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Uses of Epidemiology in Housing Programmes and in Planning Human Settlements
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Book : Uses of Epidemiology in Housing Programmes and in Planning Human Settlements Language : English Library : Social Phsician Publish Place : Geneva ISBN : 92 4 120544 X Publish Date : 00 1974 Publisher : World Health Organization WHO Book Type : Report Book Number : 3654 |
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INDEX
CONTENTS
1. Introduction.............................
2. General considerations........................
2.1 United Nations activities in housing................
2.2 The activities of other agencies in housing.............
2.3 The work and recommendations of the Stockholm Conference
3. The effects of housing on health...................
3.1 Introduction...........................
3.2 The problems of developing countries...............
3.3 The relationship between housing and specific diseases and pathological conditions............................
3.4 The effects of physical factors...................
4. Current problems of housing development and the application of epidemio-logical methods in their study.....................
4.1 General introduction.......................
4.2 Rural housing.........................
4.3 Urban housing and new communities...............
4.4 Transitional housing.......................
4.5 Emergency housing.......................
4.6 Housing materials and new production methods .........
4.7 The effects of climatic conditions.................
4.8 Accidents in the home and its immediate environment.......
4.9 Mental health..........................
4.10 Social aspects of housing....................
4.11 Housing for the aged and the handicapped............
5. The epidemiological approach...........
5.1 Introduction.................
5.2 The collection of data............
5.3 The analysis and interpretation of information .
5.4 An illustrative case study...........
5.5 The role of epidemiology in housing technology
6. Recommendations..................
Annex. Proposed performance criteria for healthful housing References.......................
