Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health

Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health
ISBN-10
019881013X
ISBN-13
9780198810131
Series
Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health
Category
Medical
Pages
1687
Language
English
Published
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Authors
Roger Detels, Martin Gulliford, Quarraisha Abdool Karim

Description

Sixth edition of the hugely successful, internationally recognised textbook on global public health and epidemiology comprehensively covering the scope, methods, and practice of the discipline.

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