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Product Description: The essays commissioned for this book analyze the impact of city living on health, focusing primarily on conditions in the United States. With 16 chapters by 24 internationally recognized experts, the book introduces an ecological approach to the study of the health of urban populations...read more
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9780826515117 | Vanderbilt Univ Pr, April 30, 2006, cover price $79.95
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9780826515124 | Vanderbilt Univ Pr, June 15, 2006, cover price $34.95 | About this edition: The essays commissioned for this book analyze the impact of city living on health, focusing primarily on conditions in the United States.
The editors are two of the most prominent researchers in this area. Both are at the Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies. David Vlahov is particularly visible and known as the editor of the Journal of Urban Health. Sandro Galea is very prominent for his research on urban health; in particularly, research done on PTSD and children post-9/11. Thorough analysis of different populations in urban settings and specific health considerations Useful section on methods for the research audience. Applied in nature with section on prevention and interventions There are over 100 urban health centers in North America and there are no thorough, up-to-date ressources.
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9780387239941 | Springer Verlag, July 1, 2005, cover price $119.00 | About this edition: The editors are two of the most prominent researchers in this area.
9789990159431 | Springer Verlag, July 1, 2005, cover price $0.02
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9780387857701 | 1 edition (Springer Verlag, November 24, 2008), cover price $59.99
Product Description: This volume addresses the interface of two major national problems: the epidemic of HIV-AIDS and the widespread use of illegal injection drugs. Should communities have the option of giving drug users sterile needles or bleach for cleaning needs in order to reduce the spread of HIV? Does needle distribution worsen the drug problem, as opponents of such programs argue? Do they reduce the spread of other serious diseases, such as hepatitis? Do they result in more used needles being carelessly discarded in the community? The panel takes a critical look at the available data on needle exchange and bleach distribution programs, reaches conclusions about their efficacy, and offers concrete recommendations for public policy to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS...read more
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9780309052962 | Natl Academy Pr, June 1, 1995, cover price $37.95 | About this edition: This volume addresses the interface of two major national problems: the epidemic of HIV-AIDS and the widespread use of illegal injection drugs.
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