Cross-boundary cancer studies at the University of Tokyo: Deciphering the frontlines of medicine.
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Emiko Namihira gained her MA from Kyushu University (Japan) and PhD from The University of Texas at Austin (USA) in anthropology. About 40 years of Namihira’s career in teaching and research in anthropology has been experienced in four Japanese universities. She has been engaged in anthropological field work in many areas in Japan since 1964. Her specific themes of anthropology are medicine, and beliefs and customs relating to death.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Japanese journal of clinical oncology
دوره 44 Suppl 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014