Stunted lives, stagnant economies : poverty, disease, and underdevelopment /

"Stunted Lives, Stagnant Economies describes in vivid detail the living conditions of the poor in developing countries and the diseases and injuries that result from this environment of need. Most of the diseases that affect the poor - cholera, summer diarrhea, tuberculosis, lice, worms, lepros...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stillwaggon, Eileen, 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©1998.
Temas:
Poor > Medical care > Economic aspects > Developing countries.
Poor > Health and hygiene > Developing countries.
Poor > Medical care > Economic aspects > Latin America.
Poor > Health and hygiene > Latin America.
Poor > Developing countries > Social conditions.
Social problems.
Poverty.
Public Health > economics
Developing Countries > economics
Poverty
Delivery of Health Care > economics
Health Surveys
Social Problems
Pauvres > Soins médicaux > Aspect économique > Amérique latine.
Pauvres > Santé et hygiène > Amérique latine.
Problèmes sociaux.
Pauvreté.
social issues.
poverty.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
Social problems
Poor > Health and hygiene
Poor > Medical care > Economic aspects
Poor > Social conditions
Latin America.
Latin America
Amérique latine.
Developing countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The Plague of Poverty
  • 2. Argentine History and Society
  • 3. Housing and Health
  • 4. Chagas' Disease
  • 5. Water, Waste, and Garbage
  • 6. The Underdeveloped State
  • 7. Divided Economy, Divided Medicine
  • 8. Primary Health Care
  • 9. Public Hospitals
  • 10. Infant and Child Mortality
  • 11. Stunted Development in Children and Adolescents
  • 12. The Debilitated Work Force
  • 13. Healthy Development.

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