Evolutionary medicine : rethinking the origins of disease / by Marc Lappe.
Evolutionary medicine : rethinking the origins of disease / by Marc Lappe.
Evolutionary medicine : rethinking the origins of disease / by Marc Lappe.
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San Francisco : Sierra Club Books, c1994.
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N616.07101/1
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English
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Physical content
xi, 255 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Ecosystem Disruption and Disease -- 3. Understanding Natural Selection -- 4. Life, Death, and Cancer -- 5. Infectious Diseases -- 6. Lethal Germs -- 7. AIDS -- 8. Attacks Against the Self -- 9. Vulnerability to Disease -- 10. Malaria -- 11. Evolution and Asthma -- 12. Conclusio...
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Publisher
San Francisco : Sierra Club Books, c1994.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
c1994.
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Summary
Lappe argues that neglecting the evolutionary approaches to diseases has undermined the long-term success of modern medicine. Understanding the ways in which diseases have evolved, as well as what mechanisms have evolved to cope with them, is invaluable to those who are attempting to advise strategies for treatment. By identifying a new perspective...
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Evolutionary medicine : rethinking the origins of disease / by Marc Lappe.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-246) and index.
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c1994.
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N616.07101/1
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74VKOByP7NMl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOByP7NMl
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ISBN
0871565196 (alk. paper) :
9780871565198 (alk. paper) :
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616.07101
MMS ID
991022646589702626
