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Public health & preventive medicine
Hardback. Obesity is one of the relevant public health concerns and it is evident that body weight control is achieved through highly integrated physiological interactions like nutrient selection. Presenting an account of the roles of specific peptides in energy balance, this title provides an understanding of the patho-physiology of energy balance. Editor(s): Frubeck, G. Series: Frontiers in Nutritional Science S. Num Pages: 416 pages, 33 figures/illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH3; MFGM; MMZF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 180 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845934071
- ISBN
- 9781845934071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.54
€ 138.54
Paperback. Physical Activity and Health Promotion: Evidence-based Approaches to Practice evaluates the realities and complexities of working to reverse the adverse trend toward physical inactivity. It is a well-rounded, evidence-based study of interventions for physical activity practice, covering a range of settings and target groups. Editor(s): Dugdill, Lindsey; Crone, Diane; Murphy, Rebecca. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405169257
- ISBN
- 9781405169257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.07
€ 62.07
Care for Major Health Problems and Population Health Concerns: Impacts...
Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld (Ed.)
Hardback. Deals with macro-level system issues and micro-level issues involving provision of health care as related to major health problems. This work examines social, demographic and structural problems, and a variety of health problems including chronic illnesses, mental illness, serious acute health problems, and disabilities that require health care. Series: Research in the Sociology of Health Care. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514. Impacts on Patients, Providers and Policy. Series: Research in the Sociology of Health Care. 200 pages, illustrations. Deals with macro-level system issues and micro-level issues involving provision of health care as related to major health problems. This work examines social, demographic and structural problems, and a variety of health problems including chronic illnesses, mental illness, serious acute health problems, and disabilities that require health care. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP; MBS. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight: 514.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848551602
- ISBN
- 9781848551602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.11
€ 199.11
Paperback. Editor(s): Altman, Douglas; Machin, David; Bryant, Trevor; Gardner, Stephen. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: MBNS; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780727913753
- ISBN
- 9780727913753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.32
€ 63.32
Paperback. An analysis of the links between women's empowerment and health, looking at what determines success in the fight for better conditions, the redistribution of power, and control of resources. It states the case for an international feminist agenda attentive to local cultural idioms. Num Pages: 304 pages, tables, index. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFK; MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 360. Very good to like new, with just minor shelfwear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KMB0000121
- ISBN
- 9781856494649
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 8.69
€ 8.69
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
Hardback. Editor(s): Benninghouse, Harriet T.; Rosset, Andria G. Num Pages: 691 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBGR; MBN; MBP; MJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1666.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 691
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604565751
- ISBN
- 9781604565751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 389.39€ 262.96
€ 389.39
€ 262.96
Paperback. The Animal/Human Bond (Second Edition) increases the coverage of epidemiology, with added discussion of each facet of the original work. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Austin & Winfield,U.S.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572921535
- ISBN
- 9781572921535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.72
€ 62.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 105 x 54. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Merriam-Webster, Inc.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877792949
- ISBN
- 9780877792949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.74
€ 11.74
Hardback. Editor(s): Wouters, Laurent B.; Pauwels, Michel. Num Pages: 286 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619425477
- ISBN
- 9781619425477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 228.70€ 155.73
€ 228.70
€ 155.73
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Amerongen, J.V.; Amerongen, Jerry Van. Num Pages: 159 pages, illus. BIC Classification: MBNH; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Robert D. Reed Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 159
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781885003188
- ISBN
- 9781885003188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.01
€ 13.99
€ 13.01
Paperback. Pasteur's success depended upon a whole network of forces, including the public hygiene movement, the medical profession and colonial interests. It is the operation of these forces, in combination with the talent of Pasteur, that Latour sets out as a prime example of science in action. Translator(s): Sheridan, Alan; Law, John. Num Pages: 292 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JHM; MBN; P. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Paberback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674657618
- ISBN
- 9780674657618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.86
€ 49.99
€ 41.86
Hardcover. A practical guide for handling and planning for missing data in clinical trials, Clinical Trials with Missing Data provides a comprehensive account of the problems arising when data from clinical and related studies are incomplete, and presents statisticians, biostatisticians, and researchers with approaches to effectively address them. Series: Statistics in Practice. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118460702
- ISBN
- 9781118460702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.73
€ 85.73
Paperback. Lecturers - Click here to order a FREE Review Copy of this title ! Num Pages: 400 pages, diagrams. BIC Classification: MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316356367
- ISBN
- 9780316356367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.84
€ 87.84
Hardcover. Editor(s): Srivastava, S. K. Num Pages: 331 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 190 x 30. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Publisher
- New Century Publications India
- Number of pages
- 331
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788177082449
- ISBN
- 9788177082449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.86€ 70.45
€ 100.86
€ 70.45
Paperback. Stewart, Marten van Wijhe, Evan G. Wong Editor(s): Kushner, Adam L. Series: Operation Health. Num Pages: 136 pages, 18, 16 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JKSR; MBD; MBN; MNC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421422084
- ISBN
- 9781421422084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.05
€ 30.99
€ 26.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, chiefly illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 7. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Practical Action
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946688449
- ISBN
- 9780946688449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.70
€ 31.99
€ 31.70
Paperback. The contributors to Metrics use ethnographic evidence from around the globe to evaluate the accomplishments, limits, and the consequences of applying metrics to global health. Now the standard in measuring global health program success, metrics has far implications that extend beyond patients to the political and financial realms. Series: Critical Global Health: Evidence, Efficacy, Ethnography. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360971
- ISBN
- 9780822360971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.50
€ 32.99
€ 29.50
Hardback. Biochemical imbalances caused by nutritional deficiencies are a contributory factor in chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, auto-immune conditions and cancer. This handbook for practitioners explains how to identify and treat such biochemical imbalances in order to better understand and manage a patient's ill-health. Editor(s): Nicolle, Lorraine; Beirne, Ann Woodriff. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH3; MMZ; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 189 x 34. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848190337
- ISBN
- 9781848190337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Paperback. Holistic overview of what we have learnt about HIV/AIDS, and identifies why so many HIV prevention schemes have failed. Editor(s): Ellison, George; Parker, Melissa; Campbell, Catherine. Series Editor(s): Panter-Brick, Catherine. Series: Biosocial Society Symposium Series. Num Pages: 318 pages, 4 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; JHMP; MBNH; MBNS; MJCJ2; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 524. Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 318
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KNH0013061
- ISBN
- 9780521004701
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99