Health studies
Subtitle: an introduction
By: [edited by] Jennie Naidoo, Jane Wills
Edition: 3rd edition.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 476
ISBN-13: 9781137348678
Subjects: Health Services Administration; Socioeconomic Factors; Health Services Research; Attitude to Health
Work titles: Health studies (Naidoo)
Description: "Health Studies: an Introduction is a comprehensive introduction to health and illness, approaches to healthcare, and the psychological, social and environmental factors that influence public and personal health. This thoroughly revised edition includes new chapters on geography & physiology, and increased coverage of global health issues"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Introduction1. Human Biology and Health2. History and Health3. Epidemiology and Health4. Health Psychology5. Sociology and Health6. Geography and Health7. Cultural Studies and Anthropology8. Politics and Health9. Social Policy and Health10. Organisation and Management of Health and Health Care11. Health Economics12. Ethics and Law.