Epidemiology

Sick Societies: Responding to the global challenge of chronic disease

Who It SuitsBest fit: medicine readers, medical students, clinicians, and healthcare library buyers. It may also work for institutional collections where medical books are bought for repeated consultation rather than one-time reading.Editorial SummaryThis is the sort of medica...

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Who It Suits

Best fit: medicine readers, medical students, clinicians, and healthcare library buyers. It may also work for institutional collections where medical books are bought for repeated consultation rather than one-time reading.

Editorial Summary

This is the sort of medical book buyers usually choose for a course, department shelf, exam cycle, or specialty reference need. It does not need a dramatic pitch; the subject matter does most of the work.

Study Value

A sensible reading path is selective: start with the chapter that solves the immediate problem, then widen out for context.

Depth and Format

The tone is best approached as professional reference material. It should reward readers who need precise terminology and a clear route back to the subject later.

Book Details

Author David Stuckler, Karen Siegel
Publisher OUP Oxford
Publication Date October 20, 2011
Language English
Print Length 774 pages
ISBN-13 978-0191621055
Format Paperback