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UNINA9910457691903321 |
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Autore |
Beaglehole R |
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Titolo |
Public health at the crossroads [[electronic resource] ] : achievements and prospects / / Robert Beaglehole and Ruth Bonita |
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Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-54053-2 |
9786610540532 |
0-511-21536-3 |
0-511-21715-3 |
0-511-21178-3 |
0-511-31577-5 |
0-511-21355-7 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (319 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World health |
Public health |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Health, disease and the health transition; 2 Global health: past trends and present challenges; 3 Contemporary global health issues; 4 Evolution of epidemiology: ideas and methods; 5 The current state of epidemiology: achievements and limitations; 6 Challenges for epidemiology: historical and contemporary; 7 Public health themes: historical and contemporary; 8 Public health organisation and practice in wealthy countries; 9 Public health organisation and practice in poor countries; 10 Public health at the crossroads |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is an introduction to public health as a discipline and a critique of its recent development. This extensively revised edition |
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