This reference book comprehensively delves into the systematics, taxonomy, morphology, ecology, and behaviour of the Lepidostomatidae (Trichoptera) in India. The chapters cover biogeography and dist……続きを見る
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This compelling book examines mortality risk among former Hispanic and African-American players in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 40-year period following desegregation in the League. Analyz……続きを見る
This book provides an introduction to the computational and complex systems modeling of the global spreading of infectious diseases. The latest developments in the area of contagion processes modeli……続きを見る
During the first half of the twentieth century the New York State Health Bureau made some interesting and significant changes in the quarantining of measles patients. One of the most stringent local……続きを見る
Epidemic influenza is distinguished from pandemic influenza because it is less virulent. It also has a lower attack rate, one that varies from 10% to 20%. By August 1957 there had been eight major f……続きを見る
This eye-opening study adds to the scarce scholarly literature on professional athletes, bringing empirical rigor to issues often clouded by mystery and hearsay. It identifies socioeconomic, demogra……続きを見る
The Black Death. Cholera. Spanish flu. Swine flu. HIV/AIDS. COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2. Each of these pandemics has made (or, is making) a lasting impact on humanity. From the immediate mental image of the……続きを見る
著者:Geoffrey Kabat
出版社: Columbia University Press
発売日: 2008年07月03日
The media constantly bombard us with news of health hazards lurking in our everyday lives, but many of these hazards turn out to have been greatly overblown. According to author and epidemiologist G……続きを見る
The third edition of PDQ Statistics provides an overview of all major statistical methods, giving the reader a good understanding of statistics and how they are used in research articles. It covers ……続きを見る
My e-book describes Kawasaki Disease from its first diagnosis in Tokyo, Japan in 1967. By 1985 the doctor for whom the disease is named became the head of the Japanese Red Cross in Tokyo. My researc……続きを見る
How viruses emerge to cause pandemics, how our immune system combats them, and how diagnostic tests, vaccines, and antiviral therapies work.
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This book offers a radically different perspective on the topic of health inequity. Carey, Tai, and Griffiths use Perceptual Control Theory (PCT) to deconstruct current approaches to understanding, ……続きを見る
This fascinating book gives readers an appreciation of how biomedical research should work and how the reality is all too often seriously flawed. Explaining the logical basis of the different resear……続きを見る
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