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The development of modern epidemiology : personal reports from those who were there / edited by Walter W. Holland, Jrn Olsen and Charles du V. Florey.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Epidemiology--History.
- Epidemiology.
- Epidemiologists--Biography.
- Epidemiologists.
- International Epidemiological Association--History.
- International Epidemiological Association.
- Epidemiology--history.
- Medical Subjects:
- International Epidemiological Association.
- Epidemiology.
- Epidemiology--history.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (471 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Marking the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the International Epidemiological Association, this is a compendium by the world's leading epidemiologists of how the subject has developed in the past 50 years.
- Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; Section 1: History and setting the scene; 1 Introduction; 2 Setting the scene (largely from the UK point of view); 3 Epidemiological methods and concepts in the nineteenth century and their influences on the twentieth century; 4 Epidemiological concepts pre-1950 and their relation to work in the second half of the century; 5 Epidemiology and world health; Section 2: Specific disease areas of concern; 6 Development of the epidemiology of cancer; 7 Cardiovascular disease epidemiology; 8 Chronic respiratory disease epidemiology
- 9 The epidemiological study of mental disorders since the beginning of the twentieth century10 Perinatal epidemiology; 11 Epidemiology in war and disasters; 12 Emerging infectious diseases; 13 Tuberculosis; 14 Malaria; Section 3: Applications and role of epidemiology in related domains; 15 Public health and epidemiology; 16 Health services research and epidemiology; 17 Occupational epidemiology; 18 Social epidemiology; 19 Nutritional epidemiology; Section 4: Methodology; 20 Theoretical developments; 21 Outbreak investigations; 22 Data sources and their utilization
- 23 Development of modern epidemiology: clinical epidemiologySection 5: Regions and countries; 24 Epidemiological methods: a view from the Americas; 25 Epidemiology as a common European endeavour; 26 Epidemiological methods: a view from Africa; 27 The development of epidemiology in New Zealand and the South Pacific; 28 Epidemiological methods: a view from East Mediterranean; 29 Epidemiological methods: a view from China; 30 The development of modern epidemiology in the East; 31 Epidemiological methods: a view from north Asia/Japan
- 32 Health transitions in Mexico and Central America: implications for health policy33 The development of epidemiology: the United States of America; 34 Poland; I: Development of epidemiology of non-communicable diseases in Poland; II: Epidemiology, prevention, and control of infectious diseases in Poland in the twentieth century; 35 Epidemiology and public health in Finland and Scandinavia-development and current state; 36 History of modern epidemiology: Italy; 37 The development of epidemiology: Spain; Name Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Subject IndexA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-156697-7
- 1-283-57969-3
- 9786613892140
- OCLC:
- 922971320
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