India and the Far East (eBook)
530 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4831-9406-6 (ISBN)
The book brings together certain data, based on surveys made for the Medical Department of the United States Army. This volume includes medical information about India, the Far East, and the Pacific area. The text aims to provide vital information to meet the problems of international health and the spread of disease.
The monograph will be of use to epidemiologists, health workers, physicians, and public health experts.
Global Epidemiology: A Geography of Disease and Sanitation, Volume I presents a survey of the medical, health, and sanitary conditions of various geographic areas of the world. The book brings together certain data, based on surveys made for the Medical Department of the United States Army. This volume includes medical information about India, the Far East, and the Pacific area. The text aims to provide vital information to meet the problems of international health and the spread of disease. The monograph will be of use to epidemiologists, health workers, physicians, and public health experts.
Front Cover 1
Global Epidemiology: A Geography of Disease and Sanitation 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 14
Dedication 6
Preface 8
Introduction 10
PART I: INDIA AND THE FAR EAST 29
CHAPTER 1. BURMA 30
Geography and Climate 30
Public Health 31
Medical Facilities 35
Diseases 37
Summary 44
BIBLIOGRAPHY 44
CHAPTER 2. CEYLON 46
Geography and Climate 46
Public Health 47
Medical Facilities 52
Diseases 54
Summary 59
BIBLIOGRAPHY 60
CHAPTER 3. CHINA 63
Geography and Climate 63
Public Health 65
Medical Facilities 76
Diseases 81
Summary 98
BIBLIOGRAPHY 99
CHAPTER 4. FORMOSA 106
Geography and Climate 106
Public Health 107
Medical Facilities 110
Diseases 111
Summary 113
BIBLIOGRAPHY 114
CHAPTER 5. FRENCH INDO-CHINA 115
Geography and Climate 115
Public Health 116
Medical Facilities 120
Diseases 122
Summary 130
BIBLIOGRAPHY 131
CHAPTER 6. INDIA 134
Geography and Climate 134
Public Health 136
Medical Facilities 144
Diseases 146
Summary 158
BIBLIOGRAPHY 158
CHAPTER 7. JAPAN 160
Geography and Climate 160
Public Health 161
Medical Facilities 165
Diseases 166
Summary 172
BIBLIOGRAPHY 172
CHAPTER 8. KOREA 174
Climate and Geography 174
Public Health 175
Medical Facilities 178
Diseases 179
Summary 181
BIBLIOGRAPHY 182
CHAPTER 9. BRITISH MALAYA 183
Geography and Climate 183
Public Health 184
Medical Facilities 192
Diseases 194
Summary 202
BIBLIOGRAPHY 202
CHAPTER 10. NAMPO ISLANDS AND RYUKYU ISLANDS 204
Geography and Climate 204
Public Health 205
Medical Facilities 209
Diseases 209
Summary 212
BIBLIOGRAPHY 212
CHAPTER 11. THAILAND 213
Geography and Climate 213
Public Health 214
Medical Facilities 219
Diseases 221
Summary 226
BIBLIOGRAPHY 226
PART II: THE PACIFIC AREA 229
CHAPTER 12. AUSTRALIA 229
Geography and Climate 229
Public Health 232
Medical Facilities 240
Diseases 241
Summary 248
BIBLIOGRAPHY 249
CHAPTER 13. COOK ISLANDS AND NIUE ISLAND 251
Geography and Climate 251
Public Health 252
Medical Facilities 255
Diseases 256
Summary 259
BIBLIOGRAPHY 260
CHAPTER 14. EASTER ISLAND 261
Geography and Climate 261
Public Health 261
Medical Facilities 263
Diseases 263
Summary 264
BIBLIOGRAPHY 264
CHAPTER 15. FIJI ISLANDS 265
Geography and Climate 265
Public Health 266
Medical Facilities 270
Diseases 271
Summary 274
BIBLIOGRAPHY 274
CHAPTER 16. FRENCH OCEANIA 276
Geography and Climate 276
Public Health 278
Medical Facilities 282
Diseases 283
Summary 285
BIBLIOGRAPHY 286
CHAPTER 17. GILBERT, ELLICE, OCEAN AND NAURU ISLANDS 287
Geography and Climate 287
Public Health 287
Medical Facilities 292
Diseases 294
Summary 297
BIBLIOGRAPHY 298
CHAPTER 18. GUAM 302
Geography and Climate 302
Public Health 302
Medical Facilities 306
Diseases 307
Summary 310
BIBLIOGRAPHY 310
CHAPTER 19. TERRITORY OF HAWAII 314
Geography and Climate 314
Public Health 315
Medical Facilities 323
Diseases 325
Summary 329
BIBLIOGRAPHY 330
CHAPTER 20. JAPANESE MANDATED ISLANDS 333
Geography and Climate 333
Public Health 335
Medical Facilities 339
Diseases 341
Summary 345
BIBLIOGRAPHY 346
CHAPTER 21. JOHNSTON ISLAND AND NORTHERN LINE ISLANDS 347
Geography and Climate 347
Public Health 348
Medical Facilities 351
Diseases 351
Summary 352
BIBLIOGRAPHY 353
CHAPTER 22. NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES 354
Geography and Climate 354
Public Health 355
Medical Facilities 363
Diseases 365
Summary 373
BIBLIOGRAPHY 373
CHAPTER 23. NEW CALEDONIA 383
Geography and Climate 383
Public Health 384
Medical Facilities 387
Diseases 388
Summary 390
BIBLIOGRAPHY 391
CHAPTER 24. NEW HEBRIDES 392
Geography and Climate 392
Public Health 392
Medical Facilities 397
Diseases 398
Summary 401
BIBLIOGRAPHY 401
CHAPTER 25. NEW ZEALAND 404
Geography and Climate 404
Public Health 405
Medical Facilities 410
Diseases 412
Summary 414
BIBLIOGRAPHY 415
CHAPTER 26. NORTH BORNEO, SARAWAK AND BRUNEI 417
Geography and Climate 417
Public Health 418
Medical Facilities 420
Diseases 421
Summary 423
BIBLIOGRAPHY 424
CHAPTER 27. PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA AND THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO 425
Geography and Climate 425
Public Health 426
Medical Facilities 430
Diseases 431
Summary 435
BIBLIOGRAPHY 436
CHAPTER 28. PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 437
Geography and Climate 437
Public Health 438
Medical Facilities 442
Diseases 443
Summary 445
BIBLIOGRAPHY 446
CHAPTER 29. PHOENIX ISLANDS 447
Geography and Climate 447
Public Health 447
Medical Facilities 449
Diseases 450
Summary 451
BIBLIOGRAPHY 452
CHAPTER 30. PITCAIRN ISLAND 453
Geography and Climate 453
Public Health 453
Medical Facilities 454
Diseases 454
Summary 456
BIBLIOGRAPHY 456
CHAPTER 31. SAMOA ISLANDS 457
Geography and Climate 457
Public Health 458
Medical Facilities 464
Diseases 465
Summary 471
BIBLIOGRAPHY 473
CHAPTER 32. BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS 474
Geography and Climate 474
Public Health 475
Medical Facilities 479
Diseases 479
Summary 482
BIBLIOGRAPHY 483
CHAPTER 33. TOKELAU OR UNION ISLANDS 484
Geography and Climate 484
Public Health 484
Medical Facilities 487
Diseases 488
Summary 489
BIBLIOGRAPHY 490
CHAPTER 34. TONGA OR FRIENDLY ISLANDS 491
Geography and Climate 491
Public Health 491
Medical Facilities 495
Diseases 496
Summary 498
BIBLIOGRAPHY 499
MAPS SHOWING WORLD DISTRIBUTION OF THE PRINCIPAL TROPICAL DISEASES 500
INDEX 516
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 22.10.2013 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe |
Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Rechtsmedizin | |
Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie | |
Technik | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4831-9406-X / 148319406X |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4831-9406-6 / 9781483194066 |
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