Enigmas of Health and Disease: How Epidemiology Helps Unravel Scientific Mysteries

by Alfredo Morabia

Book Overview

This book is the principal account of epidemiology's role in the development of effective measures to identify, prevent, and treat diseases. Throughout history, epidemiologists have challenged conventional knowledge, elucidating mysteries of causality and paving the way for remedies. From the outbreak of the bubonic plague, cholera, and cancer to the search for an effective treatment of AIDS and the origins of Alzheimer's disease, epidemiological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231168853
• ISBN13: 9780231168854
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"