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

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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