Yuendumu [electronic resource] : legacy of a longitudinal growth study in Central Australia / by Tasman Brown ... [et al].
Material type: TextPublication details: Adelaide : University of Adelaide Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 302 p). : ill., map, portISBN:- 9780987073006 (ebk.)
- 9780980723090 (pbk.)
- Legacy of a longitudinal growth study in Central Australia
- University of Adelaide. School of Dentistry -- Research
- Health surveys -- Northern Territory -- Yuendumu
- Aboriginal Australians -- Dental care -- Northern Territory -- Yuendumu
- Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Yuendumu -- Social conditions
- Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Health and hygiene -- Northern Territory -- Yuendumu
- Yuendumu (N.T.) -- Social life and customs
- 611.92
IT Carlow ebook
Colour maps on inside covers.
Includes bibliographic references.
1. The Yuendumu Project: Anthropological Foundations: Physical and Dental Anthropology; Early expeditions 1923?1939 -- 2. Yuendumu and the Warlpiri: Early History -- 3. Yuendumu: The Longitudinal Project 1951?1960 -- 4. Yuendumu: The Longitudinal Project 1961?1971 -- 5. Occlusal Development and Function in the Warlpiri -- 6. Facial Growth Patterns in the Warlpiri -- 7. People and Personalities Involved with the Project 171 International researchers 171 Other interest from the USA 182 The Adelaide researchers -- Other staff on the project -- 8. The Past, the Present and the Future -- 9. The Research Legacy: Publications, theses and films directly relating to the Yuendumu Study -- App. A. List of Overseas Visiting Researchers to the Murray Barrett Laboratory -- App. B. Growth Tables for Variables on Yuendumu Children with Known Birth Dates (Age Range 5.0?20.0 Years in Half Yearly Intervals) -- App. C. Photographs of Yuendumu and its people.
Provides a comprehensive account of a unique pioneering longitudinal study of human growth that continues to contribute to our knowledge and raise new questions 60 years after it commenced. Although over 200 scientific publications have arisen from the study, this book describes, in a single volume, the key researchers involved, the Australian Aboriginal people from Yuendumu who participated in the study, and the main outcomes. The findings have provided new insights into how teeth function, as well as factors affecting oral health and physical growth.
Also available in print format.
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