Investigating Disease Patterns
Science of Epidemiology
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1995
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Scientific American Library (Verlag)
978-0-7167-6024-5 (ISBN)
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The authors of this text trace the history of epidemiology, describing the detective methods used to control the spread of contagious diseases and to investigate complex non-contagious diseases such as cancer, heart disease and occupational illnesses.
A deadly rash strikes scores of infants in France; children in a Connecticut town develop arthritis at an alarming rate; heart attack rates climb steadily over two decades and then drop. Mysteries like these are the challenges of epidemiologists, the scientists who isolate the causes of disease, track their modes of transmission, and measure the success of treatments. The authors of this text trace the history of epidemiology, describing the detective methods used to control the spread of contagious diseases and to investigate complex non-contagious diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and occupational illnesses.
A deadly rash strikes scores of infants in France; children in a Connecticut town develop arthritis at an alarming rate; heart attack rates climb steadily over two decades and then drop. Mysteries like these are the challenges of epidemiologists, the scientists who isolate the causes of disease, track their modes of transmission, and measure the success of treatments. The authors of this text trace the history of epidemiology, describing the detective methods used to control the spread of contagious diseases and to investigate complex non-contagious diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and occupational illnesses.
Epidemics and science; the beginnings of epidemiology; lung cancer - new methods of studying disesase; heart disease - untangling the risk factors; hazards in the environment - finding "safe" levels; medicines that backfire; screening populations - costs, risks and benefits; health care services - what works?; the future of disease and epidemiology.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.5.1998 |
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| Reihe/Serie | A Scientific American Library paperback |
| Zusatzinfo | 160 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 214 x 231 mm |
| Gewicht | 620 g |
| Themenwelt | Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7167-6024-X / 071676024X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7167-6024-5 / 9780716760245 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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