Ranked #77 in Pathophysiology
Understanding how and why manifestations of a disease occur and incorporating this knowledge into public health decision-making is the very essence of public health practice. As the only text of its kind, Essentials of Public Health Biology explores pathophysiology within the context of the disciplines and profession of public health. Readers will gain a clear understanding of the pathogenesis of various disease conditions and how to identify critical points at which such pathogenesis could either be prevented or interrupted. Infectious, nutritional, metabolic, genetic, and environmental... more