Oxford textbook of public health.
Textbook of public health
- 5th ed. / edited by Roger Detels ... [et al.].
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
- xxvi, 1769 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
- Oxford medical publications .
This ed. originally published: 2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The scope of public health -- Section 1.The development of the discipline of public health -- Section 2.Determinants of health and disease -- Section 3.Public health policies -- Section 4.Public health law and ethics -- The methods of public health -- Section 3.Information systems and sources of intelligence -- Section 6.Epidemiological and biostatistical approaches -- Section 7.Social science techniques -- Section 8.Enviromental and occupational health sciences -- The practice of public health -- Section 9.Major health problems -- Section 10.Prevention and control of public health hazards -- Section 11.Public health needs of population groups -- Section 12.Public health functions.
A fifth edition of the hugely successful, internationally recognised textbook on public health and epidemiology, comprehensively covering the scope, methods and practice of the discipline.
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