학술논문
'Airs, Waters, Places' and Other Hippocratic Writings: Inferences for Control of Foodborne and Waterborne Disease.
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Article
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*FOODBORNE diseases
*PREVENTIVE medicine
*EPIDEMIOLOGY
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ISSN
0022-0892
Abstract
Abstract The Hippocratic writings foreshadowed some current understandings of disease and epidemiology. Notwithstanding differences in time and medical knowledge, the ancient writers understood, as we do, that food, water, and the environment can be sources of disease. A comparison of current observations with some Hippocratic concepts reveals common principles that are applied in disease prevention and control programs. One constant that must be emphasized is that, while public health programs play a crucial role, preventive health practices must ultimately involve the individual. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]