Epic Measures One Doctor. Seven Billion Patients.
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- 出版社 HarperWave
- 出版时间 2015年4月
- ISBN 9780062237507
- 定价 230.50
内容简介
Moneyballmeetsmedicineinthisremarkablechronicleofoneofthegreatestscientificquestsofourtimeandthevisionarymastermindbehindit.MedicaldoctorandeconomistChristopherMurraybegantheGlobalBurdenofDiseasestudytogainatruerunderstandingofhowweliveandhowwedie.Whileitisoneofthelargestscientificprojectseverattempted—asbreathtakingasthefirstmoonlandingortheHumanGenomeProject—thequestionsitanswersaremeaningfulforeveryoneofus：Whataretheworld'shealthproblems?Whodotheyhurt?Howmuch?Where?Why?Murrayarguesthattheidealexistenceisn'tsimplythelongest，buttheonelivedwellandwiththeleastillness.Untilwecanaccuratelymeasureglobalhealthissues，wecannotunderstandwhatmakesussickordomuchtoimproveit.ChallengingtheacceptedwisdomoftheWHOandtheUN，thecharismaticandcontroversialhealthmaverickhasmadeenemies—aswellassomeinfluentialfriends，includingBillGateswhogaveMurraya$100milliongrant.ToldwithnovelisticvervebyacclaimedjournalistJeremyN.Smith，thestoryofMurray'slifelongdeterminationtounderstandhowweliveanddieencompasseswarsandfamines，presidentsandactivists，billionairesandbillionsofpeopleworldwidelivinginpoverty.Itshowsthehumansideofscientificrevolutionsandofrevolutionaryscientists—theirbreakthroughsandsetbacks，theirgeniusandtheirflaws，theirchampionsandtheircritics—astheystrivetobringthenewsoftheirfindingstotheworld.Thistransformationaleffortisfarfromover，butthestoryofitsgenesisandimpactisalreadyanepictale.
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