Palaeoepidemiology: The Measure of Disease in the Human Past by Waldron, Tony

Palaeoepidemiology: The Measure of Disease in the Human Past (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781598742527)

Vendor: Tony Waldron
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Format: Hardcover
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$190.00
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Palaeoepidemiology: The Measure of Disease in the Human Past by Waldron, Tony

Palaeoepidemiology: The Measure of Disease in the Human Past

$190.00
Palaeoepidemiology: The Measure of Disease in the Human Past by Waldron, Tony

Palaeoepidemiology: The Measure of Disease in the Human Past

$190.00
Format: Hardcover
Description
Description
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How do we identify and measure human disease in the past? In the absence of soft tissue, paleoepidemiologists have developed ingenious ways of assessing illness and mortality in archaeological populations. In this volume, the key methods of epidemiology are outlined for non-specialists, showing the importance of studying prevalence over incidence, adjustments needed in studying past groups, how to compare studies, and the dangers of assessing occupation based upon bone evidence. A model for planning a proper paleoepidemiological study concludes the volume. Both as an introduction to epidemiology for archaeologists, and as a primer on archaeological analysis for epidemiologists, this book should serve the needs of both populations.

Author: Tony Waldron
ISBN-10: 1598742523
ISBN-13: 9781598742527
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2007
Pages: 149
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 03/01/2008 pg. 73
By Tony Waldron
By Tony Waldron
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Tony Waldron teaches at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. He previously taught at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Waldron is author of Counting the Dead: The Epidemiology of Skeletal Populations and over 100 papers on epidemiological subjects.

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