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Simons and Hughes, the culture-bound syndromes: two reviews and a response

II. Primitive classification and the culture-bound syndromes

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  1. Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Simon Fraser University, V5A IS6, Burnaby, BC, Canada

    Michael G. Kenny

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Kenny, M.G. Simons and Hughes, the culture-bound syndromes: two reviews and a response. Cult Med Psych 12, 513–524 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00054502

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