Origins of Human Disease

Informationen zum Autor Thomas McKeown was a British physician, epidemiologist and historian of medicine. Klappentext This book is a history of the diseases of humankind and their causes from earliest times to the present day. It is a tour de force drawing upon the author's extensive work on the history of infection, as well upon evidence drawn from archaeology, history and demography. Both infectious and almost all non-communicable diseases are potentially eradicable. Just how they are and the significance of Professor McKeown's finding for health policies in developing countries, are the concluding themes of this controversial work. Zusammenfassung This book is a history of the diseases of humankind and their causes from earliest times to the present day. It is a tour de force drawing upon the authora s extensive work on the history of infection! as well upon evidence drawn from archaeology! history and demography. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part One: Disease History ; 1. Hunting and Gathering ; 2. Agriculture ; 3. Industry ; Part Two: Disease Origins! Introduction ; 4. Prenatal Diseases ; 5. Diseases Due to Deficiencies and Hazards: Diseases of Poverty ; 6. Diseases Due to Maladaptation and Hazards: Diseases of Affluence ; Part Three: Disease Control! Introduction ; 7. Prenatal Diseases ; 8. Diseases of Poverty ; 9. Diseases of Affluence ; Conclusions.

Product details

• Authors: T Mckeown, Thomas McKeown, Thomas (University of Birmingham) McKeown, McKeown Thomas
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1991
• EAN: 9780631179382
• ISBN: 978-0-631-17938-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Epidemiology & medical statistics, Anthropology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, MEDICAL / Biostatistics, MEDICAL / Epidemiology, Human biology, Medical Anthropology, Epidemiology and Medical statistics