War and Public Health (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

The first comprehensive examination of the relationship between war and public health, this book documents the public health consequences of war and describes what health professionals can do to minimise these consequences. It explores the effects of war on health, human rights, and the environment. The health and environmental impact of both conventional weapons and weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons) is described in chapters that cover the consequences of their production, testing, maintenance, use, and disposal. Separate chapters cover especially vulnerable populations, such as women, children, and refugees. In-depth descriptions of specific military conflicts, including the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, and wars in Central America provide striking illustrations of the issues covered in other chapters. A series of chapters explores the roles of health professionals and of organisations during war, and in preventing war and its consequences. This revised second edition includes seven new chapters, including one on landmines by the Nobel Prize-winning founding director of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2008
First published:	December 2007
Editors:	Barry S. Levy (Adjunct Professor of Community Health) • Victor W. Sidel (Distinguished University Professor of Social Medicine)
Dimensions:	242 x 160 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	480
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-531118-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Social impact of disasters > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-531118-3
Barcode:	9780195311181

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