Autorentext

Adetokunbo O. Lucas, Adjunct Professor of International Health, Harvard University, USA; Visiting Professor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, UK; Formerly Professor, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Herbert M. Gilles, Emeritus Professor, University of Liverpool, UK; Visiting Professor of Public Health, University of Malta; Formerly Professor & Dean, LSTM, Liverpool, UK and Formerly Professor, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Dr Timothy O'Dempsey, Director of Humanitarian Studies and Senior Lecturer in Clinical Tropical Medicine, Liverpool School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK Dr Taofeek Ibrahim, Senior Lecturer, Department of Community Health, College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University & Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria

Klappentext

First published in 1973, this well-established textbook offers medical students and junior doctors a readable introduction to the principles of public health with special reference to situations in the developing countries of the tropics. This fifth edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect recent advances in public health. It retains the popular approach of previous editions in stressing basic principles illustrated by selected examples pertinent to the regions in question. The book focuses on both communicable and non-communicable diseases and covers gender-specific issues as well as health systems, health promotion, and health economics.

Inhalt

Concepts in Public Health and Preventive Medicine. Health Statistics: Information for Health. Epidemiology. Communicable Diseases: Infections Through The Gastro-Intestinal Tract. Infections Through Skin And Mucous Membranes. Infections Through The Respiratory Tract. Arthropod-Borne Infections. Non-Communicable Disease: Health In Transition. Nutritional Disorders. Organization of Health Services. Approaches to Economic Evaluation. Family Health. Environmental Health. Health Promotion and Education. International Health Co-Operation.