Medical Anthropology: Cross-Cultural Studies in Health and Illness
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Applying Syndemics and Chronicity: Interpretations from Studies of Poverty, Depression, and Diabetes Lesley Jo Weaver a & Emily Mendenhall b a Department of Anthropology , Emory University , Atlanta , Georgia , USA b Science, Technology, and International Affairs Program, Walsh School of Foreign Service , Georgetown University , Washington , DC , USA Accepted author version posted online: 10 Jun 2013.Published online: 10 Feb 2014.
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