Oxford Textbook of Public Health

by Robert Beaglehole, Roger Detels, Mary Ann Lansang

Book Overview

A major improvement over its predecessor, the Third edition of the standard reference in the field reflects the changing emphasis on public health in the face of increasing fiscal and political pressures to reduce government support for various community-based health programs. New to this edition are sections on the worldwide impact of the HIV pandemic; on drug resistant strains of previously treatable disease, such as tuberculosis; and on new viruses,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192625535
• ISBN13: 9780192625533
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 1878 Pages
• Weight: 4.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.6" x 9.1" x 13.8"