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_aUnderstanding the global dimensions of health / _c[edited by] S. William A. Gunn ... [et al]. |
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_aNew York : _bSpringer, _cc2005. |
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_axiii, 303 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm. |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | _aContents Introduction Section I: Fundamentals 1. A brief history of advances towards health John Last 2. The health, poverty and development merry-go-round: the tribulations of WHO Socrates Litsios 3. Old and new pestilences Andrew A. Arata 4. Value systems and healthcare ethics Bernard M. Dickens 5. World health: a mobilizing utopia? M. Manciaux T. M. Fliedner Section II: Systems 6. Health policies versus public policies Andrzej Wojtczak 7. A medicine based on evidence J. Szczerban 8. The promise of technology P. B. Mansourian 9. Critical inquiries on technology utilization Arminee Kazanjian 10. Therapeutic patient education for chronic diseases Jean-Philippe Assal Section III: The Dynamics 11. The humanitarian imperative in major health crises and disasters S. W. A. Gunn 12. Dealing with global infectious disease emergencies David L. Heymann 13. Knowledge-based methodologies in the health sector B. McA. Sayers Juan J. Angulo 14. Food safety - a pressing public health and economic issue Fritz Kaferstein 15. Future health in an ageing world A. Michael Davies Section IV: The Controversies 16. Disease and health in the cultural context Assen Jablensky 17. Global issues and health interactions: reflexions from the south A. P. R. Aluwihare 18. The coming storm: health system planning versus free market enterprise Anthony Piel 19. Education, understanding, and eudaemonia: a contrarian view on global health Gerhard W. Brauer Postscript 'The Present and the Future of Global Health' A. Michael Davies The Contributors Index | ||
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| 700 | 1 | _aGunn, S. William. | |
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_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0663/2004065388-d.html |
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_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0824/2004065388-t.html |
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