Infections, chronic disease, and the epidemiological transition : a new perspective / Alexander Mercer.

  • Mercer, Alex
Date:
2014
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Publication/Creation

Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2014.

Physical description

xi, 338 pages ; 24 cm.

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Theoretical framework, data, and study outline : the concept of epidemiological transition -- A new infectious disease environment -- Mortality decline, food, and population growth : standard of living and nutrition -- Smallpox -- Typhus, typhoid, cholera, diarrhea, and dysentery -- Infant mortality -- Child mortality -- Tuberculosis -- Respiratory diseases -- Cardiovascular disease -- Cancer -- Other chronic diseases -- Epidemiological transition : a new perspective.

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    History of Medicine
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  • 9781580465083
  • 1580465080