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A multidisciplinary volume with contributors from anthropology, ethnography, archeology, medicine, and microbiology. The contributors challenge the diagnosis of traditional iron deficiency anemia and propose identification of anemia associated with iron withholding, a protective mechanism of the body that prevents infection, and reduces risk for neoplasia and chronic disease... Contributors address theoretical issues and present case studies. The editors provide excellent commentaries to introduce and summarize the controversial content. Well documented with references, tables, and graphs. Graduate through professional. </p> <em>--</em>N. S. Springer, <em>Choice</em></p>

-A multidisciplinary volume with contributors from anthropology, ethnography, archeology, medicine, and microbiology. The contributors challenge the diagnosis of traditional iron deficiency anemia and propose identification of anemia associated with iron withholding, a protective mechanism of the body that prevents infection, and reduces risk for neoplasia and chronic disease... Contributors address theoretical issues and present case studies. The editors provide excellent commentaries to introduce and summarize the controversial content. Well documented with references, tables, and graphs. Graduate through professional.- --N. S. Springer, Choice A multidisciplinary volume with contributors from anthropology, ethnography, archeology, medicine, and microbiology. The contributors challenge the diagnosis of traditional iron deficiency anemia and propose identification of anemia associated with iron withholding, a protective mechanism of the body that prevents infection, and reduces risk for neoplasia and chronic disease... Contributors address theoretical issues and present case studies. The editors provide excellent commentaries to introduce and summarize the controversial content. Well documented with references, tables, and graphs. Graduate through professional. --N. S. Springer, Choice A multidisciplinary volume with contributors from anthropology, ethnography, archeology, medicine, and microbiology. The contributors challenge the diagnosis of traditional iron deficiency anemia and propose identification of anemia associated with iron withholding, a protective mechanism of the body that prevents infection, and reduces risk for neoplasia and chronic disease... Contributors address theoretical issues and present case studies. The editors provide excellent commentaries to introduce and summarize the controversial content. Well documented with references, tables, and graphs. Graduate through professional. --N. S. Springer, Choice

<p> A multidisciplinary volume with contributors from anthropology, ethnography, archeology, medicine, and microbiology. The contributors challenge the diagnosis of traditional iron deficiency anemia and propose identification of anemia associated with iron withholding, a protective mechanism of the body that prevents infection, and reduces risk for neoplasia and chronic disease... Contributors address theoretical issues and present case studies. The editors provide excellent commentaries to introduce and summarize the controversial content. Well documented with references, tables, and graphs. Graduate through professional. <p> --N. S. Springer, Choice

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