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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827477603321

Autore

Watstein Sarah

Titolo

Statistical handbook on infectious diseases / / Sarah B. Watstein and John Jovanovic

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2003

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024

ISBN

979-82-16-01865-0

1-282-41772-X

9786612417726

0-313-05910-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (348 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JovanovicJohn

Disciplina

614/.07/27

Soggetti

Communicable diseases

Communicable Diseases - epidemiology

Epidemiology

Vaccination - statistics & numerical data

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"An Oryx book."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-318) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Introduction; A. Nationally Notifiable Diseases; B. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); C. Malaria; D. Sexually Transmitted Diseases; E. Tuberculosis; F. Foodborne Diseases; G. Waterborne Diseases; H. Infectious Disease Worldwide: Present Issues, Emerging Concerns; I. Vaccine-Preventable Diseases; J. Infectious Disease Elimination and Eradication; K. Bioterrorism and Biological Warfare; Appendix: World Health Organization (WHO) Regions; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This statistical handbook is designed to offer students, researchers, practitioners, and the general adult population a comprehensive statistical overview of the status of infectious disease worldwide. The availability of this information has increased dramatically on the Internet, yet the data are often too extensive, hard to find, or difficult to interpret. A carefully selected array of tables and charts present authoritative statistical information, placing valuable statistics into



context with introductory text.||Detailed source information in each table, figure, and chart allows the user