Textbook of International Health: Global Health in a Dynamic World - Couverture rigide

Birn, Anne-Emanuelle; Pillay, Yogan; Holtz, Timothy H.

 
9780195300277: Textbook of International Health: Global Health in a Dynamic World
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0195300270 ISBN 13 : 9780195300277
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2009

Synopsis

This classic text, formerly known as the "Basch" textbook, now completely revised in an updated new edition, brings together information that students and professionals working in the wide variety of disciplines concerned with international health will find in no other single source. It synthesizes historical, cultural, environmental, economic and political considerations to provide a comprehensive global overview of the many factors that determine the health of individuals and populations. The major determinants of health status in all regions of the world are discussed, and interventions undertaken at community, national, and international levels are described. The new edition features a renowned new authorship committed to updating and expanding the entire content while retaining the core elements of Basch's excellent text.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This classic text, formerly known as the "Basch" textbook, now completely revised in an updated new edition, brings together information that students and professionals working in the wide variety of disciplines concerned with international health will find in no other single source. It synthesizes historical, cultural, environmental, economic and political considerations to provide a comprehensive global overview of the many factors that determine the health of individuals and populations. The major determinants of health status in all regions of the world are discussed, and interventions undertaken at community, national, and international levels are described. The new edition features a renowned new authorship committed to updating and expanding the entire content while retaining the core elements of Basch's excellent text.

Revue de presse

This is a unique book. There is probably no other written work out there available to students and professionals that focuses on health problems prevalent on a global scale, and discusses available solutions. (Bizindia, Jan 2013)

This book is an appropriate consideration for an introductory text on international health. (Doody's Notes (Linda M Kaste PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry))

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press Inc
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195300270
ISBN 13 
9780195300277
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
3
Nombre de pages
608
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
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