ANTH 240 - Medical Anthropology

Institution:

Vanderbilt University

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Description:

Biocultural aspects of human adaptations to health, disease, and nutrition. Non-Western medical and psychiatric systems. Effects of cultures on the interpretation, diagnosis, and treatment of illness. Case studies from Africa, Oceania, Latin America, and the contemporary United States.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vanderbilt.edu

Phone Number:

(615) 322-7311

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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