Statistical Handbook on Infectious Diseases: - Hardcover

Watstein, Sarah Barbara; Jovanovic, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1573563757 ISBN 13: 9781573563758

Publisher: Greenwood, 2003

Synopsis

This statistical handbook is designed to offer students, researchers, practitioners, and the general adult population a comprehensive statistical overview of the status of infectious disease worldwide. The availability of this information has increased dramatically on the Internet, yet the data are often too extensive, hard to find, or difficult to interpret. A carefully selected array of tables and charts present authoritative statistical information, placing valuable statistics into context with introductory text.

Detailed source information in each table, figure, and chart allows the user to pursue further information and uncover the stories behind the numbers. The book concludes with a glossary of key terms, bibliography, guide to information sources available on the Internet, and a detailed index.

About this title

About the Author

SARAH B. WATSTEIN is Director for Academic User Services and Head of the James Branch Cabell Library at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is the author of AIDS and Women: A Sourcebook (Oryx, 1990).

JOHN JOVANOVIC works for the government documents division of the James Branch Cabell Library, specializing in the identification and use of statistical sources.

Reviews

Here is a volume that successfully pulls together information from print and Web-based sources. The information was gathered from federal and international government agencies as well as nongovernment experts, with complete referencing to the original source. Many of the diseases featured are current topics of news and discussion.

Eleven chapters cover topics such as "Nationally Notifiable Diseases" (the 58 infectious diseases designated as nationally notifiable in 1999), "Waterborne Diseases," and "Bioterrorism." Most of each chapter consists of tables, ranging in number from 8 for "Malaria" to 47 for "Sexually Transmitted Disease." These are accompanied by background discussion of the topic, followed by an overview of the tables themselves. Symptoms, pathologies, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed when appropriate. Types of data expressed in the tables includes U.S. tuberculosis cases by occupation in 1999, numbers of pediatric AIDS cases in the U.S. through 2000, and total numbers of cholera cases and deaths in Europe 1990-1998. Most information is current as of 2000 or later, and URLs are listed for Web identification of data.

A chapter-by-chapter list of tables, a list of World Health Organization regions, a glossary, and a bibliography divided by subject enhance an already effective volume. Recommended for the academic and public library, this handbook will complement any collection on diseases and current medical concerns. RBB
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Edition details

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1573563757
• ISBN 13: 9781573563758
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352