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Health, Risk, and Adversity.
Research on health involves evaluating the disparities that are systematically associated with the experience of risk, including genetic and physiological variation, environmental exposure to poor nutrition and disease, and social marginalization. This volume provides a unique perspectivea comparati...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Berghahn Books, Inc.,
2008.
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| Colección: | Studies of the Biosocial Society, 2
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Research on health involves evaluating the disparities that are systematically associated with the experience of risk, including genetic and physiological variation, environmental exposure to poor nutrition and disease, and social marginalization. This volume provides a unique perspectivea comparative approach to the analysis of health disparities and human adaptabilityand specifically focuses on the pathways that lead to unequal health outcomes. From an explicitly anthropological perspective situated in the practice and theory of biosocial studies, this book combines theoretical rigor with. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (310 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781845458713 1845458710 |