Population Mobility and Infectious Disease

by Sevil Sonmez and Yorghos Apostolopoulos

Book Overview

This book moves beyond traditional behavioral and demographic theories of disease diffusion to focus on larger issues of social ecology and public health. With depth rarely seen in the international literature, it explores the complex and varied roles of mobile, transient, and displaced populations in the worldwide spread of airborne, waterborne, and sexually transmitted infections. The book argues that while biomedical events cause disease, social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441942947
• ISBN13: 9781441942944
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"