Public health & preventive medicine
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Public health & preventive medicine
Paperback. Every day we are bombarded by television ads, public service announcements, and media reports warning of dire risks to our health and offering solutions to help us lower those risks. This book intends to help consumers sort through this daily barrage by teaching them how to interpret the numbers behind the messages. Num Pages: 158 pages, 18 tables, 5 halftones, 12 line drawings, 2 charts. BIC Classification: JF; MBNS; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 176 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520252226
- ISBN
- 9780520252226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.73
€ 33.99
€ 24.73
Paperback. * Helps readers to understand the experience of suffering Alzheimera s Disease. * Incorporates the actual words of afflicted persons. * Focuses on constructive ways of improving the lives of sufferers and their carers. * Examines the intact abilities of Alzheimera s sufferers. . Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: MBNH9; MJN; MMZ; MQCL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216667
- ISBN
- 9780631216667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.30
€ 58.30
Hardcover. Editor(s): Mitchell, Steven R. Num Pages: 285 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 22. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612098425
- ISBN
- 9781612098425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.37€ 176.85
€ 260.37
€ 176.85
Paperback. After explaining how miscommunication has led to dozens of aircraft disasters, the author proposes innovative solutions for prevention - such as a visual communication system and a computerized voice mechanism to help clear up confusing language. Num Pages: 176 pages, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: GTC; KNGV; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226132013
- ISBN
- 9780226132013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.38
€ 35.99
€ 28.38
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812986686
- ISBN
- 9780812986686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.45
€ 21.99
€ 17.45
Paperback. The dramatic story of human bodies that no longer behave in a manner modern medicine can predict and control Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; MBNH2; MMR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814747520
- ISBN
- 9780814747520
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.62
€ 34.99
€ 31.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350. How Venezuela and Cuba are Changing the World's Conception of Health Care. 258 pages, black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: MBN. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 18. Weight: 298.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 258
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583672396
- ISBN
- 9781583672396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.42
€ 19.99
€ 18.42
Hardcover. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470689271
- ISBN
- 9780470689271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.72
€ 99.72
Paperback. Health professionals and policy makers have to consider the implications of managing the risks, like restricting individual liberty through enforced quarantine (in case of SARS and swine flu). This book opens out a discussion of public health ethics. It examines the principles and values that support an ethical approach to public health practice. Editor(s): Peckham, Stephen; Hann, Alison. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBNH; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847421029
- ISBN
- 9781847421029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.91
€ 35.99
€ 34.91
Paperback. Health and Human Rights: Basic International Documents assembles in one book the basic instruments of international law and policy that express the values of human rights for advancing health. Topics include ethics; biotechnology; right to health; freedom from torture; women and reproductive health; children; right to a clean environment; and more. Editor(s): Marks, Stephen P. Series: Harvard Series on Health and Human Rights. Num Pages: 568 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JPS; JPVH; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 41. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073326
- ISBN
- 9780674073326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.60
€ 33.99
€ 28.60
Hardcover. An essential, up-to-date guide to the design of studies and selection of the correct QoL instruments for observational studies and clinical trials. Quality of Life (QoL) outcomes or Person/Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) are now frequently being used in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies. Series: Statistics in Practice. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGR1; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 26. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470753828
- ISBN
- 9780470753828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.54
€ 98.54
Hardback. Addresses nutrition's complex role in biology, both at the level of individual organisms and in their broader ecological interactions. This title provide a comprehensive theoretical approach to the analysis of nutrition - the Geometric Framework. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 color illus. 61 line illus. BIC Classification: MBNH3; PSB; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145655
- ISBN
- 9780691145655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.51€ 50.62
€ 64.51
€ 50.62
hardcover. Approximately 100,000 deaths per year in the United States result from preventable medical errors. This figure is about twice the number of people who die in car accidents and five times the number of murder victims annually, and twenty times the number of servicemen and women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since the start of hostilities in 2001. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612341569
- ISBN
- 9781612341569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.01
€ 38.01
Hardcover. An introduction to classical biostatistical methods in epidemiology, this text provides an introduction to a range of methods used to analyze epidemiologic data, with a focus on nonregression techniques. It also includes a discussion of measurement issues in epidemiology, especially confounding, with an overview of logistic and Cox regression. Series: Probability & Statistics S. Num Pages: 408 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471369141
- ISBN
- 9780471369141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.57
€ 213.57
Editor(s): Malone, Stephanie R. Num Pages: 246 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: MBNH3; MFGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617286018
- ISBN
- 9781617286018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.50€ 172.94
€ 254.50
€ 172.94
Paperback. The book commences with a look at evolutionary medicine and then covers what we know about the food available to humans in palaeolithic times, and its nutritional components. The major section of the book which follows, covers the main 'modern' diseases including heart disease, stroke, cancer, overweight, dementia and hypertension. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 19. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405197717
- ISBN
- 9781405197717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.20
€ 97.20
Paperback. The therapeutic gap between traditional and modern medicine Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: JHM; MBN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222459
- ISBN
- 9780253222459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.24
€ 29.99
€ 27.24
Hardback. Social factors have a powerful influence on human health and longevity. Yet the social dimensions of health are often obscured in public discussions due to the overwhelming focus in health policy on medical care, individual-level risk factor research, and changing individual behaviours. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650340
- ISBN
- 9780745650340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.02
€ 72.02
Paperback. Social factors have a powerful influence on human health and longevity. Yet the social dimensions of health are often obscured in public discussions due to the overwhelming focus in health policy on medical care, individual-level risk factor research, and changing individual behaviours. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650357
- ISBN
- 9780745650357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.92
€ 25.99
€ 25.92
hardcover. Food safety is one of the most important issues confronting consumers, producers and distributors. This book focuses on the specific example of food safety in the beef industry in the USA, Canada, the UK and Australia, and includes implications for competitiveness and world trade. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: KNAC; MBN; MZM; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- V9780851995182
- ISBN
- 9780851995182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.54
€ 116.54