Predictors of C-reactive protein in Tsimane' 2 to 15 year-olds in lowland Bolivia.

@article{McDade2005PredictorsOC,
  title={Predictors of C-reactive protein in Tsimane' 2 to 15 year-olds in lowland Bolivia.},
  author={Thomas W. McDade and William R. Leonard and James Burhop and Victoria Reyes‐Garc{\'i}a and Vincent Vadez and Tom{\'a}s Huanca and R A Godoy},
  journal={American journal of physical anthropology},
  year={2005},
  volume={128 4},
  pages={
          906-13
        }
}
Infectious disease is a major global determinant of child morbidity and mortality, and energetic investment in immune defenses (even in the absence of overt disease) is an important life-history variable, with implications for human growth and development. This study uses a biomarker of immune activation (C-reactive protein) to investigate an important aspect of child health among the Tsimane', a relatively isolated Amerindian population in lowland Bolivia. Our objectives are twofold: 1) to… 
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