Global Health: Diseases, Programs, Systems, and PoliciesJones & Bartlett Publishers, 2011 M08 19 - 940 páginas Recognized as the most prestigious, comprehensive text on Global Health for GRADUATE programs in public and global health. Global Health, Third Edition (formerly titled International Public Health) brings together contributions from the world's leading authorities into a single comprehensive text. It thoroughly examines the wide range of global health challenges facing low and middle income countries today and the various approaches nations adopt to deal with them. These challenges include measurement of health status, infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, nutrition, reproductive health, global environmental health and complex emergencies. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition. |
Contenido
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Chapter 2 Culture Behavior and Health | 43 |
Chapter 3 The Social Determinants of Health | 75 |
Chapter 4 Reproductive Health | 115 |
Chapter 5 Infectious Diseases | 177 |
Chapter 6 Nutrition | 243 |
Chapter 7 Chronic Diseases and Risks | 345 |
Chapter 8 Unintentional Injuries and Violence | 407 |
Chapter 12 The Design of Health Systems | 615 |
Chapter 13 Management and Planning for Global Health | 653 |
Chapter 14 Pharmaceuticals | 707 |
Chapter 15 Health and the Economy | 757 |
Chapter 16 Evaluations of LargeScale Health Programs | 815 |
Chapter 17 Cooperation in Global Health | 853 |
Chapter 18 Globalization and Health | 885 |
Acronyms | 915 |
Chapter 9 Global Mental Health | 445 |
Chapter 10 Environmental Health | 481 |
Chapter 11 Complex Emergencies | 539 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Global Health: Diseases, Programs, Systems, and Policies Michael H. Merson,Robert E. Black,Anne J. Mills Vista previa limitada - 2011 |
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