Global Health
- ISBN-10
- 1449677339
- ISBN-13
- 9781449677336
- Series
- Global Health
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 940
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-08-25
- Publisher
- Jones & Bartlett Publishers
- Authors
- Robert E. Black, Michael H. Merson, Anne J. Mills
Description
Recognized as the most prestigious, comprehensive text on Global Health for GRADUATE programs in public and global health. Global Health, Third Edition (formerly titled International Public Health) brings together contributions from the world's leading authorities into a single comprehensive text. It thoroughly examines the wide range of global health challenges facing low and middle income countries today and the various approaches nations adopt to deal with them. These challenges include measurement of health status, infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, nutrition, reproductive health, global environmental health and complex emergencies. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.
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