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Understanding kuru: the contribution of anthropology and medicine
To understand kuru and solve the problems of its cause and transmission required the integration of knowledge from both anthropological and medical research. Anthropological studies elucidated the origin and spread of kuru, the local mortuary practices of endocannibalism, the social effects of kuru,...
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The Royal Society
2008
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2735506/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18849287 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2008.0072 |