Causation and disease : a chronological journey / Alfred S. Evans.

Author/creator Evans, Alfred S.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Plenum Medical Book Co., ©1993.
Descriptionxvi, 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Concepts and background of causation -- Causation and bacterial diseases -- Causation and acute viral diseases -- Slow and persistent viral infections -- Viruses and cancer -- Causation of epidemics and immunological diseases -- Limitations of the Hemle-Koch postulates: effect of new concepts and technology -- Challenges to the epidemiology of infectious diseases in the next decade -- Causation and chronic diseases -- Causation and occupational diseases -- Clinical illness promotion factor: a third ingredient.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Acquisitions source Laupus- Robert W. Cihak History of Medicine Collection
LCCN 92048333
ISBN0306442833 :