Biocultural approaches in human biology

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Dufour, Darna L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION; POPULATION GROWTH; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

CAUSALITY; CULTURE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; POVERTY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 31344440616     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20463     Document Type: Review

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