1st Edition
The Changing Face of Disease Implications for Society
224 Pages
21 Color Illustrations
by
CRC Press
224 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Disease is an ever-present threat faced by all human societies. Today, this concept has become an influential area of study known as the global burden of disease, which encompasses contemporary health concerns such as the economic costs of disease, the societal impact of illness in developing nations, and infectious diseases resulting from lifestyle exposures. Before we can ease this global... Read more
PART 1. HISTORICAL ASPECTS
Emerging Diseases in the Third Epidemiological Transition, George J. Armelagos
Life History Perspectives on Human Disease, Peter T. Ellison and Emily S. Barrett
The Evolution, Transmission and Geographic Spread of Infectious Diseases in Human Populations: Questions and Models, Lisa Sattenspiel
PART 2. CURRENT CHALLENGES
Genetic Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Sarah Williams-Blangero, John J. Vandeberg, and John Blangero
Urban Pollution, Disease and the Health of Children, L.M. Schell and Elaine Hills
Protecting Pregnant Women from Malaria, S.W. Lindsay, R. McGready, and G.E.L. Walraven
Interdisciplinary Research on Schitosoma japonicum, Stephen T. McGarvey, Gemiliano D. Aligui, Jonathan D. Kurtis, Arve Lee Willingham III, Hélène Carabin, and Remigio Olveda
Unravelling Gene-Environment Interactions in Type 2 Diabetes, Nicholas J. Wareham
Investigating The 'Hidden' Epidemic: Sexual Behaviour and Representations of HIV / AIDS Amongst Business People and Medical Personnel in Five Central and Eastern European Nations, Robin Goodwin
The Evolution of Disease and the Devolution of Health Care for American Indians, Stephen J. Kunitz
The Public's Health: The Changing Role of Public Health, Jean Peters
Human Behaviour and the Changing Pattern of Disease, Brian J. Ford
Emerging Diseases in the Third Epidemiological Transition, George J. Armelagos
Life History Perspectives on Human Disease, Peter T. Ellison and Emily S. Barrett
The Evolution, Transmission and Geographic Spread of Infectious Diseases in Human Populations: Questions and Models, Lisa Sattenspiel
PART 2. CURRENT CHALLENGES
Genetic Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Sarah Williams-Blangero, John J. Vandeberg, and John Blangero
Urban Pollution, Disease and the Health of Children, L.M. Schell and Elaine Hills
Protecting Pregnant Women from Malaria, S.W. Lindsay, R. McGready, and G.E.L. Walraven
Interdisciplinary Research on Schitosoma japonicum, Stephen T. McGarvey, Gemiliano D. Aligui, Jonathan D. Kurtis, Arve Lee Willingham III, Hélène Carabin, and Remigio Olveda
Unravelling Gene-Environment Interactions in Type 2 Diabetes, Nicholas J. Wareham
Investigating The 'Hidden' Epidemic: Sexual Behaviour and Representations of HIV / AIDS Amongst Business People and Medical Personnel in Five Central and Eastern European Nations, Robin Goodwin
The Evolution of Disease and the Devolution of Health Care for American Indians, Stephen J. Kunitz
The Public's Health: The Changing Role of Public Health, Jean Peters
Human Behaviour and the Changing Pattern of Disease, Brian J. Ford
Biography
C.G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor, Jean Peters, Stephen T. McGarvey
