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ISBN 10: 0415085292 ISBN 13: 9780415085298

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1994

Health and Development presents a broad and detailed description of the multifaceted aspects of health and development across the globe. People are living longer, their lifestyles are changing and so too are the diseases from which they suffer. Recession in the North and debt servicing in the South have reduced public expenditure on health and welfare. The links between regional, economic and environmental factors and the health of a population are becoming clearer. Does development mean a longer life of lower quality? Always alive to both the global and the local implications, the authors focus in particular on the critical issues surrounding environmental impact, the interaction of poverty and health, socio-cultural factors in HIV/AIDS transmission, the use of traditional and community health care resources and women's health.

From the Back Cover:

'Health And Development' presents a broad yet detailed description of the multifaceted aspects of health and development across the globe. Always alert to the global and local implications, the authors focus in particular on the critical issues surrounding environmental impact, the interaction of poverty and health, socio-cultural factors in HIV/AIDS transmission, the use of traditional and community health care resources, and women's health.

Review:

"This ambitious assembly of knowledge is invaluable to anyone working in development . .."
-"The Lancet