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"In analyzing the factors that have improved health and enhanced longevity during the last three centuries, Thomas McKeown contends that nutritional, environmental, and behavioral changes have been and will be more important than specific medical measures, especially clinical or curative"" measures. Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legac"

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Author:   Thomas McKeown
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   4762
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.397kg
ISBN:  

9780691616360

ISBN 10:   0691616361
Pages:   226
Publication Date:   14 July 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Preface to the Second Edition, pg. vii*Introduction, pg. xi*1. Evolution of Health Concepts, pg. 3*2. Inheritance, Environment and Disease, pg. 12*3. Decline of Mortality, pg. 29*4. Infectious Diseases, pg. 45*5. Non-Infective Conditions, pg. 66*6. Health in the Past, pg. 71*7. Health in the Future, pg. 79*8. Medical Achievement, pg. 91*9. Non-Personal Health Services, pg. 117*10. Clinical Services, pg. 131*11. Medical Education, pg. 143*12. Medical Research, pg. 156*13. Dream, Mirage or Nemesis?, pg. 176*14. Medicine as an Institution, pg. 190*Index, pg. 199

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