
International Encyclopedia of Public Health
Description
Key Features
- Provides the most comprehensive, high-level, internationally focused reference work available on public health
- Presents an invaluable resource for both researchers familiar with the field and non-experts requiring easy-to-find, relevant, global information and a greater understanding of the wider issues
- Contains interdisciplinary coverage across all aspects of public health
- Incorporates biomedical and health social science issues and perspectives
- Includes an international focus with contributions from global domain experts, providing a complete picture of public health issues
Readership
Upper-level and graduate students in all fields related to public health including biology, medicine, toxicology, sociology, anthropology, and economics. The Encyclopedia is also an essential reference for health researchers from various disciplines, practitioners including policy makers and health officials, educators and students in tertiary institutions, and the more general reader seeking information on public health issues
Table of Contents
- Aging
Anthropology/ Sociology
At-Risk Populations
Cancer
Cardiovascular
Child & Adolescent Health
Consumerism/ Education/ Outreach
Diet/ Obesity/ Physical Inactivity
Economics/ Finance
Emerging and Re-Emerging Diseases
Environmental / Occupational
Epidemiology/ Demography
Ethical and Legal Issues
Global Issues
Health Services
Health Systems
History of Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Injuries and Violence
Malnutrition, Infections and Poverty
Measurement and Modelling
Neurological Disorders
Parasitic Diseases
Policy
Psychology/ Psychiatry
Respiratory Diseases
Sensory, GI, and Other
Sexual & Reproductive Health
Tobacco / Alcohol / Drugs
Product details
- No. of pages: 4470
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2016
- Published: October 6, 2016
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780128037089
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780128036785
About the Editor
William C Cockerham
About the Editor in Chief
Stella R. Quah
Affiliations and Expertise
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