Measles, Hmong, and metaphor: Culture change and illness management under conditions of immigration

Title: Measles, Hmong, and metaphor: Culture change and illness management under conditions of immigration
Description: Discusses the themes of cyclical time, disease-causing spirits, the natural/supernatural dichotomy, and agricultural metaphors as applied to disease, as well as the growing adaptation to, use of, and interpretation of Western medicine by these immigrants.
Creator: Rebecca R. Henry
Source: Medical Anthropology Quarterly. 13.1. March 1999. p. 32-50.
GN296 MAQ NO.1 1999
Date: 1999
Contributor: seah
Format: Article journal

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Rebecca R. Henry , “Measles, Hmong, and metaphor: Culture change and illness management under conditions of immigration,” Rimbunan: Pangkalan Data Pengajian Melayu, accessed August 10, 2026, https://rimbunan.nusa.my/rimbun/items/show/14424.

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