Edited by C. Everett Koop, Clarence E. Pearson, and M. Roy Schwarz. 472 pp. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass, 2002. $35. ISBN 0-7879-6377-1.
Global approaches to health began to be conceived as rich nationsembarked on the exploration and colonization of poor nationsin the tropics. For much of the first half of the 20th century,these approaches were focused on gaining an understanding ofthe pathophysiology of infectious diseases endemic to warmerclimates and devising the means to cure them. In the latterhalf of the 20th century, the use of airplanes increased internationaltravel, allowing the import and export of various infectiousagents with increasing ease. Other factors contributing to thespread of disease were the mass migrations caused by war, . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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