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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154681703321

Titolo

Global health : diseases, programs, systems, and policies / / edited by Michael H. Merson, Robert E. Black, Anne J. Mills

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Burlington, Massachusetts : , : Jones & Bartlett Learning, , [2012]

©2012

ISBN

1-4496-5909-8

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxx, 936 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

362.1

Soggetti

World health

Public health - International cooperation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revised edition of: International public health. 2nd edition c2006.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Measures of health and disease in populations -- Culture, behavior, and health -- The social determinants of health -- Reproductive health -- Infectious diseases -- Nutrition -- Chronic diseases and risks -- Unintentional injuries and violence -- Global mental health -- Environmental health -- Complex emergencies -- The design of health systems -- Management and planning for public health -- Pharmaceuticals -- Health and the economy -- Evaluations of large-scale health programs -- Cooperation in global health -- Globalization and health.