Understanding the Global Dimensions of Health
- ISBN-10
- 0387241035
- ISBN-13
- 9780387241036
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-02-15
- Publisher
- Springer Science & Business Media
- Author
- P.B. Mansourian
Description
-The editor and his contributors are prestigious in the global health community, many holding positions as affiliated with the World Health Organization. Also, Gunn is a head of the Society for Humanitarian Medicine. -Will appeal as a high level policy book in public health and health courses.
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