Understanding and applying medical anthropology /

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Imprint:Mountain View, Calif. : Mayfield Pub. Co., c1998.
Description:xii, 451 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3010570
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Other authors / contributors:Brown, Peter J.
ISBN:1559347236
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: What is Medical Anthropology?
  • "Medical Anthropologies: An Introduction to the Fields"
  • Part I. Understanding Medical Anthropology
  • Biosocial Approaches Evolution, Health, and Medicine
  • "Stone-agers in the Fast Lane"
  • "Dr. Darwin" Human Biological Variation
  • "Body Size, Adaptation, and Function"
  • "Beyond the Thrifty Gene: Metabolic Implications of Prehistoric"