Evolutionary Medicine, 2nd Edition

Evolutionary Medicine, 2nd Edition, 2, 2024 is a comprehensive biology reference published by Oxford University Press. Description by Stephen C. Stearns (Author) Evolutionary thinking provides insights into many different areas in the research and practice of medicine and public health.

Key Features

- Evolutionary thinking provides insights into many different areas in the research and practice of medicine and public health
- It takes specialties such as medical microbiology, epidemiology, oncology, gynecology, and psychiatry that had become increasingly siloed and places them in a larger framework
- This foundational structure enables students to view medical knowledge as an integrated whole, underpinned by general principles rather than a loose collection of disparate facts
- The discipline of evolutionary medicine continues to advance rapidly as new results come in showing where the insights pay off and where they do not
- Its conceptual foundations have also been strengthened in papers not yet reflected in the textbooks, so a new edition is therefore timely
- At the same time, the teaching of evolutionary medicine has also been steadily gaining momentum both in courses that prepare undergraduates for medical school in North America and…
- Evolutionary Medicine is intended for undergraduate students preparing for careers in medicine and public health, students in schools of medicine and public health, and medical…

Product Details

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Edition: 2
Published Year: 2024
Format: Publisher PDF
File Size: 64.2 MB
ISBN: 9780192871978, 9780192871992, 9780192871985