Now in full color, the landmark post-graduate text spanning the fields of public health and preventive medicine has been fully revised and updated
The 16th (and 100th anniversary) edition of Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine has been updated and revised for the first time in more than a decade including new sections on: Global Health; Health Disparities and Vulnerable Populations; Nutrition and Physical Activity; and Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. This highly anticipated and extensive edition, considered the standard text in the field for the last century, brings readers up to date on a comprehensive selection of issues and topics in public health and preventive medicine.
From basic public health practice to principles of epidemiology and infection control to environmental toxicology to global health and nutrition, readers will find this trusted one-stop source edited and written by leading experts in the field. The most exhaustive resource of its kind, the 16th Edition of Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine is the clear choice for post-graduates, physicians, residents, and students seeking careers in the growing fields of public health and preventive medicine.
Salient Features
1. Edited and written by leading experts in the field
2. 384 photos and illustrations
3. New full-color format and improved artwork
4. Significantly expanded coverage of diseases and preventive methods common in international markets
5. Timely new chapters on core issues of modern public health, including social determinants of health, environmental and occupational health, and mental health and substance use
6. Greater use of tables and summary lists for easier reading and retention
