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Apprenticeship, Or Learning to Be An Expert 学徒制，或者学习成为专家

Medicine anthropology theory Pub Date : 2022-03-28 DOI: 10.17157/mat.9.1.6993

Vania Smith-Oka

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Eyes in Sight: Embodiment, Affect, and Learning to See in Ophthalmology 视觉中的眼睛：在眼科学中的体现、影响和学习看

Medicine anthropology theory Pub Date : 2022-03-28 DOI: 10.17157/mat.9.1.5480

Adam D Baim

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Making Apprenticeship Training Visible 使学徒培训可见

Medicine anthropology theory Pub Date : 2022-03-28 DOI: 10.17157/mat.9.1.6992

Rachel Prentice

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Introduction: Diagnostics, Medical Testing, and Value in Medical Anthropology 导论:医学人类学的诊断、医学检验和价值

Medicine anthropology theory Pub Date : 2021-11-03 DOI: 10.17157/mat.8.2.6516

A. Street, A. Kelly

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Moments of Uncertainty: Exploring How an App-Based Oral HIV Self-Testing Strategy Fits in Communities ‘Living Under’ HIV Risk 不确定性时刻：探索基于应用程序的HIV口腔自检策略如何适应“生活在”HIV风险下的社区

Medicine anthropology theory Pub Date : 2021-11-03 DOI: 10.17157/mat.8.2.5134

Ricky Janssen, A. Krumeich, A. Esmail, Réjean Thomas, K. Dheda, Nitika Pant Pai, N. Engel

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Detecting Diabetes Risk: Philanthrocapitalism, Diagnostic Innovation and Epistemic Power in Mexico 糖尿病风险检测：墨西哥的慈善资本主义、诊断创新和认识力

Medicine anthropology theory Pub Date : 2021-11-03 DOI: 10.17157/mat.8.2.5138

Emily E. Vasquez

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Molecular Sovereignty: Building a Blood Screening Test for the Brazilian Nation 分子主权：为巴西民族建立血液筛查测试

Medicine anthropology theory Pub Date : 2021-11-03 DOI: 10.17157/mat.8.2.5122

Koichi Kameda

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The Testing Database as Pandemic Technology: Reflections on the COVID-19 Response in India 作为流行病技术的测试数据库：对印度新冠肺炎应对措施的思考

Medicine anthropology theory Pub Date : 2021-11-03 DOI: 10.17157/mat.8.2.5105

Sreya Dutta Chowdhury, R. Basu

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Long-term Care Hospitals and Changing Elderly Care in South Korea 韩国长期护理医院与老年护理的变革

Medicine anthropology theory Pub Date : 2021-09-28 DOI: 10.17157/mat.8.3.5084

S. Na

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“Doing it Our Way” Participation and Kinship in Traditional Surrogacy Narratives in Aotearoa New Zealand 新西兰奥特亚传统代孕叙事中的“按我们的方式做”参与与亲情

Medicine anthropology theory Pub Date : 2021-09-28 DOI: 10.17157/mat.8.3.5093

Hannah Gibson

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