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Health systems & services
Paperback. Papers presented at the second conference of the European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care. Topics addressed include resource allocation, medical malpractice, changes in clinical practice, the effects of social change and the place of values in health care. Num Pages: 206 pages, 2 line drawings, index. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471926344
- ISBN
- 9780471926344
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Condition: New
€ 492.64
€ 492.64
Paperback. This study considers the purpose and direction of the UK's National Health Service and exposes major theoretical and practical flaws in the system. The text attempts to unite the author's philosophy of health with the realities of clinical health care practice. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSW; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 176 x 12. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471939092
- ISBN
- 9780471939092
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Condition: New
€ 153.73
€ 153.73
Paperback. This superlative text applies philosophical analysis to the daily problems of health service policy and practice. Provides readers with an understanding of the practical detail and the theoretical fundamentals of health reform. Editor(s): Seedhouse, David. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471953258
- ISBN
- 9780471953258
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Condition: New
€ 133.65
€ 133.65
Paperback. This volume provides health care professionals with a comprehensive but readable guide to the design, conduct and interpretation of health services research. It strips the research process of its technical jargon, illuminating the methods of research by an extensive use of real examples. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471962595
- ISBN
- 9780471962595
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Condition: New
€ 131.23
€ 131.23
Paperback. This text examines the purpose, methods and implementation of clinical audit programmes in mental health care. It reviews the historical development of audit in psychiatric/mental health, particularly since the governmental-inspired health reforms of 1989/90. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSW; KFCM; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471963325
- ISBN
- 9780471963325
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Condition: New
€ 117.93
€ 117.93
Paperback. An essential book for all those clinicians and reserachers undertaking clinical trials. It will ensure that all involved in clinical trials undertake their investigation according to standard operating procedures. Editor(s): Kolman, Josef; Meng, Paul; Scott, Graeme. Num Pages: 210 pages, forms. BIC Classification: JKSW; MBPC; TDCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 242 x 176 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Spi
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471969365
- ISBN
- 9780471969365
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Condition: New
€ 155.40
€ 155.40
Paperback. This book explores the care of mentally ill patients--psychiatric and geriatric--in community settings. It addresses the implications for hospitals, community services and staff, and patients. It examines the central issues of patient outcomes, service provision and effectiveness, economics of provision and impact on staff and community. Editor(s): Leff, Julian P. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFG; JKS; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471969822
- ISBN
- 9780471969822
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Condition: New
€ 87.71
€ 87.71
Paperback. Mental health problems and disorders among adolescents are an increasingly endemic problem, causing anxiety and distress for young people themselves, challenges for the health care professional, social worker, teachers and parents, and demands on the managed care system. Editor(s): Aggleton, Peter; Hurry, Jane; Warwick, Ian. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC; MBPK; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471976783
- ISBN
- 9780471976783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.41
€ 74.41
Hardcover. * How can HIV infection be reduced among commercial sex workers?* Why are alternative therapies becoming increasingly popular?* How can Eastern philosophies and therapies be integrated into Western therapies? These are just some examples of the practical problems and policy issues that Cultivating Health addresses. Editor(s): MacLachlan, Malcolm. Num Pages: 250 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFC; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471977254
- ISBN
- 9780471977254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.11
€ 171.11
Hardback. Drugs are being developed to alleviate the symptoms of dementia and different models of care are being tried. This book is a reference work in the subject. It gives a basis of the disease, its epidemiology, care implications, development and use of drugs. Editor(s): Winblad, Bengt; etc.; Wimo, Anders; Johnsson, Bengt (School of Health Economics, Bergjo, Sweden); Karlsonn, Goran (School of Health Economics, Bergjo, Sweden). Num Pages: 592 pages, forms. BIC Classification: MBP; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 168 x 36. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471983767
- ISBN
- 9780471983767
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Condition: New
€ 515.60
€ 515.60
Paperback. Many countries have reduced dramatically the proportion of patients in psychiatric hospitals in favour of community care. The demand for mental health care in the community keeps growing, and cannot be met by traditional, conventional services alone. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMH; MBPK; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471987277
- ISBN
- 9780471987277
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Condition: New
€ 102.21
€ 102.21
Paperback. This important book reports on the latest research from around the world on the causes of stress in health care professionals, as well as the latest intervention techniques for reducing stress levels among those professionals. Editor(s): Payne, R.L.; Firth-Cozens, Jenny. Num Pages: 286 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH9; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471998761
- ISBN
- 9780471998761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.19
€ 89.19
Hardback. Multilevel modelling facilitates the analysis of hierarchical data where observations may be nested within higher levels of classification. In health care research, for example, a study may be undertaken to determine the variability of patient outcomes where these also vary by hospital or health care region. Editor(s): Leyland, A. H.; Goldstein, Harvey. Series: Wiley Series in Probability & Statistics: Applied Probability & Statistics Section. Num Pages: 246 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: MBNS; MBP; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471998907
- ISBN
- 9780471998907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.69
€ 168.69
Paperback. Judith Justice uses an interdisciplinary approach to show how anthropologists and planners can combine their expertise to make health care programs culturally compatible with the populations they serve. Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 40.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520067882
- ISBN
- 9780520067882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.60
€ 34.99
€ 25.60
Paperback. Presents the history of public health surveillance in the United States to span more than a century of conflict and controversy. This work situates the tension inherent in public health surveillance in a broad social and political context. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. Num Pages: 368 pages, 23 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253254
- ISBN
- 9780520253254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.77
€ 33.99
€ 24.77
Paperback. Collects the author's writings from 1988 to 2009 on anthropology, epidemiology, health care for the global poor, and international public health policy, providing an overview of his work. This work demonstrates how, over time, he has fundamentally changed the way we think about health, international aid, and social justice. Editor(s): Saussy, Haun. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 680 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 10 line illustrations, 11 tables. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 920. A Paul Farmer Reader. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. 680 pages. Editor(s): Saussy, Haun. Collects the author's writings from 1988 to 2009 on anthropology, epidemiology, health care for the global poor, and international public health policy, providing an overview of his work. This work demonstrates how, over time, he has fundamentally changed the way we think about health, international aid, and social justice. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 37. Weight: 918.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257139
- ISBN
- 9780520257139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.25
€ 37.99
€ 27.25
Hardback. Examines the development of medicine in Qing dynasty China. Focusing on the specialty of 'medicine for women' (fuke), this book explores the material and ideological issues associated with childbearing in the late imperial period. It analyzes the points of convergence and contention that shaped people's views of women's reproductive diseases. Num Pages: 378 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260689
- ISBN
- 9780520260689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.44€ 63.19
€ 81.44
€ 63.19
Paperback. Reveals the hidden health dangers in many of the seemingly innocent products we encounter every day - a tube of glue in a kitchen drawer, a bottle of bleach in the laundry room, a rayon scarf on a closet shelf, a brass knob on the front door, and a wood plank on an outdoor deck. Num Pages: 424 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition,Revised
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261273
- ISBN
- 9780520261273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Hardback. Focuses on a group of African American families in a multicultural urban environment, many of them poor and all of them with children who have been diagnosed with serious chronic medical conditions. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267343
- ISBN
- 9780520267343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.76€ 69.64
€ 91.76
€ 69.64
Hardback. A comprehensive argument against the pharmaceuticalization of medicine that tackles problems in health care which are leading to a growing number of deaths and disabilities. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNDP; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270985
- ISBN
- 9780520270985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.29
€ 45.99
€ 32.29
Hardback. Provides an introduction to the field of global health. This title is suitable for schools of public health, nursing, and medicine, and also in undergraduate and graduate classes in anthropology, sociology, political economy, and history, among others. Editor(s): Farmer, Paul; Kleinman, Arthur; Kim, Jim Yong; Basilico, Matthew. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 512 pages, 41 b/w photographs, 35 line illustrations, 12 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271975
- ISBN
- 9780520271975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.76€ 69.64
€ 91.76
€ 69.64
Paperback. Doctors have always absorbed the racial stereotypes and folkloric beliefs about racial differences that permeate the general population. This title provides a description of how American doctors think about racial differences and how this kind of thinking affects the treatment of their black patients. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274013
- ISBN
- 9780520274013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Hardback. Explores the moral lives of mental health clinicians serving the most marginalized individuals in the US healthcare system. This title traces the ethical dilemmas and everyday struggles of front line providers. It shows how people working deep inside the system struggle to maintain their ideals and manage a chronic sense of futility. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274785
- ISBN
- 9780520274785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.76€ 70.81
€ 91.76
€ 70.81
Hardback. Begun in 1971 as a French alternative to the Red Cross, the MSF has grown into an international institution with a reputation for outspoken protest as well as technical efficiency. This title tells the story of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders or MSF) and its effort to "save lives" on a global scale. Num Pages: 338 pages, 4 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JHM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274846
- ISBN
- 9780520274846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.68€ 52.26
€ 67.68
€ 52.26