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Titolo: | Public health foundations [[electronic resource] ] : concepts and practices / / [edited by] Elena Andresen, Erin DeFries Bouldin |
Pubblicazione: | San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2010 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (547 p.) |
Disciplina: | 362.10973 |
Soggetto topico: | Public health - United States |
Altri autori: | AndresenElena BouldinErin DeFries |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | pt. 1. History, development, and organization -- pt. 2. Analytic tools and methods -- pt. 3. Behavior and health -- pt. 4. Health services and social determinants -- pt. 5. Forecastic public health. |
Sommario/riassunto: | "Foundations of Public Health is a concise yet comprehensive text that offers an excellent and engaging introduction to the field of public health. This important resource is an up-to-date introduction to the core concepts and the practices of public health. The book introduces public health in concept and its systems; the foundational tools of data, epidemiology, biostatistics, and key study designs; populations' issues including infectious disease, health behavior, and environmental health plus analytical tools of qualitative research and risk assessment; and how health services are formulated and delivered."-- |
Titolo autorizzato: | Public health foundations |
ISBN: | 1-282-82252-7 |
9786612822520 | |
0-470-89016-9 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910819196003321 |
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