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An analysis of two indigenous reproductive health illnesses in a Nahua community in Veracruz, Mexico

BACKGROUND: This article describes the local concepts indigenous Nahua women hold regarding their reproduction. Specifically it provides a description of two indigenous illnesses—isihuayo and necaxantle, it discusses their etiology, symptoms, and treatments, and it analyzes them within the local eth...

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Autor principal: Smith-Oka, Vania
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3488008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22913545
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-4269-8-33