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Author Madrigal, Lorena

Title Human biology of Afro-Caribbean populations / Lorena Madrigal
Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 251 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ; 45
Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ; 45
Contents 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
Summary 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
Notes "Ecology"--Cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-245) and index
Notes English
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Subject 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
demography.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Physical.
Demography
Black people -- Diseases
Demographic anthropology
Human biology
Human population genetics
Physical anthropology
SUBJECT Caribbean Region
Subject Caribbean Area
Form Electronic book
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