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Minority populations : genetics, demography, and health : proceedings of the twenty-seventh annual symposium of the Galton Institute, London, 1990

Title
  1. Minority populations : genetics, demography, and health : proceedings of the twenty-seventh annual symposium of the Galton Institute, London, 1990 / edited by A.H. Bittles and D.F. Roberts.
Published by
  1. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan, 1992.
Author
  1. Galton Institute (London, England). Symposium (27th : 1990 : London, England)

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Additional authors
  1. Bittles, A. H. (Alan Holland), 1943-
  2. Roberts, D. F. (Derek Frank)
Description
  1. xi, 276 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
Series statement
  1. Studies in biology, economy, and society
Subject
  1. Genetic disorders > Social aspects > Congresses
  2. Minorities > Health and hygiene > Congresses
Contents
  1. Minority populations as genetic isolates: the interpretation of inbreeding results / James V. Neel -- Consanguinity and genetic disease in Finland's Swedish-speaking minority / L.B. Jorde, K.J. Pitkänen, E. O'Brien and A.W. Eriksson -- The Galton Lecture for 1990: The price of isolation / D.F. Roberts -- Herero demographic history / Henry Harpending and Renee Pennington -- Sociocultural factors influencing the spread of Myotonic Dystrophy in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Region of the Province of Quebec / Suzanne Veillette, Michel Perron, Jean Mathieu, Claude Prévost and Gilles Hébert --
  2. Consanguineous marriage in Southern Asia: incidence, causes and effects / A.H. Bittles, S.A. Shami and N. Appaji Rao -- A health profile of Britain's ethnic minorities / R. Balarajan and Veena Soni Raleigh -- A prospective study on the health of Birmingham babies in different ethnic groups: interim findings / Sarah Bundey -- Health problems of the Turkish minority in Germany: experiences with a Prenatal [Beta] Thalassaemia Detection Programme / Wolfgang Holzgreve, Peter Miny, Sergi Terçanli and Jürgen Horst --
  3. Neonatal screening for Sickle Cell Disease in London neonates / A.J. Bellingham, S. Henderson, K. Fishlock, L. Oni and M.E.C. Horn -- Demographic characteristics of the ethnic minority populations of Great Britain / John C. Haskey -- Ethnic intermarriage / David Coleman -- Assortative mating among minority ethnic groups in Moscow and other large cities of the CIS / Olga L. Kurbatova and Elena Yu. Pobedonostseva -- Future global strategies for health care delivery to minorities / V. Ramalingaswami, I.C. Verma and B. Aronson.
Call number
  1. JFD 94-23093
Note
  1. "In association with the Galton Institute."
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Galton Institute (London, England). Symposium (27th : 1990 : London, England)
Title
  1. Minority populations : genetics, demography, and health : proceedings of the twenty-seventh annual symposium of the Galton Institute, London, 1990 / edited by A.H. Bittles and D.F. Roberts.
Imprint
  1. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan, 1992.
Series
  1. Studies in biology, economy, and society
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added author
  1. Bittles, A. H. (Alan Holland), 1943-
  2. Roberts, D. F. (Derek Frank)
LCCN
  1. 92229598
ISBN
  1. 0333546946
Research call number
  1. JFD 94-23093
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