Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice (Oxford Handbooks Series)
Contributors: David Pencheon (Editor); David Melzer (Editor); Muir Gray (Editor); Charles Guest (Editor)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: October 16, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Turtleback
Number of pages: 728
ISBN-13: 9780198566557
Subjects: Health systems & services; Medical care; Handbooks, manuals, etc; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Medicine, Preventive; Medical / Public Health; Reference; Public Health
First sentence: If public health is the science and art of improving the health of populations, then measuring health status and assessing the health needs of populations are the universal starting points for most of its activities.