Ecologies of evidence in a mysterious epidemic
An epidemic in a Venezuelan rainforest in 2007-2008 killed 38 children and young adults, puzzling clinicians, epidemiologists, and healers alike for over a year. This essay traces the way each contribution to knowledge production formed part of a larger ecology of evidence. Focusing on how the paren...
Main Author: | Charles L. Briggs |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Edinburgh Library
2016-09-01
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Series: | Medicine Anthropology Theory |
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Online Access: | http://www.medanthrotheory.org/article/view/4638 |
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