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UNINA9910826552403321 |
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Titolo |
Evolutionary medicine / / edited by Wenda R. Trevathan, E. O. Smith, James J. McKenna [[electronic resource]] |
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New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-770096-9 |
1-280-45246-3 |
9786610452460 |
0-19-535600-4 |
1-60256-107-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvi, 480 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Diseases - Causes and theories of causation |
Human evolution |
Medicine - Philosophy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 1999. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Foreword: Historical Overview; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1 Is Neonatal Jaundice a Disease or an Adaptive Process?; 2 Infant Crying Behavior and Colic: An Interpretation in Evolutionary Perspective; 3 Breastfeeding and Mother-Infant Cosleeping in Relation to SIDS Prevention; 4 Otitis Media: An Evolutionary Perspective; 5 The Evolutionary Ecology of Childhood Asthma; 6 Evolutionary Perspectives on the Onset of Puberty; 7 Incest Avoidance: Clinical Implications of the Evolutionary Perspective; 8 Evolutionary Obstetrics; 9 Darwinian Medicine and the Emergence of Allergy |
10 Using Evolution as a Tool for Controlling Infectious Diseases 11 Evolutionary Control of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Viruses; 12 Paleolithic Nutrition Revisited; 13 Human Evolution, Low Back Pain, and Dual-Level Control; 14 What Darwinian Medicine Offers Psychiatry; 15 Evolution, Substance Abuse, and Addiction; 16 Menopause in Evolutionary Perspective; 17 Breast Cancer in Evolutionary Context; 18 Evolutionary Perspectives on Chronic Degenerative Diseases; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Collecting work from leaders in the field, this volume describes |
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