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- catalog abstract ""This book is an introduction to public health as a discipline, and a critique of its recent development. Identifying poverty as the greatest continuing threat to health worldwide, the authors review epidemiological, demographic and public-health trends internationally, and argue that the prospects for public health will improve only if health in a broad sense becomes a central concern of the policy-making process." "This extensively revised edition reviews major health trends, the current state of the world's health, and the latest estimates of the global burden of disease." "This book will be of interest to all health professionals."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13304403.
- catalog contributor b13304404.
- catalog created "2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
- catalog description ""This book is an introduction to public health as a discipline, and a critique of its recent development. Identifying poverty as the greatest continuing threat to health worldwide, the authors review epidemiological, demographic and public-health trends internationally, and argue that the prospects for public health will improve only if health in a broad sense becomes a central concern of the policy-making process." "This extensively revised edition reviews major health trends, the current state of the world's health, and the latest estimates of the global burden of disease." "This book will be of interest to all health professionals."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Health, disease and the health transition -- 2. Global health : past trends and present challenges -- 3. Contemporary global health issues -- 4. Evolution of epidemiology : ideas and methods -- 5. The current state of epidemiology : achievements and limitations -- 6. Challenges for epidemiology : historical and contemporary -- 7. Public health themes : historical and contemporary -- 8. Public health organisation and practice in wealthy countries -- 9. Public health organisation and practice in poor countries -- 10. Public health at the crossroads.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 303 p. :".
- catalog identifier "052154047X (pb.)".
- catalog identifier "0521832918".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog subject "2004 G-798".
- catalog subject "362.1 22".
- catalog subject "Epidemiology.".
- catalog subject "Global Health.".
- catalog subject "Health Policy.".
- catalog subject "Public Health.".
- catalog subject "RA441 .B43 2004".
- catalog subject "WA 530.1 B365p 2004".
- catalog subject "World Health.".
- catalog subject "World health.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Health, disease and the health transition -- 2. Global health : past trends and present challenges -- 3. Contemporary global health issues -- 4. Evolution of epidemiology : ideas and methods -- 5. The current state of epidemiology : achievements and limitations -- 6. Challenges for epidemiology : historical and contemporary -- 7. Public health themes : historical and contemporary -- 8. Public health organisation and practice in wealthy countries -- 9. Public health organisation and practice in poor countries -- 10. Public health at the crossroads.".
- catalog title "Public health at the crossroads : achievements and prospects / Robert Beaglehole and Ruth Bonita.".
- catalog type "text".