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More than sun and skin: Investigating the social and developmental determinants of vitamin D production

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Recent discoveries in vitamin D research indicate that vitamin D is a necessary component to several organs and tissues that extends beyond bone formation Furthermore, recent research indicates that vitamin D deficiency is rampant across the globe. Historically, anthropological research has focused on the adaptive significance of skin color to...

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Philippines, developmental biology, Vitamin D, biological anthropology & human biology, gender & sex, and epigenetics

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Physical anthropology, Public health, and Developmental biology

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Perez, Julianna

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Scholarly Digital Publishing

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en

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06/28/2021

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2021-01-01

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Dissertation

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http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15568 and etdadmin_upload_818816
Biological memories of apartheid: Intergenerational effects of prenatal and early life stress and trauma on birth outcomes, HPA axis function, and mental health in Soweto, South Africa

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South Africa’s rates of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders are among the highest in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2016, the estimated 12-month prevalence for any psychiatric disorder was 16.2%, or approximately 9.1 million individuals. Despite these elevated rates of psychiatric morbidity, access to mental health treatment is poor: only 27%...

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trauma , mental health, biological anthropology & human biology, South Africa, prenatal stress, and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

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Epidemiology, Mental health, and Developmental biology

Creator:

Kim, Andrew Wooyoung

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Scholarly Digital Publishing

Language:

en

Date Uploaded:

02/01/2021

Date Created:

2020-01-01

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Alternate Identifier:

http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15411 and etdadmin_upload_780918

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