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995450
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b749820
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Madrigal, Lorena.
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Human biology of Afro-Caribbean populations /\ Lorena Madrigal.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, UK ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2006.
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Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ;; 45
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1 online resource (xv, 251 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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0511224133
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0521819318
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| Notes
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"Ecology"--Cover.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-245) and index.
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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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 of these populations.
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Blacks-- Diseases-- Caribbean Area.
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Demographic anthropology-- Caribbean Area.
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Human biology-- Caribbean Area.
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Human population genetics-- Caribbean Area.
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Physical anthropology-- Caribbean Area.
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African Continental Ancestry Group.
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Anthropology, Physical-- methods.
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Demography.
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Genetics, Population-- methods.
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Indians, Central American.
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Anthropologie démographique-- Caraïbes (Région)
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Anthropologie physique-- Caraïbes (Région)
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Biologie humaine-- Caraïbes (Région)
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Génétique des populations humaines-- Caraïbes (Région)
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Noirs-- Maladies-- Caraïbes (Région)
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Blacks-- Diseases.
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Demographic anthropology.
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Human biology.
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Human population genetics.
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Physical anthropology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- Physical.
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Caribbean Region.
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Caribbean Area.
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| Dewey Classification
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599.98969729
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| LC Classification
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QP34.5.M235 2006eb
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| NLM classification
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2006 J-264
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GN 289M183h 2006
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