Human biology of Afro-Caribbean populations /

A comprehensive review of the health, demography and population genetics of Carribbean populations of African descent. It provides an evolutionary framework for understanding the epidemiology of diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, and the effects of infectious disease on the genetic make-up...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Madrigal, Lorena
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Colección:Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ; 45.
Temas:
Human biology > Caribbean Area.
Human population genetics > Caribbean Area.
Black people > Diseases > Caribbean Area.
Demographic anthropology > Caribbean Area.
Physical anthropology > Caribbean Area.
Demography.
Anthropology, Physical > methods
Genetics, Population > methods
Black People
Demography
Indians, Central American
Biologie humaine > Caraïbes (Région)
Génétique des populations humaines > Caraïbes (Région)
Personnes noires > Maladies > Caraïbes (Région)
Anthropologie démographique > Caraïbes (Région)
Anthropologie physique > Caraïbes (Région)
Démographie.
demography.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Physical.
Black people > Diseases
Demographic anthropology
Human biology
Human population genetics
Physical anthropology
Caribbean Region
Caribbean Area
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 The African slave trade and the Caribbean; 2 Obesity, hypertension, and non-insulin-dependent diabetes in Afro-Caribbean populations: an evolutionary overview; 3 Infectious disease epidemiology and Afro-Caribbean populations; 4 Population genetics of Afro-Caribbean groups; 5 Demography of Afro-Caribbean groups; 6 The Afro-Caribbean population in Limón, Costa Rica; References; Index.

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