Health and Ethnicity (Paperback, New)

It is becoming increasingly apparent that certain diseases occur at higher frequencies in different ethnic groups (e.g. Afro-Caribbeans and sickle-cell anaemia). The causes for such differences are only just being investigated and the factors involved are clearly both genetic and non-genetic. The biological complexity lies in the interaction of genetic variation and lifestyle differences. Cultural differences range from diet to traditional remedies, from religious beliefs to marriage patterns and much more.
This multidisciplinary volume discusses these factors, with contributions from geneticists, medics, anthropologists, epidemiologists and social scientists. Anyone considering variation in health experience due to ethnic factors would be enriched by reading the different perspectives presented in this volume.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2000
First published:	2001
Editors:	Helen Macbeth • Prakash Shetty
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-24167-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > General
LSN:	0-415-24167-7
Barcode:	9780415241670

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