The 1918-20 influenza pandemic a retrospective in the time of COVID-19
The pandemic of 1918-20-commonly known as the Spanish flu-infected over a quarter of the world's population and killed over fifty million people. It is by far the greatest humanitarian disaster caused by an infectious disease in modern history. Epidemiologists and health scientists often draw o...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press
2022.
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| Edición: | First edition |
| Colección: | Cambridge elements. Elements in development economics
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009769411106719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Why Revisit the 1918-20 Influenza Pandemic?; 2. Origin and global spread; 3. Mortality: Count and Demographic Profile; 4. Geography of Mortality; 5. Public Policy Response; 6. Socio-economic Impact; 7. Lessons; Appendix: Mortality of the 1918-20 influenza pandemic.
