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Methods in Social Epidemiology Methods in Social Epidemiology J. Michael Oakes Social epidemiology is the study of how social interactions--social norms, laws, institutions, conventia, social conditions and behavior--affect the health of populations. This practical, comprehensi… OL15178916W
Epidemiology foundations Epidemiology foundations Peter J. Fos "Epidemiology Foundations is an accessible introduction to epidemiology. This comprehensive resource covers the topic including information on its foundations, history, health and disease, descriptiv… OL15521241W
Anatomy of an Epidemic Anatomy of an Epidemic Robert Whitaker In this astonishing and startling book, award-winning science and history writer Robert Whitaker investigates a medical mystery: Why has the number of disabled mentally ill in the United States tripl… OL16105659W
Pandemic influenza preparedness and response Pandemic influenza preparedness and response Keiji Fukuda "Influenza pandemics are unpredictable but recurring events that can have severe consequences on societies worldwide. This revised WHO guidance publication on pandemic influenza preparedness and res… OL16141182W
Health transitions and the double disease burden in Asia and the Pacific Health transitions and the double disease burden in Asia and the Pacific Kerrie L. Macpherson,Milton James Lewis "Chronic diseases--cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes--are not only the principal cause of world-wide mortality but also are now responsible for a striking incre… OL16653983W
Vaccinations and public concern in history Vaccinations and public concern in history Andrea Kitta "In spite of the success of the childhood inoculation movement, questions have persisted about the safety and efficacy of vaccines. Arguments such as the relationship between the MMR vaccine and auti… OL16767757W
The changing face of disease The changing face of disease Peters, J.,C. G. N. Mascie-Taylor,Stephen T. McGarvey The Changing Face of Disease seeks to address four themes which reflect our understanding of disease: its evolution; its implications for human societies; its ecology, and our response to it. OL16971260W
Gender, sexuality, and syphilis in early modern Venice Gender, sexuality, and syphilis in early modern Venice Laura J. McGough This provocative book questions the assumption that syphilis (the 'French disease') became widespread in Venice because of its legendary courtesans. Using new evidence, Laura McGough reconstructs the… OL16981812W
Epidemiology and the people's health Epidemiology and the people's health Nancy Krieger "Epidemiology is often referred to as the science of public health. However, unlike other major sciences, its theoretical foundations are rarely articulated. While the idea of epidemiologic theory ma… OL16986549W
Epidemiology and Control of Falciparum Malaria in the Americas Epidemiology and Control of Falciparum Malaria in the Americas Pan American Health Organization. Falciparum malaria continues to be an important health problem on the American continent. Although transmission is now mainly confined to geographic zones lying between latitudes 15 degrees N and 15 … OL17922903W
My own country My own country Abraham Verghese By the bestselling author of Cutting for Stone, a story of medicine in the American heartland, and confronting one's deepest prejudices and fears. Nestled in the Smoky Mountains of eastern Tenness… OL1822507W
Ethics and infectious disease Ethics and infectious disease M. Pabst Battin,Michael J. Selgelid This seminal collection on the ethical issues associated with infectious disease is the first book to correct bioethics' glaring neglect of this subject. OL18766434W
Time to act Time to act ActionAid Asia (Organization) Report of the development organization, ActionAid Asia. OL19417611W
Risk, chance, and causation Risk, chance, and causation Michael B. Bracken "The press and other media constantly report news stories about dangerous chemicals in the environment, miracle cures, the safety of therapeutic treatments, and potential cancer-causing agents. But w… OL19664282W
Patient zero and the making of the AIDS epidemic Patient zero and the making of the AIDS epidemic Richard Andrew McKay The search for a “patient zero”—popularly understood to be the first person infected in an epidemic—has been key to media coverage of major infectious disease outbreaks for more than three decades. Y… OL19734000W
Evolution of Biological Systems in Random Media: Limit Theorems and Stability Evolution of Biological Systems in Random Media: Limit Theorems and Stability Anatoly Swishchuk This is a new book in biomathematics, which includes new models of stochastic non-linear biological systems and new results for these systems. These results are based on the new results for non-linea… OL19848781W
Neonatal tetanus elimination Neonatal tetanus elimination Pan American Health Organization This guide emphasizes the progress made by surveillance systems in the identification and monitoring of high-risk areas and the conduct of special immunization activities targeting women of childbear… OL19890237W
Pandemic Pandemic Sonia Shah Scientists agree that a pathogen is likely to cause a global pandemic in the near future. But which one? And how? Over the past fifty years, more than three hundred infectious diseases have either ne… OL20023200W
The year in allergy 2003 The year in allergy 2003 S. Hasan Arshad,S. T. Holgate This new title reviews the latest advances in clinical medicine and also the basic sciences that will, together, influence how allergic disorders are treated in the future. It is organised in four se… OL24163060W
Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Lange, Christoph (Biologist),Giovanni Battista Migliori This Monograph draws together state-of-the-art articles on TB. It focuses on the latest developments in the areas of epidemiology, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of TB. OL24758025W
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