The Economics of Infectious Disease - Jennifer A. Roberts
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Infectious diseases once considered vanquished in the developed world now represent a growing challenge to public health care systems. Not only do we face threats from new diseases, such as A.I.D.S., M.R.S.A., S.A.R.S. and Avian Flu, but old scourges, such as tuberculosis are returning in drug resistant forms. Food-borne infections are common, encompassing both common bacterial infections that are associated with gastro-enteritis and new diseases that have crossed the species barriers, such as B.S.E. and the resultant new variant C.J.D. . S.A.R.S. and Avian Flu are the newest threats and have an increasingly high public profile. These diseases present complex and as yet unresolved problems for those involved in the control of infectious disease. Jennifer Roberts and her international team present the contribution economists can make to the management and control of infectious diseases. The book leads the reader through the economic evaluation of specific diseases, chosen to reflect some of the great challenge...
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2006 Uitgever: Oxford University Press, USA 400 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0198516223 ISBN-13: 9780198516224Koop dit boek tweedehands
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