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Stressing those areas where intervention involves health service action as opposed to changes in personal life style, this volume describes specific diseases and proposed methods of preventive attack. Information available from scientific studies and routine statistics is evaluated in terms of the effect of individual strategies. The role of economic, social, and political constraints in limiting the effectiveness of particular actions is discussed. This is a valuable sourcebook for health policy makers and epidemiologists involved in the formulation of realistic policies for disease reduction.