Cultural significance of primary teeth for caregivers in Northeast Brazil O significado cultural dos dentes decíduos para cuidadoras no Nordeste do Brasil

Cultural significance of primary teeth for caregivers in Northeast Brazil O significado cultural dos dentes decíduos para cuidadoras no Nordeste do Brasil

This anthropological study critically evaluates Brazilian caregivers' symbolic production and significance of their malnourished offspring's primary teeth, as well as their own, and describes popular dental practices. From January to June 2004, ethnographic interviews of 27 poor, low-liter...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marilyn K Nations, Paola Gondim Calvasina, Michele N Martin, Hilma Fontenele Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2008-04-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Dente Decíduo
Comportamento Materno
Antropologia Cultural
Deciduous Tooth
Maternal Behavior
Cultural Anthropology
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2008000400010

Internet

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2008000400010

Similar Items