Evolutionary medicine

Annual Review of Anthropology

Volumn 36, Issue , 2007, Pages 139-154

  Trevathan, Wenda R ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological anthropology; Chronic disease; Development; Diabetes; Nutrition; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MEDICINE; NUTRITION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

EID: 35948995004     PISSN: 00846570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.anthro.36.081406.094321     Document Type: Article

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