
Encyclopedia of Public Health
Volume 1: A - H Volume 2: I - Z
Editors: Kirch, Wilhelm (Ed.)
- Comprehensive: Includes over 2,500 entries, including review-style articles, in-depth essays and short definitions, plus numerous figures and tables
- Accessible and user-friendly: A to Z format provides easy access to the content of this relevant and extensive reference tool
- Clear language makes the contents accessible
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- About this book
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The Encyclopedia of Public Health presents the most important definitions, principles and general perspectives of public health, written by experts of the different fields. The work includes more than 2,500 entries in alphabetical order. Entries comprise review-style articles (synopses), detailed essays and short definitions. Extensive cross referencing and hyperlinking offers an easy to use web of knowledge in Public Health.
Solidly structured and inclusive, this two-volume reference is an invaluable tool for clinical scientists and practitioners in academia, health care and industry, as well as students and teachers.
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From the reviews:
"The text was developed by 23 editors representing subfields of public health, along with 150 contributors … . Academic libraries with extensive public health collections will benefit from owning this well-written set. … Summing Up: … Lower-level undergraduates and above." (U. Ellis, Choice, Vol. 46 (4), December, 2009)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Encyclopedia of Public Health
- Book Subtitle
- Volume 1: A - H Volume 2: I - Z
- Editors
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- Wilhelm Kirch
- Copyright
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
- Distribution Rights
- Distribution rights for India: Atlantic Pub. & Distr. (P) Ltd., New Delhi, India
- eReference ISBN
- 978-1-4020-5614-7
- Print ISBN
- 978-1-4020-5613-0
- Print + eBook ISBN
- 978-1-4020-5615-4
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- LII, 1601
- Topics