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The development of modern epidemiology : personal reports from those who were there / edited by Walter W. Holland, Jørn Olsen and Charles du V. Florey.
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- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International Epidemiological Association.
- Epidemiology--History.
- Epidemiology.
- International Epidemiological Association--History.
- Epidemiologists--Biography.
- Epidemiologists.
- History.
- Epidemiology--history.
- Medical Subjects:
- Epidemiology.
- Epidemiology--history.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 456 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- This book marks the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the International Epidemiological Association (IEA). It is a unique compendium by the world's leading epidemiologists, discussing how they were seduced into the field, how the subject has developed in the past 50 years, and how it can be (and has been) applied to the control of common conditions and threats to public health. Five distinct sections guide the reader through the wealth of material: 1. Gives an historical account of concepts and ideas, and the current importance of epidemiology to global health issues and to organizations such as the WHO. 2. Illustrates the advances and contributions to epidemiological knowledge and the control of disease in specific areas such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, tuberculosis, maternal and child health, war and disasters, and new infectious diseases. 3. Outlines the use of epidemiology in cognate domains such as public health, health services, occupational and environmental medicine, social epidemiology, and nutrition. 4. Discusses methodological developments such as statistics, information sources, investigation of disease outbreaks, and clinical epidemiology. 5. Examines how the subject has developed internationally, with perspectives on regions such as the Americas, Poland, Spain, Eastern Mediterranean, New Zealand, China, Thailand, and Japan. This remarkable insight into how epidemiology has influenced global health policies and contributed to improvements in health is essential reading for both existing and aspiring epidemiologists. Public health professionals of all levels and health managers will also find this material of interest.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Setting the scene (largely) from the UK point of view
- Epidemiological methods and concepts in the nineteenth century and their influences on the twentieth century
- Epidemiological concepts pre- 1950 and their relation to work in the second half of the century
- Epidemiology and world health
- Development of the epidemiology of cancer
- Cardiovascular disease epidemiology of cancer
- Cardiovascular disease epidemiology
- Chronic respiratory disease epidemiology
- The epidemiological study of mental disorders since the beginning of the twentieth century
- Perinatal epidemiology
- Epidemiology in war and disasters
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Tuberculosis
- Malaria
- Public health and epidemiology
- Health services research and epidemiology
- Occupational epidemiology
- Social epidemiology
- Nutritional epidemiology
- Theoretical developments
- Outbreak investigations
- Data sources and their utilization
- Development of modern epidemiology: clinical epidemiology
- Epidemiological methods: a view from the Americas
- Epidemiology as a common European endeavour
- Epidemiological methods: a view from Africa
- The development of epidemiology in New Zealand and the South Pacific
- Epidemiological methods: a view from East Mediterranean
- Epidemiological methods: a view from China
- The development of modern epidemiology in the East
- Epidemiological methods: a view from north Asia/Japan
- Health transitions in Mexico and Central America: implications for health policy
- The development of epidemiology: the United States of America
- Poland: Pt. I. Development of epidemiology of non-communicable diseases in Poland
- Pt. II. Epidemiology, prevention, and control of infectious diseases in Poland in the twentieth century
- Epidemiology and public health in Finland and Scandinavia- development and current state
- History of modern epidemiology: Italy
- The development of epidemiology: Spain.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780198569541
- 0198569548
- OCLC:
- 85498543
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
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