The impact of parents and self-selection on child survival among the Tsimane of Bolivia

Current Anthropology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 277-284

  Winking, Jeffrey ^a   Gurven, Michael ^b   Kaplan, Hillard ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 79955434132     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/659334     Document Type: Article

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