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The Origins of Human Disease

Thomas McKeown (Author)

9780631179382, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 1 March 1991

240 pages
22.7 x 15.4 x 1.8 cm, 0.369 kg

This book is a history of the diseases of humankind and their causes from earliest times to the present day. It is a tour de force drawing upon the author's extensive work on the history of infection, as well upon evidence drawn from archaeology, history and demography.

Part One: Disease History

1. Hunting and Gathering

2. Agriculture

3. Industry

Part Two: Disease Origins, Introduction

4. Prenatal Diseases

5. Diseases Due to Deficiencies and Hazards: Diseases of Poverty

6. Diseases Due to Maladaptation and Hazards: Diseases of Affluence

Part Three: Disease Control, Introduction

7. Prenatal Diseases

8. Diseases of Poverty

9. Diseases of Affluence

Conclusions.

Subject Areas: History [HB]
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