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| Title |
Julio Tello as a medical anthropologist: assessing the antiquity of syphilis in ancient Peru
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|---|---|
| Published in |
História, Ciências, Saúde-Manguinhos, June 2018
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| DOI | 10.1590/s0104-59702018000200013 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Christian Mesía-Montenegro |
| Abstract |
This paper explores the methods used by Julio Tello to address the antiquity of syphilis in ancient Peru, examining his thesis La antigüedad de la sífilis en el antiguo Perú to understand the logic behind the procedures he used to test his hypothesis. The contention presented here is that despite being a medical thesis, his text can actually be considered an exploration of the origins of syphilis using a truly anthropological method, making Tello a pioneer in the subfield of medical anthropology in the Andes. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Peru | 2 | 40% |
| Brazil | 2 | 40% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 40% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 40% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 11 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 11 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 27% |
| Researcher | 1 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 1 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 5 | 45% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 9% |
| Engineering | 1 | 9% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 5 | 45% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 January 2022.
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