Out of the Box
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15097070 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geoffrey Cannon (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 865-868 |
| Publication date | 2007-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980007797227 |
| OpenAlex | W4240464069 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Isn't your column a bit . . . political? I have been asked. Sure. Public health is political, in the sense of the word in Romance languages, meaning policy as well as politics. Bear in mind Rudolf Virchow who, aged 27, was told by the rulers of Prussia to check out an outbreak of typhus in Upper Silesia. In his report he indicted the government, stated that the disease was caused by squalor and misery, and advocated radical economic and educational reform. Weeks later the 1848 revolution broke out 1 . He said: 'Epidemics are great warning signs, against which the progress of civilisations can be judged'. Consider that, as we anticipate the pandemic of childhood obesity and early-life diabetes
Content (measure theory · Information retrieval · Computer Science · Mathematics · Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2007 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |