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A model of illness treatment decisions in a Tarascan townarticle 1980 • Young, James Clay
Tarascans • Middle America and the Caribbean > Central Mexico
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'...Illness categories and action strategies in a Tarascan townarticle 1978 • Young, James Clay
Tarascans • Middle America and the Caribbean > Central Mexico
This ethnomedical study covers terms, attributes, and beliefs regarding illness. Using cluster analysis, the author finds that illnesses are classified according to internal or external causes, the seriousness of disease, and the stage of life in whi...