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

Author
Mercer, Alex [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2014.
Description
xi, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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    Series
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-319) 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.
    ISBN
    • 9781580465083 ((hardcover ; : acid-free paper))
    • 1580465080 ((hardcover ; : acid-free paper))
    LCCN
    2014027696
    OCLC
    875239758
    Other standard number
    • 40024490475
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