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paperback. Social workers provide more mental health services than any other profession, yet recent biomedical trends in psychiatry appear to minimize the importance of their traditional concerns, which focus on the social environment that accompanies mental disorders and their treatment. Editor(s): Kirk, Stuart A. Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 478 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780231128711
- ISBN
- 9780231128711
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Condition: New
€ 59.99€ 35.85
€ 59.99
€ 35.85
hardcover. Based on the author's 30+ years of studying and teaching about the U.S. health care system, Still Broken: Understanding the U.S. Health Care System provides clear and comprehensive tools to improve our declining health care system. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804761963
- ISBN
- 9780804761963
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.70
€ 43.99
€ 36.70
hardcover. This book tracks the development of biomedicine in South Korea following liberation from Japan in 1945, covering the transition from Japanese imperial models of practice to an approximation of American and international models of health. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; 3JJH; HBJF; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804784115
- ISBN
- 9780804784115
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Condition: New
€ 76.87
€ 76.87
Paperback. Incorporating investigative journalism, this title examines the contested place of health and development in El Salvador. It recounts the story of radical health activism from its origins in liberation theology and guerrilla medicine during the third-world country's twelve-year civil war, through development of a 'popular health system'. Series Editor(s): Marshall, Mac. Series: Studies in Medical Anthropology. Num Pages: 330 pages, 13 photographs & 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; JHMC; JP; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813547367
- ISBN
- 9780813547367
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.08
€ 46.99
€ 42.08
paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; JHM; MBP; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816630486
- ISBN
- 9780816630486
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Methods for Community-Based Participatory Research for Health
. Ed(S): Israel, Barbara A.; Eng, Eugenia; Sc...
Paperback. This thoroughly revised and updated second edition provides a step-by-step approach to application of participatory approaches to qualitative data collection (including structured and unstructured interviews, observations, and group interviews) and data analysis (including constant comparative method, coding schemes, and theme memo). Editor(s): Israel, Barbara A.; Eng, Eugenia; Schulz, Amy J.; Parker, Edith A. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 179 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1184.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118021866
- ISBN
- 9781118021866
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Condition: New
€ 92.29
€ 92.29
Paperback. A Shocking Expose of the Irish Health System Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; MBNH; MBP; MJCJ3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 176. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0017837
- ISBN
- 9780340951323
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Through ninety-five interviews with primary care physicians (PCPs) working in different settings, as well as medical students and residents, this book provides insight into the everyday lives of generalist physicians in the early twenty-first century - their work, stresses, hopes, expectations, and values. Series Editor(s): Apple, Rima D.; Golden, Janet. Series: Critical Issues in Health and Medicine Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780813546766
- ISBN
- 9780813546766
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.95
€ 44.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. This important resource offers a complete examination of value-based health care management which links quality and financial success. The text is written by an international leader and author in health care quality. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV1; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470281673
- ISBN
- 9780470281673
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Condition: New
€ 118.46
€ 118.46
hardcover. This volume looks at the most successful existing strategies to promote wellbeing and mental health. It examines the latest research in the science of wellbeing and discusses the practical implications for improved learning, creativity, productivity, relationships, and health. Editor(s): Huppert, Felicia A.; Cooper, Cary L. Series: Wiley Clinical Psychology Handbooks. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: JM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1176.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Volume VI
- SKU
- V9781118608357
- ISBN
- 9781118608357
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Condition: New
€ 206.97
€ 206.97
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
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Condition: New
€ 36.38
€ 36.38
Paperback. Editor(s): Minkler, Meredith. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 77. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Edition
- Third Edition, Revised
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813553009
- ISBN
- 9780813553009
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.64
€ 51.99
€ 46.64
hardcover. Part of the six-volume Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide, this is a comprehensive look at the economics of wellbeing with coverage of history, research, policy, and practice. Editor(s): McDaid, David; Cooper, Cary L. Series: Wiley Clinical Psychology Handbooks. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 690.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Volume V
- SKU
- V9781118608388
- ISBN
- 9781118608388
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Condition: New
€ 206.97
€ 206.97
Hardcover. 224 pages, Illustrations. With increasing numbers of people travelling abroad for medical or cosmetic procedures, medical tourism is now a growing niche in the tourism market. This book looks at the background and rise of health tourism, new emerging facets of the sector, and examines how health related travel fits into a tourism framework. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: KNSG; MBP. Dimension: 250 x 176 x 20. Weight: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845936600
- ISBN
- 9781845936600
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Condition: New
€ 104.53
€ 104.53
hardcover. This book examines the structure and impact of the SARS epidemic, and its short- and medium-range implications for an interconnected, globalized world. In so doing, it poses a question of the greatest possible significance: Can we learn from SARS before the next pandemic? Editor(s): Kleinman, Arthur; Watson, James L. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; MBNS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804753135
- ISBN
- 9780804753135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92
Contemporary Women's Health: Issues for Today and the Future
Kolander, Cheryl, Ballard, Danny, Chandler, C...
Paperback. Emphasizes health promotion and the impact of multicultural and diversity issues on women's health. This text is written from a woman-centered perspective and offers discussions on a range of female-centric topics including feminism and women's health movement, global issues in women's health, and health concerns specific to diverse populations. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1006.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780078028540
- ISBN
- 9780078028540
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Condition: New
€ 196.33
€ 196.33
Paperback. This book explores public health in China in particular the management of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with the goal of understanding China's compliance with and resistance to the norms and rules embedded in the global health regime. Series: Palgrave Series in Asian Governance. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104303
- ISBN
- 9780230104303
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Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardcover. The Millennium ushered in renewed interest and investment in global health, in part because of concerns that globalization would intensify the risks of ill-health. But are we taking advantage of emerging opportunities? This book shines a light on the central actors, institutions and mechanisms involved and proposes an agenda for meaningful action. Editor(s): Hein, Wolfgang; Drager, Nick. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230209923
- ISBN
- 9780230209923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.03
€ 162.03
Diversity, Ethnicity, Migration and Work: International Perspectives
Healy, Geraldine, Oikelome, Franklin
Hardcover. Providing a comprehensive picture of diversity, ethnicity, and migration in the health sector this book analyses the key themes of career and career structures, social processes, segregation, racism and sexism at international, national and local levels. Num Pages: 377 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSL; JHBL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252189
- ISBN
- 9780230252189
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Condition: New
€ 67.95
€ 67.95
Hardcover. In India today only 35 percent of people have access to medicines. This book examines the rise of drug prices in India, and develops a new healthcare model, which if implemented, would extend access to medicines to India's entire population. Sensitivity tests show that the proposed model is affordable, equitable and implementable Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCQ; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516. An Access to Medicines Perspective. 344 pages, 0, 32 black & white tables, 6 figures, 2 charts. In India today only 35 percent of people have access to medicines. This book examines the rise of drug prices in India, and develops a new healthcare model, which if implemented, would extend access to medicines to India's entire population. Sensitivity tests show that the proposed model is affordable, equitable and implementable. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCQ; MBP. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 24. Weight: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272781
- ISBN
- 9780230272781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.21
€ 68.21