Western Diseases
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology Series)
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As a group, western diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, allergies and mental health problems constitute one of the major problems facing humans at the beginning of the 21st century, particularly as they extend into poorer countries. An evolutionary perspective has much to offer standard biomedical understandings of western diseases. At the heart of this approach is the notion that human evolution occurred in circumstances...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521617375
ISBN13:9780521617376
Release Date:June 2008
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:236 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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