Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures, Photographs, and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Glossary of Ladakhi Words
- An Ecology of High-Altitude Infancy
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Challenges of High-Altitude Living
- 3 Contextualizing Reproductive Health Research in Ladakh
- 4 Big Mountains, Small Babies
- 5 An Ecology of Infancy in Ladakh
- 6 Comparative Perspectives on Reproductive Health in Ladakh
- 7 Toward Relevant Research: Adaptation and Policy Perspectives on Maternal-Infant Health in Ladakh
- Notes
- References
- Index
- Titles in the series
- References
References
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 December 2009
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures, Photographs, and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Glossary of Ladakhi Words
- An Ecology of High-Altitude Infancy
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Challenges of High-Altitude Living
- 3 Contextualizing Reproductive Health Research in Ladakh
- 4 Big Mountains, Small Babies
- 5 An Ecology of Infancy in Ladakh
- 6 Comparative Perspectives on Reproductive Health in Ladakh
- 7 Toward Relevant Research: Adaptation and Policy Perspectives on Maternal-Infant Health in Ladakh
- Notes
- References
- Index
- Titles in the series
- References
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