Palaeoepidemiology - Tony Waldron

Palaeoepidemiology

The Measure of Disease in the Human Past

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
149 Seiten
2008
Left Coast Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-59874-252-7 (ISBN)
168,35 inkl. MwSt
A concise, readable introduction to epidemiology for archaeologists and primer on archaeological analysis for epidemiologists, the volume shows how to assess illness and mortality in archaeological populations.
How do we identify and measure human disease in the past? In the absence of soft tissue, paleoepidemiologists have developed ingenious ways of assessing illness and mortality in archaeological populations. In this volume, the key methods of epidemiology are outlined for non-specialists, showing the importance of studying prevalence over incidence, adjustments needed in studying past groups, how to compare studies, and the dangers of assessing occupation based upon bone evidence. A model for planning a proper paleoepidemiological study concludes the volume. Both as an introduction to epidemiology for archaeologists, and as a primer on archaeological analysis for epidemiologists, this book should serve the needs of both populations.

Tony Waldron

Palaeoepidemiology

Erscheint lt. Verlag 20.5.2008
Reihe/Serie UCL Institute of Archaeology Publications
Verlagsort Walnut Creek
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 344 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Archäologie
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Humanbiologie
ISBN-10 1-59874-252-3 / 1598742523
ISBN-13 978-1-59874-252-7 / 9781598742527
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