International encyclopedia of public health /

"The International Encyclopedia of Public Health, Third Edition, Seven Volume Set is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the major issues, challenges, methods, and approaches of global public health. Spanning across 7 volumes, 13 subject areas and 398 chapters, this new edition takes a...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Quah, Stella R. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [London] : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2024.
Edition:Third edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"The International Encyclopedia of Public Health, Third Edition, Seven Volume Set is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the major issues, challenges, methods, and approaches of global public health. Spanning across 7 volumes, 13 subject areas and 398 chapters, this new edition takes a multidisciplinary approach and presents the history, methodology, and latest advances in biomedical research and related scientific fields, including social sciences, life sciences, and bioengineering to address public health research, disease, health processes, and disciplines. The book offers readers evidence-based analysis and information on solutions to real-world problems in global and local health through a multidisciplinary and comprehensive approach. Covering all dimensions of the field, from the details of specific diseases, to the organization of social insurance agencies, the articles included comprise the fundamental research areas of global public health: historical roots, scientific research methodology and approaches, public health of vulnerable population subgroups (the aged, children and adolescents, at-risk populations), environmental and occupational epidemiology, and much more"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (7 volumes) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780323972802
0323972802