Evolutionary medicine. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stephen C. Stearns, Yale University, Ruslan Medzhitov, Yale University.
• Other Names: Stearns, S. C (Stephen C.), 1946-; Medzhitov, Ruslan
• Contents: Preface; 1. Introduction to Evolutionary Thinking; 2. What is a Patient?; 3. What is a Disease?; 4. Defenses; 5. Pathogen Evolution; 6. Cancer; 7. Reproductive Medicine; 8. Mismatch; 9. Mental Disorders; 10. Individual Health versus Population Health; 11. Open Questions and Other Issues; References
• Publisher Details: Sunderland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (500 pages)
• Subjects: 616.07/1; Diseases -- Causes and theories of causation; Human evolution; Environmentally induced diseases
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781605356228; 1605356220
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.