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Infectious diseases : a geographical analysis : emergence and re-emergence /

The last four decades of human history have seen the emergence of an unprecedented number of 'new' infectious diseases. This book looks at the epidemiological and geographical conditions which underpin disease emergence, and provides a world geography of emerging diseases from antiquity to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cliff, A. D. (Andrew David) (Author), Haggett, Peter (Author), Stroup, Donna F., 1951- (Author), Thacker, Stephen B. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Series:Oxford geographical and environmental studies.
Subjects:
Communicable diseases.
Epidemiology.
Medical geography.
Communicable Diseases
Epidemiology
Topography, Medical
Maladies infectieuses.
Épidémiologie.
Géographie médicale.
Communicable diseases
Medical geography
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The last four decades of human history have seen the emergence of an unprecedented number of 'new' infectious diseases. This book looks at the epidemiological and geographical conditions which underpin disease emergence, and provides a world geography of emerging diseases from antiquity to the present day.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2009.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxiv, 763 pages) : illustrations.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191917509 (ebook)
0191917508 (ebook)