Understanding Global Health

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Medical Writings: Book Notes16 September 2008Understanding Global HealthC. Donald Combs, PhDC. Donald Combs, PhDFrom Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-149-6-200809160-00024 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Understanding Global HealthMarkle W, Fisher M, Smego, R. 384 pages. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2007. $36.95. ISBN 9780071487849. Order at www.mhprofessional.com.Field of medicine: Global health.Format: Softcover book.Audience: Clinicians, medical professionals, and students with an interest in global health.Purpose: To provide health professionals with a readable, authoritative, and practical volume that will help them understand current and future global health problems.Content: Chapters are organized from general consideration of global health to more specific consideration of such issues as environmental health, nutrition, injury, HIV/AIDS, emerging diseases, aging populations, and chronic illness. Each chapter begins with learning objectives ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 16 September 2008Volume 149, Issue 6Page: 440KeywordsEnvironmental healthGlobal healthHealth careHealth economicsNutritionObstetrics and gynecologyPopulation statisticsPrevention, policy, and public healthPrimary careSoftware tools ePublished: 16 September 2008 Issue Published: 16 September 2008 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2008 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...