Disease in populations in transition : anthropological and epidemiological perspectives / edited by Alan C. Swedlund and George J. Armelagos.

New York : Bergin and Garvey, 1990.

viii, 386 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Coutts

Genetics and change / Derek F. Roberts -- Infectious disease and natural selection in human populations / Catharina Svanborg-Eden, Bruce R. Levin -- Detection of selective differences in populations / John A. Barrett -- Infectious disease and evolution of human populations / Francis L. Black -- Diabetes in Amerindian populations / Emöke J.E. Szathmary -- Transitional diabetes and gallstones in Amerindian peoples / Kenneth M. Weiss -- Health and disease in prehistoric populations in transition / George J. Armelagos -- Old and new transitions and nutrition in Mexico / Luis A. Vargas -- Infant mortality in Massachusetts and the United States in the nineteenth century /Alan C. Swedlund -- Historical epidemiology of smallpox in Kitee, Finland / L.B. Jorde ... [et al.]

Parasitic load in South American tribal populations / Francisco M. Salzano -- Mortality and morbidity consequences of variation in early child growth / Jere D. Haas -- Cultural evolution, parental care, and mortality / Henry C. Harpending, Patricia Draper, Renee Pennington -- Assessing the impact of environmental change, with special reference to the role of urinary hormones / G.A. Harrison, D.A. Jenner -- Social support and mortality in post-transition populations / Stephen J. Kunitz -- Ecology of Kuru / Shirley Lindenbaum -- Changing patterns of disease in India with special reference to childhood mortality / Kailash C. Malhotra -- Agricultural resources, community development, and early childhood mortality in Bangladesh -- Education of women and the mortality of children in Bangladesh / Shirley Lindenbaum.

Includes bibliographic references and index