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Dioxin, diet and disease on St. Kilda.
The inhabitants of St Kilda are well known for their susceptibility to infection. Low herd immunity, limited genetic biodiversity, malnutrition and poor social conditions have been incriminated as the major predisposing factors, but the clinical evidence for the effect of malnutrition and the clinical relevance of the more recent discovery of heavy metal and dioxin pollution on infectious disea...
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An acute infectious epidemic almost eliminated the St Kilda community in 1727. An epic tale of survival in adversity followed. Contemporary records reveal atypical features, suggesting a speculative alternative.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Offset
سال: 1969
ISSN: 2204-3659,1445-9418
DOI: 10.15209/offset.v0i11.371