Fighting the Battle against Infectious Diseases: Contributions of Selected Social Science Disciplines

In spite of the “epidemiological transition”, infectious diseases remain as major threats to the health and well-being of human populations. Social factors are related to the emergence and spread of infectious diseases. However, except for diseases which are more obviously social in their origin and...

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Main Author: Kai-Lit Phua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2009-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/IDRT.S3628