| Human Physical Health Contributor(s): Taylor, Dennis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521313066 ISBN-13: 9780521313063 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1991 Annotation: This series in intended for those students following advanced level social biology and related syllabuses. Each text deals with a specific topic area and the series as a whole provides a stimulating introduction to a subject of growing importance. The control of disease and the active encouragement of good health is a major priority of nations worldwide. This book gives a detailed study of a number of diseases and health problems from which common themes and underlying principles emerge. Details of transmission, treatment and control are covered as well as epidemiology and sociooeconomic factors - particularly the implications of AIDS. Topics range from infectious diseases, pulmonary disease and malaria to immunology, transplantation and physical fitness. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Reference - Medical | Diseases - Science | Life Sciences - Biology |
| Dewey: 610 |
| Series: Cambridge Social Biology Topics |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.02" W x 8.64" (0.49 lbs) 132 pages |