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The rapidly evolving world of global health and medicine-in the palm of your hand Understanding Global Healthis the groundbreaking, go-to primer that puts global health and its many challenges into sharp focus like no other text. Written with the nonspecialist in mind, this powerful resource expertly reviews all the core topics that you must know in order to thrive in this decentralized new global health environment. It's all here: unique, authoritative coverage of public health concepts, plus insights into infectious diseases and clinical medicine-everything you need to truly comprehend how global medicine is dramatically affecting today's practice of medicine-and to prepare for your role in it.

William Markle, MD
Department of Family Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Melanie Fisher, MD, MSc
Department of Internal Medicine
R.C. Byrd Health Science Center
West Virginia Unversity School of Medicine
Morgantown, WV

Ray Smego, MD
Department of Internal Medicine
R.C. Byrd Health Science Center
West Virginia Unversity School of Medicine
Morgantown, WV

Global Health Past, Present And Future
The Global Burden Of Disease
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Surveilance
The Health of Women Mothers and Children
Environmental Health in the Global Context
Nutrition
Primary Care In Global Health
Tuberculosis And Hiv/Aids
War, Catastrophes, Displaced Persons, Refugees and Terrorism
Injury and Global Health
Aging Populations and Chronic Illness
Emerging Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance
Global Health Communications, Social Marketing and Emerging Information Technologies
Economics and Global Health
Health Systems, Management and Organization in Low And Middle Income Countries
Global Health Ethics
Education and Careers In Global Health
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Understanding Global Health

Understanding Global Health

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