Synopses & Reviews
This volume traces the history of disease and addresses every significant human malady.
Review
"The Cambridge World History of Human Disease is probably the single most valuable reference work for any scholar of human health and medicine....[T]his work covers an enormous range of biology, history, anthropology, and epidemiology with impressive depth." Lawrence M. Schell et al., American Journal of Human Biology"The publication of this epoch-making book testifies to the range and the maturity of contemporary scholarship in the history of medicine. It will quickly become indispensable to students of epidemiology and related fields." Gary B. Ferngren, New England Journal of Medicine
Synopsis
'The Cambridge World History of Human Disease' includes: Medicine and Disease: An Overview; Changing Concepts of Health and Disease; Medical Specialties and Disease Prevention; Measuring Health; The History of Human Disease in the World Outside Asia; The History of Human Disease in Asia; The Geography of Human Disease; and Major Human Diseases Past and Present.
Table of Contents
Part I. Medicine and Disease: An Overview: Part II. Changing Concepts of Health and Disease: Part III. Medical Specialities and Disease Prevention: Part IV. Measuring Health: Part V. The History of Human Disease in the World Outside Asia: Part VI. The History of Human Disease in Asia: Part VII. The Geography of Human Disease: Part VIII. The Major Human Diseases Past and Present.