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Les nouveaux défis pour l’anthropologie de la santé
Anthropologie & Santé, 2010 Medical anthropology has become one of the major subdiscipline in anthropology in the past decades. However, it has today to deal with the interest of other social sciences disciplines for the social, cultural and political dimensions of disease, health ...
Raymond Massé
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Beyond the clinic? Eluding a medical diagnosis of anorexia through narrative [PDF]
, 2017 The persistence and recurrence of anorexia nervosa poses a clinical challenge, and provides support for critiques of oppressive and injurious facets of society inscribed on women’s bodies.
Shohet, Merav
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Myhre syndrome is an ultrarare genetic disease characterized by short stature, distinct craniofacial features, cardiovascular and respiratory fibrosis and stenosis, neurodevelopmental delays, autism, intellectual disability, and hearing loss. The natural history of Myhre syndrome is still not fully understood due to a small patient population ...
Mary K. Young +6 more
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Introduction - Bodies on Trial: Performances and Politics in Medicine and Biology [PDF]
, 2004 This special issue, devoted to the question of the body in medicine and biology, brings together a group of authors whose roots lie within the field of science and technology studies (STS), and at the intersections of STS with medical sociology and ...
Akrich, Madeleine, Berg, Marc
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Evidence on developmental milestones in children with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) under the age of five is scarce. This multisite cross‐sectional study described developmental status and examined factors associated with milestone attainment in 143 children aged 0–66 months from a pediatric AMC Registry.
Ahlam Zidan +13 more
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Therapy for Myhre Syndrome: Goals, Misconceptions, and Current Agents
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Myhre Syndrome (MYHRS, MIM #139210) is a rare, multisystem connective tissue disorder caused by recurrent heterozygous gain‐of‐function pathogenic variants in the SMAD4 gene, a key player in TGF‐β signaling and a regulator of extracellular matrix homeostasis.
Alessandro De Falco +2 more
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The Politics of Vodou: Aids, Access to Health Care and the Use of Culture in Haiti [PDF]
, 2007 During the past few years, the AIDS campaign in Haiti has been targeting Vodou officiants and organizations. These awareness and training programmes in- form officiants about the transmission and prevention of AIDS, tests for HIV and anti- retroviral ...
Benoît, Catherine
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A comprehensive synthesis of the broad range of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric manifestations in NF1 is needed to identify knowledge gaps and future directions for NF1 research. In the following scoping review, we identify and summarize the scope of research that examines neurodevelopmental and psychiatric manifestations, both as ...
Meera Chopra +5 more
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In epidemiological studies, obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD) is robustly associated with increased risk of cardiometabolic disorders, including cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. However, the mechanisms behind these associations are unclear. We conducted genetic correlation analyses to explore shared genetic etiology and
Robyn E. Wootton +217 more
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Medicine Anthropology Theory, 2015 The open question: Medical anthropology and open ...
Jenna Grant +8 more
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