Biomedical Anthropology and the Team Approach to Craniofacial Surgery
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2478134 |
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| Authors | Richard E Ward (0000-0001-9885-2276, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis), A Michael Sadove (Indiana University School of Medicine) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 395-404 |
| Publication date | 1989-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Anthropology Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0745-5194 • E-ISSN: 1548-1387 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/maq.1989.3.4.02a00070 |
| OpenAlex | W2055170951 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
In this article we describe the contributions of a physical anthropologist to a multidisciplinary team charged with evaluating, diagnosing, and treating children who have severe craniofacial defects. As an example of biomedical anthropology, it illustrates the value of the anthropologist's population-based perspectives in a setting dominated by a focus on the individual patient. The problem of maintaining a professional identity as an anthropologist in a nontraditional setting is discussed. Estrangement occurs not only because biomedical anthropologists must adapt to the practical realities of the medical system, but also because traditional academic anthropology continues to undervalue the work of practicing anthropologists
Aesthetics · Applied anthropology · Biological anthropology · Craniofacial · Craniofacial surgery · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Ethnography · Identity (music · Medical anthropology · Multidisciplinary approach · Multidisciplinary team · Population · Psychiatry · Social science · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Anthropology · Cleft Lip and Palate Research · Computer Science · Engineering · Medicine · Nursing · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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