Maxcy-Rosenau-Last public health & preventive medicine /

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Edition:14th ed.
Imprint:Stamford, Conn. : Appleton & Lange, c1998.
Description:xxviii, 1291 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3296040
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Varying Form of Title:Public health & preventive medicine
Public health and preventive medicine
Other authors / contributors:Maxcy, Kenneth F. (Kenneth Fuller), 1889-1966
Rosenau, M. J. (Milton Joseph), 1869-1946.
Last, John M., 1926-
Wallace, Robert B., 1942-
ISBN:0838561853 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Historical Note
  • Section I. Public Health Methods
  • 1. Public Health and Preventive Medicine: Trends and Guideposts
  • 2. Epidemiology
  • 3. Ethics and Public Health Policy
  • 4. Public Health and Population
  • 5. Public Health Informatics
  • Section II. Communicable Diseases
  • 6. Control of Communicable Diseases
  • A.. Overview
  • B.. Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • C.. Health Advice for International Travel
  • D.. Infectious and Chronic Disease Epidemiology: The Distinction Wanes
  • 7. Diseases Controlled Primarily by Vaccination
  • A.. Measles
  • B.. Mumps
  • C.. Rubella
  • D.. Pertussis
  • E.. Tetanus
  • F.. Diphtheria
  • G.. Influenza
  • H.. Pneumococcal Infections
  • I.. Haemophilus Influenzae Infections
  • J.. Varicella and Herpes Zoster
  • K.. Poliomyelitis
  • 8. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • A.. Epidemiology and Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
  • 9. Diseases Spread by Close Personal Contact
  • A.. Acute Respiratory Infections
  • B.. Viral Hepatitis
  • C.. Aseptic Meningitis and Enteroviral Infections
  • D.. Epstein-Barr Virus and Infectious Mononucleosis
  • E.. Herpes Simplex Virus
  • F.. Cytomegalovirus Infections
  • G.. Acute Gastrointestinal Infections
  • H.. Trachoma and Inclusion Conjunctivitis
  • I.. Chlamydial Pneumonia
  • J.. Streptococcal Disease
  • K.. Meningococcal Disease
  • L.. Tuberculosis
  • M.. Leprosy
  • 10. Diseases Spread by Food and Water
  • A.. Typhoid Fever
  • B.. Shigellosis
  • C.. Cholera
  • D.. Escherichia Coli Diarrhea
  • E.. Yersiniosis
  • F.. Legionellosis
  • G.. Amebiasis and Amebic Meningoenchephalitis
  • H.. Giardiasis
  • I.. Dracunculiasis
  • J.. Human Enteric Coccidial Infections
  • 11. Food Poisoning
  • 12. Control of Infections in Institutions Nosocomial Infections
  • 13. Diseases Transmitted Primarily by Arthropod Vectors
  • A.. Viral Infections
  • B.. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
  • C.. Rickettsial Infections
  • D.. Plague
  • E.. Malaria
  • F.. Lyme Disease
  • G.. Trypanosomiasis
  • H.. Leishmaniasis
  • I.. Lymphatic Filariasis
  • 14. Diseases Transmitted Primarily from Animals to Humans (Zoonoses)
  • 1.. Viruses
  • A.. Rabies
  • 2.. Bacteria
  • A.. Psittacosis
  • B.. Tularemia
  • C.. Anthrax
  • D.. Brucellosis
  • E.. Leptospirosis
  • F.. Salmonellosis
  • 3.. Protozoa
  • A.. Toxoplasmosis
  • 4.. Helminths
  • A.. Trichinellosis
  • B.. Larva Migrans Syndromes
  • 5.. Liver, Lung, and Intestinal Trematodes
  • A.. Fascioliasis and Paragonimiasis
  • B.. Clonorchiasis and Opisthorchiasis
  • 6.. Cestode Infections
  • A.. Taeniasis and Cystocercosis
  • B.. Other Cestodiases and Diphyllobothriases
  • C.. Hydatid Disease (Echinococcosis)
  • 15. Opportunistic Fungal Infections
  • 16. Other Infection-Related Diseases of Public Health Import
  • A.. Dermatophytes
  • B.. Hookworm Disease: Ancylostomiasis, Necatoriasis, Uncinariasis
  • C.. Other Intestinal Nematodes
  • D.. Schistosomiasis
  • E.. Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome
  • F.. Reye's Syndrome
  • Section III. Environmental Health
  • 17. The Status of Environmental Health
  • 18. Toxicology
  • A.. Principles of Toxicology
  • B.. Neurobehavioral Toxicity
  • C.. Environmental and Ecological Risk Assessment
  • D.. Risk Characterization
  • E.. Biomarkers
  • 19. Asbestos and Other Fibers
  • 20. Coal Workers' Lung Diseases
  • 21. Silicosis
  • 22. Health Significance of Metal Exposures
  • 23. Diseases Associated with Exposure to Chemical Substances
  • A.. Organic Compounds
  • B.. Carcinogenicity in Animals Predict Cancer Risks to Humans
  • C.. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBBs)
  • D.. Polychlorinated Dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans
  • 24. Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
  • 25. Pulmonary Responses to Gases and Particles
  • 26. Pesticides
  • 27. Illness Due to Thermal Extremes
  • 28. Ionizing Radiation
  • 29. Nonionizing Radiation
  • 30. Effects of the Physical Environment: Noise as a Health Hazard
  • 31. Ergonomics and Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • 32. Industrial Hygiene
  • 33. Surveillance, Monitoring, and Screening in Occupational Health
  • 34. Occupational Health Problems of Special Working Groups
  • A.. Workers with Disabilities
  • B.. Minority Workers and Communities
  • C.. Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
  • D.. Women Workers
  • E.. Health Hazards of Child Labor
  • F.. Workers in the Global Economy
  • 35. Occupational Safety and Health Standards
  • 36. Ensuring Food Safety
  • 37. Water Quality Management
  • 38. Solid and Radioactive Waste Disposal
  • 39. Aerospace Medicine
  • 40. Housing and Health
  • 41. Human Health in a Changing World
  • Section IV. Behavioral Factors Affecting Health
  • 42. Social Determinants of Disease
  • 43. Health Behavior
  • 44. Tobacco: Health Effects and Control
  • 45. Alcohol-Related Health Problems
  • 46. Prevention of Drug Abuse
  • 47. Community Intervention Programs
  • 48. Prevention and Health Education in Clinical, School, and Community Settings
  • Section V. Noncommunicable and Chronic Disabling Conditions
  • 49. Screening for Early and Asymptomatic Conditions
  • 50. Cancer
  • 51. Heart Disease
  • 52. Hypertension
  • 53. Renal and Urinary Tract Disease
  • 54. Diabetes
  • 55. Respiratory Disease Prevention
  • 56. Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders
  • 57. Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • 58. Neurological Disorders
  • 59. Disabling Visual Disorders
  • 60. Psychiatric Disorders
  • 61. Mental Retardation
  • 62. Prevention of Disability in Older Persons
  • 63. Genetics and the Public Health
  • 64. Nutrition in Public Health and Preventive Medicine
  • 65. Dental Public Health
  • Section VI. Health Care Planning, Organization, and Evaluation
  • 66. The American Health Care System: Structure and Function
  • 67. Structure and Function of the Public Health System in the United States
  • 68. International Health
  • 69. Public Health Law
  • 70. Public Health Management Tools
  • A.. Planning
  • B.. Public Health Leadership: Current Constraints and a Vision of the Future
  • C.. Policy Development
  • D.. Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement
  • E.. Evaluation
  • 71. Categorical Public Health Sciences
  • A.. Public Health Issues Associated with Disasters
  • B.. Maternal and Child Health
  • C.. Desmotology: The Practice of Prison Health
  • D.. Preventive Medicine Support of Military Operations
  • E.. Public Health Nursing
  • F.. Family Planning Programs and Practices: An Epidemiological Viewpoint
  • Section VII. Injury and Violence
  • 72. Injury Control: The Public Health Approach
  • 73. The Problem of Violence in the United States and Globally
  • A.. Assaultive Violence
  • B.. Woman Battering
  • C.. Rape and Sexual Assault
  • D.. Child Abuse
  • E.. Child Sexual Abuse
  • F.. Elder Abuse
  • G.. Suicide
  • Index