Measles: an historical geography of a major human viral disease from global expansion to local retreat, 1840–1990 - Andrew Cliff, Peter Haggett, Matthew Smallman-Raynor
From Global Expansion to Local Retreat, 1840-1990
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This book on measles written by three geographers
is undoubtedly the most comprehensive account on
measles published to this date. The book is a goldmine
for "measiologists" and people interested in infectious
diseases.
462 pagina's
Hardcover
is undoubtedly the most comprehensive account on
measles published to this date. The book is a goldmine
for "measiologists" and people interested in infectious
diseases.
462 pagina's
Hardcover
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1993Uitgever: Blackwell Publishing Limited350 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0631162356ISBN-13: 9780631162353Koop dit boek tweedehands
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This major worldwide study of the disease is in three parts. In Part One, Measles traces the aggressive spread of this Old World disease in the last century, following the settlement of the Americas and the opening up of Australasia. Part Two of the book looks at the disease in its heyday, as a major worldwide killer in the first half of this century. Part Three traces the rolling back of the map over the last thirty years with mass vaccination programmes reducing the impact of measles, first in the United ...
