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• In 1983 El Colegio Nacional celebrated its 40th anniversary with a series of lectures. This volume brings together 15 papers read at five round tables. Of interest to social scientists is Round Table No. 4, "Sociedad y Salud," which includes: Gustavo Cabrera Acevedo's, "Demografía y Salud," a concise introduction to the topic; Joaquín Cravioto's, "Nutrición, Desarrollo Mental, Conducta y Aprendizaje del Niño: Algunas Consecuencias para la Sociedad," in which a leading nutritionist presents a summary of some of his 40-year research findings; and Humberto Romero Alvarez's, "Contaminación Ambiental y Salud," which outlines some of Mexico's most pressing environmental problems.