"Medicine, Traditional" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Systems of medicine based on cultural beliefs and practices handed down from generation to generation. The concept includes mystical and magical rituals (SPIRITUAL THERAPIES); PHYTOTHERAPY; and other treatments which may not be explained by modern medicine.
| Descriptor ID |
D008519
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.488 I01.076.201.450.654
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicine, Traditional" by people in Profiles.
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Pachter LM, Weller SC, Baer RD, de Alba Garcia JEG, Glazer M, Trotter R, Klein RE, Gonzalez E. Culture and Dehydration: A Comparative Study of Ca?da de la Mollera (Fallen Fontanel) in Three Latino Populations. J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 10; 18(5):1066-1075.
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Vickery CE, Cotugna N. Complementary and alternative medicine education in dietetics programs: existent but not consistent. J Am Diet Assoc. 2006 Jun; 106(6):860-6.
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Shao J, Kaushal G. Normal flora: living vehicles for non-invasive protein drug delivery. Int J Pharm. 2004 Nov 22; 286(1-2):117-24.
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Baer RD, Weller SC, de Alba Garcia JG, Glazer M, Trotter R, Pachter L, Klein RE. A cross-cultural approach to the study of the folk illness nervios. Cult Med Psychiatry. 2003 Sep; 27(3):315-37.
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Weller SC, Baer RD, de Alba Garcia JG, Glazer M, Trotter R, Pachter L, Klein RE. Regional variation in Latino descriptions of susto. Cult Med Psychiatry. 2002 Dec; 26(4):449-72.
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Pachter LM, Sumner T, Fontan A, Sneed M, Bernstein BA. Home-based therapies for the common cold among European American and ethnic minority families: the interface between alternative/complementary and folk medicine. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998 Nov; 152(11):1083-8.
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Colucciello ML, Woelfel V. Child care beliefs and practices of Hispanic mothers. Nursingconnections. 1998; 11(3):33-40.
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Pachter LM, Cloutier MM, Bernstein BA. Ethnomedical (folk) remedies for childhood asthma in a mainland Puerto Rican community. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1995 Sep; 149(9):982-8.
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Pachter LM. Culture and clinical care. Folk illness beliefs and behaviors and their implications for health care delivery. JAMA. 1994 Mar 02; 271(9):690-4.
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Weller SC, Pachter LM, Trotter RT, Baer RD. Empacho in four Latino groups: a study of intra- and inter-cultural variation in beliefs. Med Anthropol. 1993 Apr; 15(2):109-36.