The health of populations : an introduction / Andrew C. Harper and Laurie J. Lambert, with contributions by C. D'Arcy J. Holman.

Framework for a population perspective
Concepts of health and population
Scientific basis of population health
Population health in practice
Problem: a general perspective on health
Disease and injury
Disability
Problem: the health of specific populations
American elderly
Cultural groups
Poor in Canada
Groups with specific health problems
Risks I: history and concepts
Historical development of population health
McKeown's historical perspective
Risk and causation
Natural history of disease
Risks II: causes of disease
Genetic factors
Behavior and life style
Environmental factors
Risks III: selected diseases and their causes
Cancer
Ischemic heart disease
Solutions I: reducing the risk of disease
Methods
Interventions to reduce risk
Solutions II: the search for effective therapy
Methodology
Solutions III: the role of the health care system
Organizational effectiveness
Efficiency of health care
Population health in perspective
Health and health care
Science and health policy.

(cont) Patient and health care
Population perspective on health.