The Return of the White Plague

Informationen zum Autor Alimuddin Zumla is the Professor of Infectious Diseases and International Health at the Royal Free and University College Medical School. Matthew Gandy teaches geography at University College London and has published widely on urban and environmental issues. Klappentext The dramatic increase since the 1980s in the global prevalence of tuberculosis is a story of medical failure. This collection provides an international survey of current thought on the spread and control of tuberculosis, covering historical, social, political, and medical aspects. Zusammenfassung This collection of essays provides an international survey of current thought on the spread and control of tuberculosis! covering historical! social! political and medical aspects.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Grandy, Alimuddin Zumla
• Assisted by: Matthew Gandy (Editor), Alimuddin Zumla (Editor)
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.08.2003
• EAN: 9781859846698
• ISBN: 978-1-85984-669-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 166 mm x 242 mm x 32 mm
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine