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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452320803321

Autore

Stearns Stephen C

Titolo

Evolution in Health and Disease [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 2007

ISBN

1-281-37136-X

9786611371364

0-19-154876-6

1-4356-4115-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (397 p.)

Collana

Oxford biology Evolution in health and disease

Altri autori (Persone)

KoellaJacob C

Disciplina

616.042

616/.042

Soggetti

Disease

Diseases

Evolution, Molecular

Health

Human evolution

Medical genetics

Pathology

Medicine

Health & Biological Sciences

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Contributors; Part I: Introduction; Part II: The history and variation of human genes; Part III: Natural selection and evolutionary conflicts; Part IV: Pathogens: resistance, virulence, variation, and emergence; Part V: Noninfectious and degenerative disease; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A fully revised edition of a volume written by the world's leading authorities on this subject. It discusses how the evolution of humans and their pathogens have generated important medical issues, covering both infectious and degenerative diseases. It presents important ideas



that are not yet sufficiently appreciated in the medical community. - ;In this fully revised and updated edition, the editors have integrated a completely new set of contributions from the leading researchers in the field to describe the latest research in evolutionary medicine, providing a fresh summary of this rapidly