Randall E Harris

Epidemiology of Chronic Disease: Global Perspectives

Global Perspectives

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Epidemiology of Chronic Disease: Global Perspectives is the most current and authoritative resource on the epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, risk factors and preventive factors of over 50 major chronic diseases and conditions. This comprehensive text provides readers with an excellent basis for examining current hypotheses regarding chronic dis

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 938
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 274mm x 544mm x 51mm
• Gewicht: 2109g
• ISBN-13: 9781284151015
• ISBN-10: 1284151018
• Artikelnr.: 52156611

Autorenporträt

Education M.D., University of Nebraska 1983 Ph.D., Genetics, North Carolina State University 1974 M.S., Genetics, University of Nebraska 1971 Board Certifications: Clinical Pathology, Public Health Research Epidemiological studies of selective and non-selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors and cancer. Books COX-2 Blockade in Cancer Prevention and Therapy (2002). Humana Press: New York, NY. Inflammation in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Diseases: The COX-2 Controversy (2007). Springer: New York, NY. Dr. Harris has written 135 peer reviewed scientific articles, numerous book chapters, and edited two major textbooks on the role of inflammation in the etiopathogenesis of cancer and other chronic diseases. His research shows that inhibition of the inducible cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) gene has powerful anti-neoplastic effects against major forms of cancer. In recognition of this work, he was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science by his peers.