The Health of Native Americans: Toward a Biocultural Epidemiology
- ISBN-10
- 0195073398
- ISBN-13
- 9780195073393
- Category
- Chronic Disease
- Pages
- 300
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- T. Kue Young
Description
The etiology and pathogenesis of different diseases are discussed, and genetic and environmental risk factors are considered. The book also compares the incidence of disease among Native Americans and non-Native Americans, examines variations among Native Americans belonging to different geographical, cultural and linguistic groups, and reviews control and prevention strategies. On a broader level, the purpose of this book is to integrate the approaches of anthropology and epidemiology in order to demonstrate the interaction of biology and culture on disease causation, distribution, and control.
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