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Winner of the BMA Board of Science Award for the Public Understanding of Science and the BMA Medical Book Award for Public Health This is a major new graphic profile of global health. The atlas maps the causes and incidences of the major diseases as well as the economic, social and environmental factors that impact on people's health worldwide. Bringing together the latest data and charting recent trends in health and disease, it also addresses how health needs are identified, health policy is developed, and the delivery and quality of health services. The atlas covers a wide range of topics including: life expectancy * malnutrition and obesity * water and sanitation * cancer * heart disease * diabetes * tobacco and alcohol * migration and refugees * climate change * infectious diseases, from malaria to HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis * mental health * SARS, avian flu and pandemic planning * urbanization * healthcare acquired infection and antibiotic resistanceProduct Identifiers
PublisherTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-139781844074655
eBay Product ID (ePID)94555345
Product Key Features
Number of Pages128 Pages
Publication NameThe Atlas of Health: Mapping the Challenges and Causes of Disease
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMedicine, Geography & Geosciences
Publication Year2008
TypeTextbook
AuthorDiarmuid O'donovan
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height246 mm
Item Weight370 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorDiarmuid O'donovan
Series TitleThe Earthscan Atlas