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Meij, J. J. (2008, February 21). Testing life history theory in a contemporary African population. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/12615
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Testing life history theory in a contemporary African population
Organization for Scientific Research (NWO 051-14-050), LifeSpan (LSHG-CT-2007- 036894), the Stichting Dioraphte and an unrestricted grant from the Board of LUMC.
ISBN/ EAN 978-90-6464-214-2
J.J. Meij, ‘s-Gravenhage 2007; the copyright of articles that have been accepted for publication or that have already been published, has been transferred to the respective journals.
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Testing life history theory in a contemporary African population
PROEFSCHRIFT
ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden,
op gezag van de Rector Magnificus prof.mr. P.F. van der Heijden, volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties
te verdedigen op donderdag 21 februari 2008 klokke 13.45 uur
door
Johannes Jacobus Meij geboren te Nieuwer-Amstel
in 1960
Prof.Dr. R.G.J. Westendorp
Co-promotor:
Dr. A.J.M. de Craen
Referent:
Prof. T.B.L. Kirkwood (Newcastle University, UK)
Overige leden:
Prof.Dr. T.W.J. Huizinga Prof.Dr. P.E. Slagboom
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“A Scout smiles – and whistles when in difficulty or danger.”
The Scout Law
Voor Anna, Frank en Theo
Contents
Chapter 1 9
General Introduction
Chapter 2 25
The Bimoba, the people of Yennu
Chapter 3 53
Skewed male population substructure among an agriculturalist Ghanaian tribe
Chapter 4 71
Low cost interventions accelerate epidemologic transition in Upper East Ghana
Chapter 5 87
Quantity trades off with quality of human offspring unexplained by differences in environmental conditions
Chapter 6 107
Chronic disease in low-income countries: a role for infectious diseases and inflammation
Chapter 7 123
A contemporary study into the functionality of Caspase 12 gene variants in rural Africa
Chapter 8 139
General Discussion
Samenvatting 157
Acknowledgement 167
Curriculum Vitae 173
