Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive MedicineOffers up-to-date knowledge, research and practice information in the areas of public health and preventive medicine. Newly discovered, as well as existing, diseases are covered in the book in accordance with the latest information about public heatlh and prevention issues and health. This edition includes new topics, including public health information systems, social and unnatural causes of human suffering, and the recognition of human conflict as a health problem. |
Contents
Ethics and Public Health Policy | 35 |
Public Health and Population | 45 |
Public Health Informatics | 59 |
Copyright | |
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