The State of Health Atlas - 9780520254114
Un libro in lingua di Diarmuid O'donovan edito da Univ of California Pr, 2008
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Bringing together the latest data to chart recent and emerging trends, this atlas offers a major new profile of the state of health worldwide. In clear, full-color graphic displays and concise, informative text, it maps the causes and incidences of the major diseases as well as the economic, social, and environmental factors that shape health around the globe. In addition, it shows how health needs are identified, how health policy is developed and delivered, and how the quality of health services varies from country to country.
The State of Health Atlas covers a range of timely topics including:
* Life expectancy
* Malnutrition and obesity
* Water and sanitation
* Cancer, heart disease, and diabetes
* Tobacco and alcohol use
* Migration and refugees
* Climate change
* Infectious diseases from malaria to HIV/AIDS
* Mental health
* SARS
* Avian flu and pandemic planning
* Urbanization
* Antibiotic resistance
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: The State of Health Atlas
- Sottotitolo: Mapping the Challenges and Causes of Disease
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Diarmuid O'donovan
- Editore: Univ of California Pr
- Collana: Univ of California Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 04 Febbraio '08
- Genere: HISTORY
- Argomenti : Medical geography Maps World health Maps
- Pagine: 128
- Dimensioni mm: 254 x 190 x 12
- ISBN-10: 0520254112
- EAN-13: 9780520254114