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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    03 May 2010
    22 August 1991
    ISBN:
    9780511629129
    9780521381123
    9780521019354
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511629129
    Dimensions:
    (228 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.5kg, 264 Pages
    Dimensions:
    (228 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.404kg, 264 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Biological Anthropology, Life Sciences, Biological Anthropology and Primatology, Anthropology
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology (8)
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    Subjects:
    Biological Anthropology, Life Sciences, Biological Anthropology and Primatology, Anthropology
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology (8)
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    The unique contribution made by biological anthropology to human welfare lies in the fundamental understanding it can provide of the dynamic interrelationships between physical and social factors. By understanding these patterns, we can interpret the significance of variation in such measures of human well-being in terms of the incidence of disease and mortality rates. Topics covered include reproductive ecology and fertility, nutritional status in relation to health, and the effects of pollution on growth. In the later chapters, the concepts of physiological adaptation, and Darwinian fitness and its relation to individual physical fitness are explored.

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    "...should interest researchers and advanced students of biological anthropology, epidemiology, population genetics, and physiology...will be essential for anyone at any level who is involved in the applied aspects of human health and welfare." S.D. Stout, Choice

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