An Epidemiological Odyssey The Evolution of Communicable Disease Control /

This book attempts to set communicable diseases and the efforts to control them in a social and historical context. The primary focus is on England with its particular history, culture and traditions. The timescale covered is extensive and ambitious, and the many strands that came together in the ni...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Pollock, George (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Temas:
Medicine-Research.
Biology-Research.
Medicine-History.
Diseases.
Medical sciences.
Epidemiology.
Biomedical Research.
History of Medicine.
Health Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements
  • 1 Early Concepts of Communicability
  • 2 Infection on the Move
  • 3 The Impact of Cholera
  • 4 Stiffening the Sinews
  • 5 Dawn and Sunset
  • 6 A Need for Damage Limitation
  • 7 No Lasting Stability
  • 8 Tailpiece. List of References. Index.

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