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Edited by Richard L. Guerrant, M. Auxiliadoro de Souza, and Marilyn K. Nations. 449 pp. Durham, N.C., Carolina Academic Press, 1996. $65. ISBN 0-89089-788-3.

A large segment of the world population still suffers from poor sanitary conditions, inadequate access to health care, and an unsteady supply of food. In spite of our understanding of the causes of many of these problems, integrating that knowledge with the sociocultural, economic, and political components of a successful and sustainable intervention continues to be extremely difficult. In fact, it seems that as science and technology advance, so does the gap between our knowledge and our ability to translate it into effective change. This book is a good example of the type of approach needed to fill that gap.

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