What about Ethnomedizin ? Reflections on the early days of medical anthropologies in German-speaking countries.

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Title: What about Ethnomedizin ? Reflections on the early days of medical anthropologies in German-speaking countries.
Authors: Kutalek, Ruth (AUTHOR), Münzenmeier, VerenaC. (AUTHOR), Prinz, Armin (AUTHOR)
Source: Anthropology & Medicine. Apr2012, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p39-47. 9p.
Subjects: Physicians, Traditional medicine, History
Geographic Terms: Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Abstract: This paper gives an overview of the historical and theoretical developments of Ethnomedizin in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It demonstrates the richness of this interdisciplinary field at the interface of anthropology, medicine and public health, and provides the unique perspectives of some of its founders from the 1970s onwards. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:This paper gives an overview of the historical and theoretical developments of Ethnomedizin in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It demonstrates the richness of this interdisciplinary field at the interface of anthropology, medicine and public health, and provides the unique perspectives of some of its founders from the 1970s onwards. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:13648470
DOI:10.1080/13648470.2012.660470