Medical Anthropology Quarterly
Encyclopedia
Medical Anthropology Quarterly is a peer-reviewed
academic journal
published for the Society for Medical Anthropology
by the American Anthropological Association
. It addresses topics in human health and disease from anthropological perspectives.
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
published for the Society for Medical Anthropology
Society for Medical Anthropology
The Organization of Medical Anthropology was formed in 1967 and first met on April 27, 1968, at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology , during which the Medical Anthropology Newsletter was conceived and first published in October 1968 with 53 subscribers...
by the American Anthropological Association
American Anthropological Association
The American Anthropological Association is a professional organization of scholars and practitioners in the field of anthropology. With 11,000 members, the Arlington, Virginia based association includes archaeologists, cultural anthropologists, biological anthropologists, linguistic...
. It addresses topics in human health and disease from anthropological perspectives.