International Encyclopedia of Public Health, Second Edition, is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the major issues, challenges, methods, and approaches of global public health. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the new edition of the encyclopedia combines complementary scientific fields of enquiry, linking biomedical research with the social and life sciences, to address the three major themes of public health research: disease, health processes and disciplines. The Encyclopedia will contribute to the understanding of and help to solve real-world problems in global and local health, through a multidisciplinary and comprehensive approach. Covering all dimensions of the field, from details of specific diseases to the organization of social insurance agencies, the articles included cover the fundamental research areas of health promotion, economics and epidemiology, as well as specific diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and reproductive health. Additional articles on the history of public health, global issues, research priorities, and health and human rights, make this work an indispensable resource for students, health researchers and practitioners alike. Provides the most comprehensive, high-level, internationally focused reference work available on public healthAn invaluable resource for researchers familiar with the field as well as non-experts requiring easy-to-find relevant global information and greater understanding the wider issuesInterdisciplinary coverage across all aspects of public health. Incorporates biomedical and health social science issues and perspectivesInternational focus: through an international author base of domain experts, the work provides a complete and global picture of public health issues INDICE: Subject areas covered:AgingAnthropology/ SociologyAt-Risk PopulationsCancerCardiovascularChild & Adolescent HealthConsumerism/ Education/ OutreachDiet/ Obesity/ Physical InactivityEconomics/ FinanceEmerging and Re-Emerging DiseasesEnvironmental / OccupationalEpidemiology/ DemographyEthical and Legal IssuesGlobal IssuesHealth ServicesHealth SystemsHistory of Public HealthInfectious DiseasesInjuries and ViolenceMalnutrition, Infections and PovertyMeasurement and ModellingNeurological DisordersParasitic DiseasesPolicyPsychology/ PsychiatryRespiratory DiseasesSensory, GI, and OtherSexual & Reproductive HealthTobacco/ Alcohol / Drugs
- ISBN: 978-0-12-803678-5
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 4394
- Fecha Publicación: 12/11/2016
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés