration and admixture. Integrated analyses uncover post‐admixture adaptation, archaic introgression, and medically relevant ...
Mengge Wang, Shuhan Duan, Qiuxia Sun, Renkuan Tang, Lintao Luo, Jie Zhong, Zhaxylyk Sabitov, CAGDP Consortium†, Lan‐Hai Wei, Chao Liu, Maxat Zhabagin, Guanglin He   +11 more
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What Role Does Medical Anthropology Play in Medical Education? A Scoping Review

Societies
Background: The medical humanities (MH) are important in medical education, and one of the most relevant is medical anthropology. This discipline constitutes the bridge between the biomedical world and the human sciences because it can detect social ...
Davide Costa, Raffaele Serra
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Critical Medical Anthropology in Midwifery Research

Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 2016
In this article, we discuss the use of critical medical anthropology (CMA) as a theoretical framework for research in the maternity care setting. With reference to the doctoral research of the first author, we argue for the relevance of using CMA for ...
Elizabeth C. Newnham, Jan I. Pincombe, Lois V. McKellar   +2 more
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Transformations et perspectives de l’anthropologie de la santé : un regard épistémologique

Anthropologie & Santé, 2010
Commenting on the new objects and the perspectives opened to the anthropology of health, the author analyses the historical context of the terminology shift.
Anne Marie Moulin
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Genetic Risk and High Burden of Depression and Suicide in the Maya‐Mestizo Population of Yucatán, México

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Major depression and suicide are critical public health concerns, particularly in underrepresented populations with unique genetic and sociocultural contexts. The Maya‐mestizo population presents the highest suicide rates in the country but remains understudied in psychiatric genetics. This study evaluated the association between three genetic
Marta Menjivar, Erandi Bravo, Margarita Rivera‐Balancan, Barbara Itzel Pena Espinoza   +3 more
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“We Don't Have to Look Very Far to See Who’s Being Maimed and Injured”

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Susan Levine’s work is positioned at the intersection of medical, political, and visual anthropology. She is the convenor of the Health Humanities and the Arts interdisciplinary master’s program at the University of Cape Town.
Nežka Struc, Susan Levine
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Critical medical anthropology as a roadmap

Medicine Anthropology Theory, 2021
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Bayla Ostrach
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“It's Not Deterministic and It Will Never Be Deterministic”: A Qualitative Study on Stakeholder Perspectives of Polygenic Risk Score Testing for Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) causes significant mental and physical distress, yet only a small subset of individuals exposed to trauma develop the disorder. Scientists and clinicians are still unable to predict who will get the disorder or how it will manifest.
Brandy M. Fox
wiley   +1 more source