The Wai Wai Indians of South America: History and genetics

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 189-201

  Callegari Jacques, S M ^a   Salzano, F M ^a   Weimer, T A ^a   Franco, M H L P ^a   Mestriner, M A ^b   Hutz, M H ^a   Schuler L ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Clinics Hospital   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMA PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MARRIAGE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PROTEINS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; INFANT; MALE; MARRIAGE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0030135675     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014469600004422     Document Type: Review

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