Provides information on the major issues, challenges, methods, and approaches of global public health. Covers all dimensions of the field, from details of specific diseases to the organization of social insurance agencies.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Editorial Advisory Board.
Editorial Board.
Subject Classification.
Contents.
Preface.
Foreword 1.
Foreword 2.
Contributors.
Guide to Use of the Encyclopedia.
Abortion.
Active Life Expectancy.
Acute Care Hospitals.
Adenoviruses.
Adolescent Health.
Adolescents.
Agenda Setting in Public Health Policy.
Aging, Physical Activity and Health.
Agricultural Health and Safety.
AIDS, Epidemiology and Surveillance.
AIDS: Overview.
Alcohol Consumption: Overview of International Trends.
