Health and demography of native Amazonians: historical perspective and current status Saúde e demografia de povos indígenas amazônicos: perspectiva histórica e situação atual
Native Amazonians have been the victims of two massive historical assaults, one at the time of the Conquest and the other during the Twentieth century. Due to epidemic disease and environmental destruction, many tribes have gone from contact to displacement, decimation, and extinction in a single ge...
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| Language: | English |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
1991-12-01
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| Series: | Cadernos de Saúde Pública |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X1991000400002 |