The New Public Health
- ISBN-10
- 0195515528
- ISBN-13
- 9780195515527
- Series
- The New Public Health
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 607
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Frances Baum
Description
This title provides a comprehensive look at the factors threatening health globally and the measures that can be taken to promote health in communities. The book argues that social, economic and environmental factors are as vital to health as biological and genetic factors.
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