Infections, chronic disease, and the epidemiological transition : a new perspective /

Examines the ongoing, worldwide epidemiological transition from acute infectious diseases to chronic diseases as the predominant causes of death, presenting a new theory on how chronic diseases have developed.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mercer, Alex (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2014.
Series:Rochester studies in medical history ; vol. 31.
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Summary:Examines the ongoing, worldwide epidemiological transition from acute infectious diseases to chronic diseases as the predominant causes of death, presenting a new theory on how chronic diseases have developed.
Item Description:Books at JSTOR Evidence Based Acquisitions
Project MUSE Universal EBA Ebooks
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 338 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781580468718
1580468713
ISSN:1526-2715 ;