TY - BOOK AU - Coimbra,Carlos E.A. AU - Flowers,Nancy M. AU - Salzano,Francisco M. AU - Santos,Ricardo V. TI - The Xavante in Transition: Health, Ecology, and Bioanthropology in Central Brazil T2 - Human-Environment Interactions Series SN - 9780472026517 AV - F2520 U1 - 306/.089/984 PY - 2002/// CY - Ann Arbor PB - University of Michigan Press KW - Xavante Indians -- Population KW - Xavante Indians -- Health and hygiene KW - Xavante Indians -- Anthropometry KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Guide to Pronunciation of Xavánte Words -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Geographical and Social Setting -- 3. History: Confrontations and Connections -- 4. Biological Variability and Continuity -- 5. Demographic Crisis and Recovery -- 6. Subsistence, Ecology, and the Development Trap -- 7. Health Services and Unmet Needs -- 8. The Burden of Infectious Disease -- 9. The Emergence of New Diseases -- 10. The Xavánte in Transition -- Notes -- References -- Index N2 - Illuminates the experience of a small-scale culture with large-scale change UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3414792 ER -