Capacity for Work in the Tropics - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521309352 ISBN 13 : 9780521309356

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1988

Synopsis

In this volume the knowledge of working capacity in tropical populations is reviewed in a series of illustrative papers.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Working capacity is the physiological key to understanding man's ability, in technically less advanced communities, to exploit his environment, and hence to understanding his role in the ecological balance. In this volume the knowledge of working capacity in tropical populations is reviewed in a series of illustrative papers. Topics cover the measurement of working capacity in populations: the functional consequences of malnutrition; growth, size and muscular efficiency; ethnic differences in working capacity; energy; expenditure and endemic disease; and energy flow in tropical ecosystems. These papers and their ensuing discussions lead to a series of recommendations on studies to be incorporated in the Decade of the Tropics research programme of the International Union of Biological Sciences.

Revue de presse

"For both its content and the research it may stimulate, this volume is of value to a wide audience of medical anthropologists for their professional research and teaching." Barry Bogin, Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1988
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521309352
• ISBN 13: 9780521309356
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 318
• Éditeur: Collins K. J., Roberts Derek F.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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