Among these are:
- Nutrition and dietary practices.
- Beliefs about illness, its causes and cures.
- Disorders specific to a particular group, such as the high incidence of sickle cell anemia among the Blacks.
- Specific anatomical characteristics (e.g, stature, skin tone, hair texture).
- Religious beliefs about illness and death.
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