Critical issues in global health
By: C. Everett Koop, Clarence E. Pearson, M. Roy Schwarz [editors] ; foreword by Jimmy Carter
Contributors: Koop, C. Everett 1916-; Pearson, Clarence E; Schwarz, M. Roy
Edition: 1st ed
Series: The Jossey-Bass health care series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2001
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 472
Subjects: World health; World health -- Case studies; Medical geography
Genres: Case studies
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index