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‘The Efficacy of Traditional Medicine: Current Theoretical and Methodological Issues’

Waldram, James B.·2000·Medical Anthropology Quarterly
DOI 10.1525/maq.2000.14.4.603
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The efficacy of traditional medicine is an issue that continues to vex medical anthropology. This article critically examines how the efficacy of traditional medicine has been conceived, operationalized, and studied and argues that a consensus remains elusive. Efficacy must be seen as fluid and shifting, the product of a negotiated, but not necessarily shared, understanding by those involved in the sickness episode, including physicians/healers, patients, and members of the community. Medical anthropology needs to return to the field to gather more data on indigenous understandings of efficacy to counteract the biases inherent in the utilization of biomedical understandings and methods characteristic of much previous work.

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Authors
Waldram, J. B.
Affiliations
University of Saskatchewan (CA)
Corresponding author
Waldram, James B.
ORCID
Waldram, James B.
Venue
Medical Anthropology Quarterly
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2000-12
Volume
14
Issue
4
Pages
603-625
ISSN
  • 0745-5194 (ISSN-L)
  • 1548-1387
DOI
10.1525/maq.2000.14.4.603
OpenAlex
W2057216419
Cited by
146
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FWCI
0.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 2594 d)
Locations
  • Medical Anthropology Quarterly (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Medicine, History, and Philosophy
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Anthropological Studies and Insights
  • Social Sciences › Health › Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
Keywords
traditional medicine, efficacy, medical anthropology, healing practices
MeSH terms
Anthropology, Cultural, Disease, Humans, Indians, North American, Medicine, Traditional, Sociology, Medical, Treatment Outcome

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