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A disturbing report of the current global crisis of new and resurgent diseases. This account investigates how and why diseases such as AIDS, ... More

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From Ebola to Swine Flu and SARS to Rocky Mountain spotted fever, this handbook covers 50 of the world's most significant plagues, pandemics and ... More

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This text presents the story of the 1918 flu epidemic and discusses current scientific efforts to isolate the particular strain that was so virulent, ... More

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Where did HIV really come form? What happens when bacteria become resistant to all known antibiotics? Why do researchers dread working the Ebola ... More

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Most previous research work on antisocial conduct disorders in children has not separated children with hyperkinesis caused by dysfunction of the ... More

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Ebola, Lassa Fever, AIDS--few natural disasters inspire such utter panic as a rampaging virus. In this gripping, true account of the war against ... More

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Most of the deadliest known infectious diseases are either spreading or becoming drug resistant, and dozens of previously unknown diseases have ... More

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Based on an exhibition by the Wellcome Tropical Medicine Institute, this is an illustrative treatment of one of the world's major health problems, ... More

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Applying the author's many years of clinical and teaching experience to make the principles and methods of epidemiology easy to understand, this ... More

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This text is intended for those who wish to understand the complex relationships between diet and risks of important diseases, such as cancer and ... More

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Physical Activity and Health explains clearly, systematically and in detail the relationships between physical activity, health and disease, and ... More

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Successfully Tested In The Authors' Courses At Boston University And Harvard University, This Text Combines Theory And Practice In Presenting ... More

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This brilliant guide to medical informatics is an easy to read overview of the basic concepts of information and communication technologies in ... More

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"A timely, fair-minded and crisply written account." New York Times Book Review

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Infectious diseases are a global hazard that puts every nation and every person at risk. The recent SARS outbreak is a prime example. Knowing neither ... More

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Designing Clinical Research sets the standard for providing a practical guide to planning, tabulating, formulating, and implementing clinical ... More

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This text helps students, practitioners and researchers better understand the medical literature by teaching them how to effectively analyze and ... More

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Incorporating the latest guidelines from major organizations, including the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, this book offers clinicians a ... More

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Occupational epidemiology has emerged as a distinct subdiscipline of epidemiology and occupational medicine, addressing fundamental public health and ... More

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Designed for medical students, junior doctors, practising physicians, and indeed anyone who reads medical literature, this book acts as a guide to ... More

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