It includes not only a wide-ranging overview of Western medicine, but also an introduction to the rich and varied medical traditions of the near and far East. The Cambridge World History of Human Disease . Cambridge University Press, New York, 1993. An effective survey of the history and conceptualization of disease and epidemiology from various cultural traditions and geographic areas. Includes detailed histories of 158 specific diseases.
Emphasis is given to Western medicine.
Medical Economics 145. Cost Effectiveness in Health and Medicine . Oxford University Press, New York, 1996. This book is an examination discussing the justifications for doing cost-effective analyses. It provides clear guidance about how these analyses should be done and how articles reporting them should be evaluated.