Ciba Foundation Symposium 49 - Health and Disease in Tribal Societies

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Ciba Foundation Symposium 49 - Health and Disease in Tribal Societies

Editor(s): Katherine Elliott, Julie Whelan

Published Online: 30 MAY 2008

Print ISBN: 9780444152718

Online ISBN: 9780470715406

DOI: 10.1002/9780470715406

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Advances in Bioceramics and Biotechnologies II, Ceramic Transactions, Voume 247

Roger Narayan and Joanna McKittrick, Editors; H. T. Lin, Volume Editor

A collection of papers from the below symposia held during the 10th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology (PacRim10), June 2-7, 2013, in Coronado, California 2012:

  • Advances in Biomineralized Ceramics, Bioceramics, and Bioinspired Designs
  • Nanostructured Bioceramics and Ceramics for Biomedical Applications

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–viii)

    2. Chapter 1

      Introduction (pages 1–4)

      Philip Hugh-Jones

    3. Chapter 2

      Some Characteristics of Tribal Peoples (pages 5–24)

      Ivan Polunin

    4. Chapter 3

      First Contact with a Tribal Society (pages 25–48)

      Herbert Ohlman

    5. Chapter 4

      Field Methods for the Assessment of Health and Disease in Pre-Agricultural Societies (pages 49–67)

      Betsy Lozoff and Gary M. Brittenham

    6. Chapter 5

      Urgent Opportunistic Observations: The Study of Changing, Transient and Disappearing Phenomena of Medical Interest in Disrupted Primitive Human Communities (pages 69–102)

      D. Carleton Gajdusek

    7. Chapter 6

      Where did our Infectious Diseases Come From?: The Evolution of Infectious Disease (pages 103–113)

      Aidan Cockburn

    8. Chapter 7

      Epidemiology of Infectious Disease: The Example of Measles (pages 115–135)

      Francis L. Black, Francisco De P. Pinheiro, Walter J. Hierholzer and Richard V. Lee

    9. Chapter 8

      Aspects of Infection in Isolated Communities (pages 137–153)

      D. A. J. Tyrrell

    10. Chapter 9

      Health and Disease in Unacculturated Amerindian Populations (pages 155–177)

      James V. Neel

    11. Chapter 10

      The Kren-Akorore: A Recently Contacted Indigenous Tribe (pages 179–211)

      R. G. Baruzzi, L. F. Marcopito, M. L. C. Serra, F. A. A. Souza and C. Stabile

    12. Chapter 11

      Diet and Nutrition of Hunter-Gatherers (pages 213–226)

      A. S. Truswell

    13. Chapter 12

      Beliefs and Behaviour in Disease (pages 227–241)

      G. A. Lewis

    14. Chapter 13

      Medical Practice and Tribal Communities (pages 243–261)

      A. David Jones

    15. Chapter 14

      Pitfalls to Avoid: The Australian Experience (pages 269–301)

      Isobel M. White

    16. Chapter 15

      The Responsibilities of Intervention in Isolated Societies (pages 303–332)

      Stafford Lightman

    17. Chapter 16

      Chairman's Closing Remarks (pages 333–336)

      Philip Hugh-Jones

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      Index of Contributors (page 337)

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      Subject Index (pages 338–344)

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