Radiation and Health

While many people argue that health is a definable and measurable quantity, characteristically expressing it in a negative way via mortality or morbidity statistics, Mayneord argues that the patterns of life throughout the world vary so greatly that no standard can be set for all people, or even for the same people at different times

List of contents

Introduction; I: The nature, origin and effects of radiation; 1: Radiation and the Metabolism of Radioactive Materials; 2: The Biological Effects of Radiation, Somatic and Genetic; 3: Natural Radioactivity and its Significance; 4: Artificial Radioactivity; 5: Ionizing Radiation of Miscellaneous Origin; II: Some social problems in the control of radiation; 6: Some Problems of Nomenclature; 7: Maximum Permissible Levels of Radiation; 8: Comparative Risks and Advantages; Summary

About the author

Leo Kuper

Summary

While many people argue that health is a definable and measurable quantity, characteristically expressing it in a negative way via mortality or morbidity statistics, Mayneord argues that the patterns of life throughout the world vary so greatly that no standard can be set for all people, or even for the same people at different times

Product details

• Authors: Leo Kuper, Leo Mayneord Kuper, William Mayneord
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.09.2017
• EAN: 9781138531413
• ISBN: 978-1-138-53141-3
• No. of pages: 142
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General