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Environmental Change and Medicine.
Title:
Environmental Change and Medicine.
ISBN:
9781613245538
Physical Description:
1 online resource (92 pages)
Series:
Environmental Health - Physical, Chemical and Biological Factors
Contents:
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND MEDICINE -- Contents -- Preface -- Environmental Change and Medical Science: Current Concepts -- Introduction to Environmental Change [1 -16] -- How Can Environmental Changes Affect Us? [1 -16] -- The Role of Medicine in Times of Environmental Change [1 -16] -- Who Will be Affected by Problems Resulting from Environmental Change? [1 -16] -- Which Questions Remain for Medical Sciences in Addressing Environmental Change? [1 -16] -- References -- Vector-Borne Disease and Environmental Change -- Introduction to Vector-Borne Disease -- Effects of the Environment on Vector-Borne Disease -- Environmental Change and Dengue Fever -- Reports on Environmental Change and Malaria -- Reports on Environmental Change and Japanese Encephalitis -- Reports on Environmental Change and Leishmaniasis -- References -- Pathogens and Environmental Change: Mutation and Resistance -- Introduction to Pathogens and the Environment -- Environmental Change and Mutation of Pathogens -- Environmental Change and Resistance in Pathogens -- References -- Psychopathology and Environmental Change -- Introduction -- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Following Environmental Crisis -- Environmental Intoxication and Psychopathology -- References -- Pregnancy, Fertility, and Environmental Change -- Introduction [1 - 5] -- Environmental Change and Pregnancy -- Fertility and Environmental Change -- References -- Environmental Change: Impacts on Maternal and Child Health1 -- Introduction to Environmental Change [1 - 5] -- Effects of Environmental Change on Mother and Child -- A. Mother -- B. Child -- Management of these Problems [5] -- References -- Pediatrics and Immunization Requirements in Environmental Change -- Introduction -- Environmental Change and Mother's Milk -- Emerging Infectious Pediatric Diseases Resulting from Environmental Changes.

Malnutrition as a Result of Environmental Change -- Pollution and Children -- Environmental Change and Adjustments of Children and Adolescent -- Immunization Requirements -- References -- Geriatric Populations -- Introduction -- Geriatric Accidentsand Environmental Change -- Environmental Change and Emerging Infectious Disease among Geriatric Populations -- Heat Waves and Death in Elderly Populations -- Elderly Populations and Psychological Stress Resulting from Environmental Change -- References -- Global Warming and Medical Science -- What Is the Cause of Global Warming? [1- 4] -- Global Warming and Medical Science -- 1. Heat Stroke: First Example -- 2. Cataracts: Second Example -- 3. Skin Cancer: Third Example -- References -- Nutritional Concerns in Natural Disasters -- Introduction [1 - 3] -- Nutritional Management and Planning for Environmental Crisis [4 - 6] -- 1. Pre-Crisis Focus -- 2. Crisis Management Focus -- 3. Post-Crisis Focus -- References -- Issues in Medical Economics and Politics -- International Trade: History and Regulation -- Environmental Change, Economics, and Medicine -- Environmental Change, Politics, and Medicine -- References -- Index.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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