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Medical Anthropology

Medical Anthropology. The Equation of Human Health. Ultimate Causes Proximate Causes Natural Coping Mechanisms Cultural Coping Mechanisms. The Equation of Human Health. Ultimate Causes Violation of taboos Supernatural intervention Human intervention Fate. The Equation of Human Health.

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Medical Anthropology

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  1. Medical Anthropology

  2. The Equation of Human Health • Ultimate Causes • Proximate Causes • Natural Coping Mechanisms • Cultural Coping Mechanisms

  3. The Equation of Human Health • Ultimate Causes • Violation of taboos • Supernatural intervention • Human intervention • Fate

  4. The Equation of Human Health • Proximate Causes • Physical Environment • Biological Environment • Genetic Factors • Cultural Factors

  5. The Equation of Human Health • Natural Coping Mechanisms • Genetic factors • Developmental Factors • Current Health Status • Stress

  6. The Equation of Human Health • Cultural Coping Mechanisms • Coping with birth defects and congenital abnormalities • Impairments, disabilities, and handicaps • First Aid • Herbalists and Pharmacology • Shamanic and Community Healing

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