Infectious diseases: a geographical analysis: emergence and re-emergence
Auteur :
Cliff, A. D. / Smallman-Raynor, M.R. / Haggett, P. / Stroup, D.F. / Thacker, S.B.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199244737
Date de publication :
30 juil. 2009
Dimensions :
24,2 x 16,3 x 4,4 cm
Poids :
1257 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book is a world geography of emerging diseases from antiquity to the present day. The last four decades of human history have seen the emergence of an unprecedented number of 'new' infectious diseases. This book looks at the epidemiological and geographical conditions which underpin disease emergence.