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Health systems & services
Paperback. Helps equip practitioners with the knowledge and tools they need to critically examine practice in their own workplace. This book presents a range of different approaches, which have relevance in the context of health and social care. It explores what constitutes knowledge and evidence and the types of assumptions which are commonly held. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKSN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412920704
- ISBN
- 9781412920704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 53.13
€ 53.99
€ 53.13
Hardback. This new edition provides up-to-date statistics and fresh analysis of changing trends in immigration, describes ethno-cultural community, discussing such issues as childbirth, mental illness, dental care, hospitalization, and death, as well as home country culture, common reasons for emigrating, and challenges in adjusting to a new culture. Editor(s): Waxler-Morrison, Nancy; Anderson, Joan M.; Richardson, Elizabeth; Chambers, Natalie A. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774812559
- ISBN
- 9780774812559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.78
€ 116.78
Hardcover. Once again, Sarason leads the way, with a unique and provocative perspective on organizational collaboration. In this penetrating work, Sarason and Lorenz tackle the problem of decreased in schools and health and social service agencies. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JN; JPH; KJU; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787910693
- ISBN
- 9780787910693
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.87
€ 47.99
€ 47.87
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
Paperback. A manual written for health care professionals who care for patients from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds. Editor(s): Rundle, Anne; Carvalho, Maria; Robinson, Mary. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSL1; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787962210
- ISBN
- 9780787962210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.21
€ 73.21
Paperback. This book examines the importance of ethnic and cultural factors for community health practice. The first in a new series of book from Jossey-Bass and the American Association for Health Education, this text describes essential theories, models, and practices for working with race, ethnicity, gender, and social issues. Series: Public Health/AAHE. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118347492
- ISBN
- 9781118347492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.71
€ 87.71
Paperback. Providing much needed understandings of cultural differences in attitudes and beliefs towards issues such as illness, death and mental health, this book is a remedy against the cultural dissonance occurring at present between Western medical systems and their increasingly diverse patients, in order to facilitate integrated and suitable care. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JKSM; MBPK; MMH; PSXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785920844
- ISBN
- 9781785920844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.90
€ 32.99
€ 32.90
Paperback. A collection of essays on medicine and media from newspapers through film, television, and computers Editor(s): Friedman, Lester D. Num Pages: 472 pages, 82 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822332947
- ISBN
- 9780822332947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.76
€ 36.99
€ 32.76
Hardcover. Most Western health professionals practice in multicultural societies. The influence of culture on illness, health and rehabilitation is therefore very important. Despite this, most lower level health psychology texts skim over these differences and assume our traditional biomedical approach will be appropriate for all. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470847367
- ISBN
- 9780470847367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.40
€ 155.40
Paperback. Most Western health professionals practice in multicultural societies. The influence of culture on illness, health and rehabilitation is therefore very important. Despite this, most lower level health psychology texts skim over these differences and assume our traditional biomedical approach will be appropriate for all. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 243 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470847374
- ISBN
- 9780470847374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.70
€ 58.70
Paperback. Teaches you how health care organizations can use the quality improvement process to help regain control and hope in a time of frustration and skyrocketing costs. In ten key lessons, this book demonstrates what works and does not work in actual practice. It presents case examples of specific health care improvement projects. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMQ; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787964528
- ISBN
- 9780787964528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.28
€ 56.28
Hardcover. Editor(s): Robertson, Lorenzo. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: MBPM; MJL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634855082
- ISBN
- 9781634855082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.03€ 160.42
€ 214.03
€ 160.42
Paperback. How do women living with genital herpes and/or HPV (human papillomavirus) infections see themselves as sexual beings, and what choices do they make about sexual health issues? This title describes how women are affected by living with chronic STDs and reveals the stages of their sexual self-transformation. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592137084
- ISBN
- 9781592137084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.46
€ 31.99
€ 28.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; HRLK; JMP; MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised, Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587433726
- ISBN
- 9781587433726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.27
€ 21.99
€ 17.27
Paperback. Examines the emergence of private, work-based benefits; the uniquely American pursuit of "social insurance"; the influence of race and gender on the health care debate; and the confrontation between reformers and powerful economic and health interests. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119519
- ISBN
- 9780691119519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 34.79
€ 48.99
€ 34.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 322 pages, illustrations (black and white), graphs. BIC Classification: JKVM; KNDP; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846198847
- ISBN
- 9781846198847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.83
€ 46.99
€ 46.83
Paperback. The first book to bring together both advocates and critics of the personalisation agenda in English social care services to debate key issues. Editor(s): Needham, Catherine; Glasby, Jon. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSN; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447313427
- ISBN
- 9781447313427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.61
€ 33.99
€ 32.61
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kong, Nan; Zhang, Shengfan. Series: Wiley Series in Operations Research and Management Science. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118960127
- ISBN
- 9781118960127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.60
€ 123.60
Paperback. In Decolonizing Trauma Work, Renee Linklater explores healing and wellness in Indigenous communities on Turtle Island. Drawing on a decolonizing approach, Linklater engages ten Indigenous health care practitioners in a dialogue regarding Indigenous worldviews, notions of wellness and wholistic health, critiques of psychiatry and psychiatric diagnos Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552666586
- ISBN
- 9781552666586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.80
€ 22.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 4. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- University of Buckingham Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908684257
- ISBN
- 9781908684257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.40
€ 19.99
€ 15.40
Paperback. The authors discuss risk factors for self-harm, including depression, substance abuse and antisocial behaviour, and critically examine key screening instruments that can be used to assess risk. They describe how suicidal behaviour can be managed and prevented, and look at the effectiveness of aftercare treatment for those who self-harm. Series: Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: MBPK; MMH; VFJ; VFXC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843102373
- ISBN
- 9781843102373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.46
€ 28.46
Paperback. This practical guide is designed for anyone working with children, adolescents and their families. Including chapters on current methodology in reducing delinquency, families in relation to delinquency and advances in working with delinquents, the guide offers an insight into this complex area. Series: Parent, Adolescent & Child Training Skills S. Num Pages: 64 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN; JKVQ2; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 169 x 6. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854333575
- ISBN
- 9781854333575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.48
€ 28.48
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447308522
- ISBN
- 9781447308522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.07
€ 29.99
€ 28.07
Hardback. This book contains everything there is to know about the purpose and history of personal health budgets, the evidence for their effectiveness and the challenges they pose to traditional healthcare systems. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KJMV1; MBPM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447308539
- ISBN
- 9781447308539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.39
€ 95.39