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Annotation Investigations of skeletal remains from key archaeological sites reveal new data and offer insights on prehistoric life and health in theSoutheast. The shift from foraging to farming had important health consequences for prehistoric peoples, but variations in health e…
Annotation Investigations of skeletal remains from key archaeological sites reveal new data and offer insights on prehistoric life and health in theSoutheast. The shift from foraging to farming had important health consequences for prehistoric peoples, but variations in health e…
Annotation Investigations of skeletal remains from key archaeological sites reveal new data and offer insights on prehistoric life and health in theSoutheast. The shift from foraging to farming had important health consequences for prehistoric peoples, but variations in health e…
Examines current understandings of human population histories, adaptations, dietary changes, and health variations within the geographical context of ancient east Asia.
Examines current understandings of human population histories, adaptations, dietary changes, and health variations within the geographical context of ancient east Asia.
Contributors --pt. 1. Introduction --1. Health disparities affecting gay and bisexual men in the United States : an introduction /Richard J. Wolitski, Ronald O. Valdiserri, andRon Stall --pt. 2. Evidence of health disparities affecting gay and bisexual men --2. Sexual orientatio…
Most public health students, academicians, and practitioners recognize the association between racial/ethnic minority status and the disproportionate burden of preventable disease in the United States. Much less attention has been directed, however, toward health disparities tha…
This book reviews evidence of health disparities among gay and bisexual men, identifying individual and community factors that have contributed to these disparities, and suggests strategies for public health efforts to eliminate inequality in the future.
In Ill-Advised: Presidential Health and Public Trust, historian Robert H. Ferrell presents powerful evidence of frightening medical cover-ups in the White House, from Grover Cleveland's secret surgery for cancer to the questionable reporting of details on the health of both Rona…
"For several weeks a year, over three decades, Dr John Burgess worked as a consulting cardiologist in Canada's North, a primary witness to rapidly changing disease patterns among the Inuit as a Western lifestyle became more prevalent. His services to the Inuit, as well as his te…