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Paperback. All the tips and tools you need to build a successful mental health practice from the ground up Many mental health professionals currently working for group practices, hospitals, and private or government agencies have both the skills and the drive to become solo practitioners. Series: Getting Started. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JM; KJC; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471426233
ISBN
9780471426233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.21

Paperback. Becoming a manager of a health care organization requires a broad understanding of the field. This includes a strong grasp of the economics involved in the daily operation of the organization. Providing an accessible introduction to important economic concepts in the field, this book will help readers gain the knowledge to run an organization. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KC; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471790761
ISBN
9780471790761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 139.25

Paperback. Presents the history of public health surveillance in the United States to span more than a century of conflict and controversy. This work situates the tension inherent in public health surveillance in a broad social and political context. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. Num Pages: 368 pages, 23 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253254
ISBN
9780520253254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.92

Paperback. Collects the author's writings from 1988 to 2009 on anthropology, epidemiology, health care for the global poor, and international public health policy, providing an overview of his work. This work demonstrates how, over time, he has fundamentally changed the way we think about health, international aid, and social justice. Editor(s): Saussy, Haun. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 680 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 10 line illustrations, 11 tables. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 920. A Paul Farmer Reader. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. 680 pages. Editor(s): Saussy, Haun. Collects the author's writings from 1988 to 2009 on anthropology, epidemiology, health care for the global poor, and international public health policy, providing an overview of his work. This work demonstrates how, over time, he has fundamentally changed the way we think about health, international aid, and social justice. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 37. Weight: 918.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257139
ISBN
9780520257139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.52

Hardback. Examines the development of medicine in Qing dynasty China. Focusing on the specialty of 'medicine for women' (fuke), this book explores the material and ideological issues associated with childbearing in the late imperial period. It analyzes the points of convergence and contention that shaped people's views of women's reproductive diseases. Num Pages: 378 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260689
ISBN
9780520260689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.40
€ 65.28

Paperback. Reveals the hidden health dangers in many of the seemingly innocent products we encounter every day - a tube of glue in a kitchen drawer, a bottle of bleach in the laundry room, a rayon scarf on a closet shelf, a brass knob on the front door, and a wood plank on an outdoor deck. Num Pages: 424 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Second Edition,Revised
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520261273
ISBN
9780520261273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.05

Hardback. Focuses on a group of African American families in a multicultural urban environment, many of them poor and all of them with children who have been diagnosed with serious chronic medical conditions. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267343
ISBN
9780520267343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.97
€ 73.18

Hardback. A comprehensive argument against the pharmaceuticalization of medicine that tackles problems in health care which are leading to a growing number of deaths and disabilities. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNDP; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270985
ISBN
9780520270985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.75

Hardback. Provides an introduction to the field of global health. This title is suitable for schools of public health, nursing, and medicine, and also in undergraduate and graduate classes in anthropology, sociology, political economy, and history, among others. Editor(s): Farmer, Paul; Kleinman, Arthur; Kim, Jim Yong; Basilico, Matthew. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 512 pages, 41 b/w photographs, 35 line illustrations, 12 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271975
ISBN
9780520271975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.97
€ 73.37

Paperback. Doctors have always absorbed the racial stereotypes and folkloric beliefs about racial differences that permeate the general population. This title provides a description of how American doctors think about racial differences and how this kind of thinking affects the treatment of their black patients. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274013
ISBN
9780520274013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.10

Hardback. Explores the moral lives of mental health clinicians serving the most marginalized individuals in the US healthcare system. This title traces the ethical dilemmas and everyday struggles of front line providers. It shows how people working deep inside the system struggle to maintain their ideals and manage a chronic sense of futility. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274785
ISBN
9780520274785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.97
€ 73.04

Hardback. Begun in 1971 as a French alternative to the Red Cross, the MSF has grown into an international institution with a reputation for outspoken protest as well as technical efficiency. This title tells the story of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders or MSF) and its effort to "save lives" on a global scale. Num Pages: 338 pages, 4 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JHM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274846
ISBN
9780520274846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.31
€ 54.69

Paperback. There are many problems in working psychotherapeutically across cultures, with numerous examples of failure to understand cultural issues. For example, the ignorance of traditional family structures can lead to major diagnostic and therapeutic errors. Editor(s): Kareem, Jafar; Littlewood, Roland. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5. BIC Classification: JFSL; MBPK; MJA; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780632052240
ISBN
9780632052240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.07

Paperback. Reviewing research and presenting empirical data from Sweden and elsewhere, the authors examine basic concepts, possible hypotheses, explanatory models, and policy solutions for the biological and social causes of the differences in health between men and women. Editor(s): Ostlin, Piroska; etc.; Danielsson, Finn; Harenstam, Annika; Lindberg, Gudrun. Translator(s): Duncan, Dorothy. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNS; JH; JPQB; MBNH; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005280
ISBN
9780674005280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Hardcover. Applying anti-trust tools wisely is a tricky business, and Haas-Wilson carefully explains how it can be done. Focusing on the economic concepts necessary to the enforcement of the anti-trust laws in healthcare markets, Haas-Wilson provides a useful roadmap for guiding the future of these markets. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 line illustration, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KC; KNS; LNCH; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010529
ISBN
9780674010529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.34
€ 76.52

Paperback. If we can decode the human genome and fashion working machines out of atoms, why can't we navigate the quagmire that is our health care system? This book recounts the fraught history of health care in America since the 1960s. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 line illustrations, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024151
ISBN
9780674024151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.05

Hardback. If you're going to have an organ transplant, or a joint replacement, here's the key to getting the very best medical care: be a white, straight, middle-class male. This book takes on one of the few topics that haven't figured in the heated debate over health care reform - the largely hidden yet massive injustice of bias in medical treatment. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: JFFJ; MBP; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674049055
ISBN
9780674049055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.74

Paperback. Proposals to reform the health care system typically focus on either increasing private insurance or expanding government-sponsored plans. In this book, the author presents a comprehensive new proposal, SecureChoice, which does all that while providing affordable health insurance for every American. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057364
ISBN
9780674057364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. The report of the Commission on the Education of Health Professionals for the 21st Century, an independent initiative of 20 leaders from around the world, addresses the evolving demands of health systems in an interdependent world. It articulates a fresh vision and recommends renewed actions, with a focus on institutional and instructional reforms. Num Pages: 112 pages, 23 black-and-white photographs, 13 color illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 254 x 6. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard School of Public Health United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674061484
ISBN
9780674061484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.40

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

€ 46.99
€ 38.12

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