Christopher Dye

The Great Health Dilemma

Is Prevention Better Than Cure?

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This resource provides a concise and articulate critique of this age-old dilemma with practical suggestions for its resolution.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 134mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 304g
• ISBN-13: 9780198853824
• ISBN-10: 0198853823
• Artikelnr.: 61262708

Autorenporträt

Chris Dye began professional life as a biologist and ecologist (BA York 1978) but postgraduate research on mosquitoes (DPhil Oxford 1982) led to a career in epidemiology and public health. He is currently Professor of Epidemiology at Oxford University where he is working to make a stronger case for prevention in public health. He is a Fellow of The UK Royal Society, the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Royal Society of Biology.

Inhaltsangabe

1: History of a hypothesis
2: The problem of prevention
3: The affordable dream
4: Unlikely disasters
5: Normal ways to die
6: The burden of choice
7: The culture of conveniences
8: Our children s children
9: Future positive
Epilogue