| Description |
xxiv, 434 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. The Ecology of Health and Disease -- Ch. 2. Interdisciplinary Research in Health Problems -- Ch. 3. Genes, Culture, and Adaptation -- Ch. 4. Changing Patterns of Birth and Death -- Ch. 5. The Ecology and Economics of Nutrition -- Ch. 6. Nutrition and Health Throughout the Life Cycle -- Ch. 7. Stress, Illness, and Healing -- Ch. 8. Health Resources in Changing Cultures -- Ch. 9. Costs and Benefits of Development -- Appendix. Projects in Medical Anthropology |
| Notes |
Previously published in 1989 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-419) and index |
| Subject |
Human ecology.
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Human beings -- Effect of environment on.
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Medical anthropology.
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| Author |
Townsend, Patricia K., 1941-
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| LC no. |
96030556 |
| ISBN |
0813386098 hardcover |
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0813386101 pb |
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