The Origins of Human Disease

Thomas McKeown (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

1991
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-0-631-17938-2 (ISBN)

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This book is a history of the diseases of humankind and their causes from earliest times to the present day. It is a tour de force drawing upon the authora s extensive work on the history of infection, as well upon evidence drawn from archaeology, history and demography.

Thomas McKeown was a British physician, epidemiologist and historian of medicine.

Part One: Disease History 1. Hunting and Gathering

2. Agriculture

3. Industry

Part Two: Disease Origins, Introduction

4. Prenatal Diseases

5. Diseases Due to Deficiencies and Hazards: Diseases of Poverty

6. Diseases Due to Maladaptation and Hazards: Diseases of Affluence

Part Three: Disease Control, Introduction

7. Prenatal Diseases

8. Diseases of Poverty

9. Diseases of Affluence

Conclusions.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.3.1991
Verlagsort	Hoboken
Sprache	englisch
Maße	154 x 227 mm
Gewicht	369 g
Themenwelt	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
ISBN-10	0-631-17938-0 / 0631179380
ISBN-13	978-0-631-17938-2 / 9780631179382
Zustand	Neuware