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A model of illness treatment decisions in a Tarascan town
American ethnologist • 7 (1) • Published In 1980 • Pages: 106-131
By: Young, James Clay.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this study of medical decision making, the types of treatment include: 1) home remedies; 2) by a traditional curer; 3) by a local paramedical professional; 4) by a doctor in a clinic. Choices are made based on seriousness of the disease, a family's own medical knowledge and faith, cost of treatment, and availability of transportation.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Interviewing in research
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Morbidity
- Hospitals and clinics
- Theory of disease
- Medical therapy
- Medical personnel
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tarascans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2024
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Mexico
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2023
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1975-1977
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1975-1977
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Pichátaro, Tingambato Municipality, Michoacán, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- James C. Young
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 130)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 74644326
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tarasco Indians