Medical Travel Anthropology

Medical travel: what it means, why it matters - PubMed

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Markets for medical travel have grown immensely in the past few years. They have attracted the attention not only of healthcare consumers, providers, and payors but also …

Diasporic medical tourism: a scoping review of …

https://globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12992-020-00550-x

The literature related to transnational healthcare treats the subject of diasporic medical travel under the category of transnational healthcare-seeking [2, 49, …

Critical Ethnographic Perspectives on Medical Travel

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Drawing from the author’s research on internal medical travel to access pediatric oncology treatment in Buenos Aires, Argentina and other research from across …

Medical Anthropology | Department of Anthropology

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Medical anthropology is the study of how health and illness are shaped, experienced, and understood in the context of cultural, historical, and political forces. It is one of the most …

An Introduction to Medical Anthropology - ThoughtCo

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Medical Anthropology | Department of Anthropology

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Medical Anthropologists: Examine how health and illness are shaped, experienced, and understood across cultures and in light of global, historical, and political forces. Seek to identify the factors that explain the …

What is Medical Anthropology? – Society for Medical …

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Medical Anthropology is a subfield of anthropology that draws upon social, cultural, biological, and linguistic anthropology to better understand those factors which influence …

A special issue of Medical Anthropology on "Medical Travel"

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The latest Medical Anthropology is a special issue on “Medical Travel” — a topic which has received surprisingly little attention from medical anthropologists until …

Anthropology Volunteer Programs Abroad | GoAbroad.com

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Anthropology Anthropology Volunteer Programs Abroad Volunteering abroad in anthropology is a great way to gain field experience in a foreign country while …

Anthropologists and Archeologists - Bureau of Labor …

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How to Become an Anthropologist or Archeologist To enter the occupation, anthropologists and archeologists typically need at least a master’s degree in anthropology or archeology. Experience doing …