Contributions

  • Koop, C. Everett 1916- - Contributor
  • Pearson, Clarence E - Contributor
  • Schwarz, M. Roy - Contributor

Publication

2001 - Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, California

Language

English

Word Count

118,000 words, Guess

Page Count

472 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCRA441 .C75 2001
  • LCCRA441.C75 2001
  • LCCRA441 .C75 2000
and 1 more
  • LCCRA 441 C75 2001

Description

A compendium of knowledge and thought on important health issues facing the world's populations. Contributors represent a wide range of health organizations and institutions including the World Health Organization, the National Academy of Science, the US Centers for Disease Control, and the American Public Health Association. They explore the future of international health and explain what will be required to provide adequate health and medical care worldwide, especially for underdeveloped countries. Koop, former Surgeon General of the US under President Reagan, is senior scholar of the C. Everett Koop Institute at Dartmouth College, and professor of surgery at Dartmouth Medical School.

Subjects

Genres

  • Case studies

Series Statement

  • The Jossey-Bass health care series

Other Editions

  • Critical issues in global healthJossey-Bass2001-01-01

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