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Public health & preventive medicine

Paperback. Explores the main theoretical concepts and models in health promotion and explains the significance, practical application and impact of different theories on the individual, community and organisation. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH; MBP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 5. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780070278431
ISBN
9780070278431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 26.04

Paperback. Rather than physiological health only, complementary and alternative medicines aim at the production of wellbeing. This book explores how the increasing proliferation of holistic health methods are intimately connected with changing configurations of selfhood, gender and class. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPQB; MBNH9; MBS; MQC; MX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339228
ISBN
9781349339228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Paperback. Exploring the rapidly increasing interest in obesity and fatness, this book engages with dominant ideas about 'fatness' and analyses the assumptions that inform anti-fat attitudes in the West, looking at the intersection of medicine and morality in pathologising 'fat' bodies. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; JHMC; MBNH9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137579706
ISBN
9781137579706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Paperback. Are you truly in danger or has your brain simply "tricked" you into thinking you are? In The Worry Trick, psychologist and anxiety expert David Carbonell shows how anxiety hijacks the brain and offers effective techniques to help you break the cycle of worry, once and for all. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: MBNH9; MMJT1; VFJP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626253186
ISBN
9781626253186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Davidian, Marie; Lin, Xihong; Morris, Jeffrey S.; Stefanski, Leonard A. Num Pages: 599 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, 20 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; MBNS; MMGT; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
599
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319357713
ISBN
9783319357713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 157.17

Paperback. Based on years of fieldwork, this book offers poignant stories of how obesity is lived and experienced by Guatemalans who have recently found their diets - and their bodies - radically transformed. It is suitable for anyone who cares about the politics of healthy eating. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 19 b/w, 1 map. BIC Classification: JHM; JKS; MBNH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286825
ISBN
9780520286825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.94

Hardback. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319484075
ISBN
9783319484075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.02
€ 19.77

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402036187
ISBN
9781402036187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.17

Paperback. Examines how viruses like HIV, swine flu, and bird flu have almost wiped us out in the past - and may do so in the future. This title explores why modern life makes us so vulnerable to global pandemics, and what new technologies can do to prevent them. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MJCJ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141046518
ISBN
9780141046518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.95

Investigates the impact of information technology, biogenetic, and pharmacological innovation on individuals quality of life, safety, individual and system health care utilization, occupational and environmental health and formulary decision making, and costs. Editor(s): Farquhar, Irina; Summers, Kent; Sorkin, Alan L. Series: Research in Human Capital and Development. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNXC; LNTJ; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 760. Impacts on Health, Life Quality, Safety, and Regulatory Research. Series: Research in Human Capital and Development. 250 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Farquhar, Irina; Summers, Kent; Sorkin, Alan L. Investigates the impact of information technology, biogenetic, and pharmacological innovation on individuals quality of life, safety, individual and system health care utilization, occupational and environmental health and formulary decision making, and costs. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KNXC; LNTJ; MBNH. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 33. Weight: 760.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762313464
ISBN
9780762313464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.43
€ 83.81

Hardback. Offers a novel theory of the spread of epidemic influenza that may explain many of the epidemiological difficulties surrounding the disease. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1260.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306440731
ISBN
9780306440731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.92

Paperback. Series: International Perspectives on Aging. Num Pages: 242 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; MFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319355030
ISBN
9783319355030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Hardback. The lives of people with disease and disability are affected not only by their conditions but by public response to these conditions in the form of stigma and discrimination. Making sense of this injustice is the focus of this book. Editor(s): Corrigan, Patrick W. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBNH9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 767.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433815836
ISBN
9781433815836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.80
€ 76.14

Paperback. In The State of Medicine, Margaret McCartney makes the case for an evidence-based healthcare system, cutting direct political control while reducing waste and increasing transparency, professionalism and vocation. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780664002
ISBN
9781780664002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.34

Paperback. As new technology makes it possible to screen for an increasing number of medical conditions, this strategy of preventive medicine raises fundamental issues for sociological inquiry. The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions presents an overview of these fundamental issues. Editor(s): Armstrong, Natalie; Eborall, Helen. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118231784
ISBN
9781118231784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.24

Paperback. * Provides a bridge between the sociology of medicine and the sociology of science and technology* Opens up the a black boxa of medical technologies to sociological scrutiny. . Editor(s): Elston, Mary Ann. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; PDR; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631204473
ISBN
9780631204473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.40

Paperback. The Sociology of Healthcare Safety and Quality presents a series of research-informed readings on the sociological contributions of technologies, practices, experiences, and organizational quality and safety across a range of healthcare contexts. Editor(s): Allen, Davina; Braithwaite, Jeffrey; Sandall, Jane; Waring, Justin. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119276340
ISBN
9781119276340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.39

Hardcover. How do smokers evaluate evidence that smoking harms health? Some evidence suggests that smokers over-estimate health risks from smoking. This book challenges this conclusion and finds that smokers tend to be overly optimistic about their longevity and future health if they quit later in life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 line illustrations, 25 tables. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBNH; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010390
ISBN
9780674010390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.91
€ 87.88

Paperback. Based on research by a leading geographer and specialist in diffusion theory, The Slow Plague discloses the geographic dimension of the AIDS pandemic. It provides a lucid description of the HIV, its origins, and the extent to which it has now permeated our lives. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: MBNS; MJCJ2; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557864192
ISBN
9781557864192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.03

paperback. Capturing the strident activist's complexity during a formative period. Editor(s): Katz, Esther. Num Pages: 576 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: BG; JHBD; MBNH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6147 x 4039 x 34. Weight in Grams: 789.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074608
ISBN
9780252074608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 40.31

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