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PEOPLE, HEALTH AND DISEASE: THE INDIAN SCENARIO |
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VEENA BHASIN ( 1994 • Pages: 350 • Size: 180 x 240 mm • ISBN 81-85264-10-4 • Binding: Hard • Price: US $ 75/- Rs. 1450/- |
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Dr. Bhasin and her colleagues have undertaken a formidable
task in collating a vast amount of information and providing a compendium of
data on much of what is known about the biological diversity of Indian
populations. There
are four lengthy chapters and one shorter one. The former are reinforced by
extensive maps and tables. The first by M.K. and
V. Bhasin, gives a broad account of Indian demography and disease patterns.
The second, by M.K. Bhasin and A. Khanna continues
the focus on disease with an account of its correlations and biological
traits. The next
two chapters on the haemoglobinopathies. The first, quite short, is by G. Talukder
and A. Sharma while the second, much longer, is by M.K. Bhasin, H. Walter and
H. Danker-Hopfe. The last chapter by M.K. Bhasin and S. Nag examines the associations
between consanguinity and fertility, morbidity and mortality. All the topics mentioned above are important
areas of research, and were the findings of the very large numbers of authors
cited to be extensively discussed, the result would have been several large
monographs. Wisely and/or for
reasons of sheer self-preservation, the editor and authors have limited
themselves to the presentation of extensive data tables, maps and lists of
references, this enabling those with more specific interests in particular
topics to get a grounding in the literature and a general ‘feeling’ for the data.
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