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Tuberculosis: An Interdisciplinary Perspective - Hardcover

 
9781860941436: Tuberculosis: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1860941435 ISBN 13: 9781860941436
Publisher: Imperial College Press, 1999

Synopsis

The fact that the World Health Organization has declared tuberculosis a “global emergency” indicates the serious inadequacy of the ways in which the control methods at our disposal are used. Several books on tuberculosis have been published in recent years, but none have taken a deep and detailed look at the “holistic” aspects of global tuberculosis control, even though international agencies are increasingly aware of the importance of the numerous factors other than the design and efficacy of therapeutic drug regimens. This unique book fills that gap. Although it deals specifically with tuberculosis, the principles outlined and discussed are relevant to many other areas of global medicine, including the ever-growing problem of HIV/AIDS.The book is aimed principally at those involved in the design, establishment and management of disease control programmes at international, national and local levels, and also at a more general readership of epidemiologists, public health officers, community psychologists, and others interested in understanding the human dimension of disease control.

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Synopsis

The fact that the World Health Organization has declared tuberculosis a "global emergency" indicates the serious inadequacy of the ways in which the control methods at our disposal are used. International agencies are increasingly aware of the importance of the numerous factors other than the design and efficacy of therapeutic drug regimens. This study takes a look at the holistic aspects of global tuberculosis control. Although it deals specifically with tuberculosis, the principles outlined and discussed are relevant to many other areas of global medicine, including the ever-growing problem of HIV/AIDS.

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Publisher
Imperial College Press
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1860941435
ISBN 13 
9781860941436
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
528
Editor
Grange John M, Porter John D H