Démence
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https://doi.org/10.47854/gfz0s750Keywords:
maladie, cerveau, mémoire, personneAbstract
La médecine regroupe sur le terme démence un ensemble de troubles qui affectent les facultés cognitives de la personnes. Il existe toutefois différents modèles d’explication et d’intervention sur ces mêmes troubles. L’anthropologie étudie ces modèles, et leur ancrage dans des contextes culturels, sociaux et économiques.
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