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Author Wiley, Andrea S., 1962-

Title An ecology of high-altitude infancy : a biocultural perspective / Andrea S. Wiley
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 244 pages) : illustrations
Series Cambridge studies in medical anthropology ; 12
Cambridge studies in medical anthropology ; 12.
Contents Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures, Photographs, and Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Glossary of Ladakhi Words; 1 Introduction; 2 Challenges of High-Altitude Living; 3 Contextualizing Reproductive Health Research in Ladakh; 4 Big Mountains, Small Babies; 5 An Ecology of Infancy in Ladakh; 6 Comparative Perspectives on Reproductive Health in Ladakh; 7 Toward Relevant Research: Adaptation and Policy Perspectives on Maternal-Infant Health in Ladakh; Notes; References; Index
Summary This book considers how the unique mountain ecology and socio-cultural patterns of the Himalayan region of Ladakh contribute to a peculiar pattern of infant mortality. Highlighting the roles of ecology, culture, history, and political economy, it stresses the burdens of women's work in this region as crucial to birth outcome
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-226) and index
Notes English
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Subject Medical anthropology -- India -- Ladākhc
Infants -- Mortality -- India -- Ladākhc
Altitude, Influence of -- India -- Ladākhc
Human ecology -- India -- Ladākh
Altitudes.
Social ecology.
Ethnology.
Infant Mortality
Altitude
Risk Factors
Social Environment
Anthropology, Cultural
Infant, Low Birth Weight -- growth & development
Ethnology
human ecology.
social anthropology.
ethnology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
Social ecology
Ethnology
Altitudes
Altitude, Influence of
Ecology
Human ecology
Infants -- Mortality
Medical anthropology
SUBJECT Ladākh (India) -- Environmental conditions
India
Subject India -- Ladākh
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2003055144
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