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Neuroepidemiology
Elsevier Science 2012; US$ 29.95As a collection of neuroepidemiology papers, this book captures the range and excitement of the discipline. Researchers in the field have been at the forefront in the study of slow viruses, retroviral epidemiology, chronic neuroloical diseases, as well as injuries and other disabilities of the neurological system. The intersection of epidemiology,... more...
Plagues in World History
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2011; US$ 33.99Plagues in World History provides a concise, comparative world history of catastrophic infectious diseases, including plague, smallpox, tuberculosis, cholera, influenza, and AIDS. John Aberth considers not only their varied impact but also the many ways in which people have been able to influence diseases simply through their cultural attitudes. Our... more...
Handbook of Epidemiology
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2007; US$ 199.99The 'Handbook of Epidemiology' reviews the key issues and methodological approaches pertinent to the field, and also covers innovative areas such as molecular epidemiology, ethical aspects, practical field work, health systems research, quality control, and good epidemiological practice. Each chapter is written by one or more leading scientists. more...
Dread
PublicAffairs 2009; US$ 16.95Deaths from epidemic disease are rare in the developed world, yet in our technically and medically advanced society, an ever-present risk of disease has created an industry out of fear. As Philip Alcabes persuasively argues in Dread , our anxieties about epidemics often stray from the facts on the ground. In a fascinating exploration of the social... more...
Introduction to Epidemiology
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 172.00Epidemiology, one of the key disciplines in public health, is concerned with describing the patterns of diseases, identifying their causes and evaluating the effectiveness of health care and public health interventions. Such information helps to promote health and treat disease. This book introduces the key elements of epidemiological methods. more...
Epidemic
Vision Paperbacks 2009; US$ 17.99At the threshold of the third millennium, we are more vulnerable to mass epidemics than at any time in our history. Some infectious agents - MRSA, acinetobacter baumanii, Tuberculosis, HIV - are becoming resistant to nearly all available antibiotics. Differences in travel and social behaviour spread infections more widely; and, with changes in climate,... more...
Ethics and Epidemics, Volume 9
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006; US$ 99.95Part of a series that deals with papers and multi-authored volumes that advance the field of bioethics either by exploring new areas, or by taking new approaches to traditional areas, this book - divided in three sections - discusses the issues surrounding the topic in question and combines a theoretical thought process with practical application. more...
Diseases and Human Evolution
University of New Mexico Press 2007; US$ 29.95Barnes, a paleopathologist, offers general overviews of specific diseases (West Nile virus, Lyme disease, Ebola, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, cholera, etc.) and their carriers. more...
Private Health Sector Assessment in Kenya
World Bank Publications 2010; US$ 24.99Kenyas private sector is one of the most developed and dynamic in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the health sector where the leading causes of death are HIV/AIDS, acute respiratory infection, diarrheal diseases, and malaria the private commercial (for-profit) sector and the not-for-profit sector play critical roles in preventing and treating... more...
Lecture Notes: Epidemiology, Evidence-based Medicine and Public Health
Wiley 2012; US$ 39.95Translating the evidence from the bedside to populations This sixth edition of the best-selling Epidemiology, Evidence-based Medicine and Public Health Lecture Notes equips students and health professionals with the basic tools required to learn, practice and teach epidemiology and health prevention in a contemporary setting. The first section,... more...









