Maxcy-Rosenau-Last public health & preventive medicine.

By:

Wallace, Robert B

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : McGraw Hill, 2008.Edition: 15th edDescription: xxxiii, 1367 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:

9780071441988

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NLM classification:

WA 100 PW 2008

Summary: This trusted one-stop resource is a completely up-to-date, all-in-one public health and preventive medicine guide. Sponsored by the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine and edited and written by well-respected authorities in the range of topics covered, Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine is also an outstanding guide to additional resources of information in preparing for the board exam in preventative medicine and public health. The new edition of Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine has been completely updated to encompass many new diseases, conditions, and policy issues that continue to dramatically shape-and expand the influence of-public health and preventive medicine. New to this Edition: Important coverage of new diseases, conditions, and policy issues, including critical lessons learned from the SARS epidemic, the most recent perspectives on monkey pox, plus an increased emphasis on West Nile Virus Restructured infectious and communicable disease section that reflects the emergence of many emerging and recrudescent conditions Greater focus on existing web-based resources for further reading New information on community-based participatory research Timely new chapter on bioterrorism and preparedness Additional insights on the amelioration of disease-producing lifestyles Research-enhancing lists and catalogs based on federal and other public access databases that are relevant to public health and prevention More streamlined coverage of chemical exposures and diseases overall Essentials of the public health service delivery infrastructure

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	FNPH LIBRARY	Non-fiction	WA 100 PW 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		01832

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This trusted one-stop resource is a completely up-to-date, all-in-one public health and preventive medicine guide. Sponsored by the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine and edited and written by well-respected authorities in the range of topics covered, Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine is also an outstanding guide to additional resources of information in preparing for the board exam in preventative medicine and public health.

The new edition of Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine has been completely updated to encompass many new diseases, conditions, and policy issues that continue to dramatically shape-and expand the influence of-public health and preventive medicine.

New to this Edition:

Important coverage of new diseases, conditions, and policy issues, including critical lessons learned from the SARS epidemic, the most recent perspectives on monkey pox, plus an increased emphasis on West Nile Virus
Restructured infectious and communicable disease section that reflects the emergence of many emerging and recrudescent conditions
Greater focus on existing web-based resources for further reading
New information on community-based participatory research
Timely new chapter on bioterrorism and preparedness
Additional insights on the amelioration of disease-producing lifestyles
Research-enhancing lists and catalogs based on federal and other public access databases that are relevant to public health and prevention
More streamlined coverage of chemical exposures and diseases overall
Essentials of the public health service delivery infrastructure

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