Epidemiology and community medicine
Material type: TextPublication details: New York Appleton-Century-Crofts 1974Description: x, 470pISBN:- 0-8385-2220-3
- WA 105 .K37 1994
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Book | AMREF INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (AMIU) LIBRARY | WA 105 .K37 1994 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 06185 |
Addresses community health and the various measures that are applied to prevent and control diseases. The interaction between psychological and somatic processes with diseases is discussed providing epidemiologic descriptions and community diagnosis. Illustrative examples are used to explain the relationship between infection, disease and community health mentioning the community determinants of health and disease. It also explains how community medicine is integrated into primary health care.
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