Public health & preventive medicine
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Public health & preventive medicine
Paperback. International responses to the outbreak of SARS, the spread of HIV/AIDS, and the promotion of health as a human right all demonstrate how global politics have a profound effect on the way we think about and respond to major health challenges. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; MBN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640426
- ISBN
- 9780745640426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.26
€ 25.26
paperback. Offers a persuasive case for thinking about and treating tuberculosis as an inseparable component of the scourges of poverty, homelessness, AIDS, and drug abuse. This book argues that it is impossible to treat and eliminate tuberculosis without also treating the social ills that underlie the epidemic. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592132492
- ISBN
- 9781592132492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.59
€ 36.59
Hardback. A timely and provocative look at the role political developments and the biology of nutrition play in world famine Num Pages: 356 pages, 8 tables & charts. BIC Classification: JPA; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584659266
- ISBN
- 9781584659266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.62
€ 44.62
The Perversion of Autonomy. Coercion and Constraints in a Liberal Soci...
Gaylin, Willard; Jennings, Bruce
Paperback. Investigate the contentious intersections of interdependence and autonomy, rights and public responsibility. This title examines the abrasion occurring between America's tradition of personal freedom and privacy, as it rubs against the still valuable if almost vanishing ideals of sacrifice and social order. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPFK; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised and Expanded ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878409068
- ISBN
- 9780878409068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.25
€ 72.25
Paperback. This first-person account by one of the pioneers of HIV/AIDS research chronicles the interaction among the paediatric HIV/AIDS community, regulatory bodies, governments, and activists over more than three decades. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MBN; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826521255
- ISBN
- 9780826521255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.27
€ 36.99
€ 31.27
Hardback. This first-person account by one of the pioneers of HIV/AIDS research chronicles the interaction among the paediatric HIV/AIDS community, regulatory bodies, governments, and activists over more than three decades. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MBN; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826521248
- ISBN
- 9780826521248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.90
€ 124.90
Paperback. Outrageous Seas is about that time, and about the harrowing, almost mythic, experience of shipwreck, near-shipwreck, and survival in waters off Newfoundland. Series: Carleton Library Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCF; HBTM; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Carleton University Press,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780886293192
- ISBN
- 9780886293192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.53
€ 33.53
Paperback. Brings to life the influenza epidemic of 1918 by tracing its path through the town of Norwood, Massachusetts. This close analysis of one town's struggle illuminates how even well-intentioned elite groups may adopt and implement strategies that can exacerb Num Pages: 192 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558498129
- ISBN
- 9781558498129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.69
€ 34.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNH; TQSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816648535
- ISBN
- 9780816648535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.99
€ 28.99
Hardback. Delineates the importance of essential fatty acids, with a focus on distinctions between omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid variants. This book describes the chemical and biochemical characteristics of these fatty acids and their metabolism to a vast array of potent bioactive messengers in the context of their potential effects on general health. Num Pages: 296 pages, 61 figures & tables. BIC Classification: MBNH3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813546773
- ISBN
- 9780813546773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.45
€ 173.45
Paperback. It is estimated that more than 50 million Latinos live in the United States. This book examines the issues affecting Latino men's health and recommend policies to overcome inequities and better serve this population. Editor(s): Aguirre-Molina, Marilyn; Borrell, Luisa N.; Vega, William. Series Editor(s): Apple, Rima D.; Golden, Janet. Series: Critical Issues in Health and Medicine Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 figures & 41 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ2; JFSL4; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813546049
- ISBN
- 9780813546049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.34
€ 49.34
Hardback. Most closely associated with the Nazis and World War II atrocities, eugenics is sometimes described as a government-orchestrated breeding program, other times as a pseudo-science, and often as the first step leading to genocide. This book explores one of its most disturbing aspects, the compulsory sterilization of more than 64,000 Americans. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 b&w photographs, 2 graphs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JHBD; MBNH4; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813541822
- ISBN
- 9780813541822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.02
€ 172.02
paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: MBNH; VFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773532540
- ISBN
- 9780773532540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.60
€ 20.99
€ 20.60
Paperback. A critical analysis of regulation of the intensely controversial recombinant bovine growth hormone. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KNAC; MBN; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 330. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773523753
- ISBN
- 9780773523753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.21
€ 40.21
Paperback. Examining Tuskegee: The Infamous Syphilis Study and Its Legacy Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL3; MBNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469609720
- ISBN
- 9781469609720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.67
€ 46.67
Paperback. Gripping account of the Ann Arbor Veterans Hospital poisonings and the controversial investigation and trial of two nurses Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; BTC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472053216
- ISBN
- 9780472053216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.38
€ 27.99
€ 24.38
Paperback. A provocative analysis of America s efforts toward health care reform" Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JPP; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874179774
- ISBN
- 9780874179774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.69
€ 34.69
Hardcover. Contributors examine the nature of industrial illnesses, including silicosis in the Mountain West's hardrock mining industry, and the management of Native American health. The editors offer an overview of the circumstances that created the region's medical history and suggest topics for study. Editor(s): Hildreth, Martha L.; Moran, Bruce T. Series: Wilbur S.Shepperson Series in History & Humanities. Num Pages: 208 pages, 23 b&w photographs, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JKS; MBN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874173048
- ISBN
- 9780874173048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.39
€ 50.39
Paperback. Presenting individual stories and statistical records from previously overlooked birth control clinics, this title looks past the rhetoric of the birth control movement to show the relationships, politics, and issues that defined the movement in neighbourhoods and cities across the United States. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; MBNH4; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077258
- ISBN
- 9780252077258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.22
€ 37.22
Paperback. The epidemiological adventure story of preventing spina bifida with folic acid Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; MBNS; MJN; MJWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826520272
- ISBN
- 9780826520272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.01
€ 53.01