Medical anthropology in ecological perspective /

Medical anthropology in ecological perspective /

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Author / Creator:McElroy, Ann
Imprint:Boulder : Westview Press, 1985.
Description:xxiii, 482 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Medical anthropology
Human beings -- Effect of environment on
Human beings -- Effect of environment on.
Medical anthropology.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/772596
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Other authors / contributors:Townsend, Patricia K., 1941-
ISBN:0813301769 (pbk.)
0813301750 (hard)
Notes:Originally published: North Scituate Mass. : Duxbury Press, c1979.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 433-459.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface to the Third Edition
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Ecology of Health and Disease
  • Resources
  • Chapter 2. Interdisciplinary Research in Health Problems
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter 3. Genes, Culture, and Adaptation
  • Chapter 4. Changing Patterns of Birth and Death
  • Resources
  • Chapter 5. The Ecology and Economics of Nutrition
  • Conclusions
  • Resources
  • Chapter 7. Stress, Illness, and Healing
  • Resources
  • Chapter 8. Health Resources in Changing Cultures
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter 9. Costs and Benefits of Development
  • Resources
  • Appendix: Projects in Medical Anthropology
  • References Cited
  • About the Book and Authors
  • Index

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