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Health systems & services
Paperback. Breakthroughs in medical science and technology, combined with shifts in lifestyle and demographics, have resulted in a rapid rise in the number of individuals living with one or more chronic illnesses. Editor(s): Schraeder, Cheryl; Shelton, Paul S. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 175 x 22. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813811949
- ISBN
- 9780813811949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.23
€ 89.23
Hardcover. This detailed look at the individual insurance market in the United States explains how it works, offers approaches to improvement that build on what currently works well, and provides a realistic assessment of how much improvement we can demand and expect. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817910440
- ISBN
- 9780817910440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.78
€ 25.78
Hardcover. A comprehensive look at our health-care system, including how the current system evolved, how the health-care sector behaves, and a detailed analysis of the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of the system. " Num Pages: 162 pages, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817910549
- ISBN
- 9780817910549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.78
€ 25.78
Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817914448
- ISBN
- 9780817914448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.84
€ 32.84
Paperback. Many papers included in this volume express skepticism regarding both the diagnosis of the American health system as fundamentally ailing and the prescription of greater public intervention in the financing and delivery of medical services as the remedy and sure path to recovery. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition, reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817976521
- ISBN
- 9780817976521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.24
€ 28.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; MBPM; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897339254
- ISBN
- 9780897339254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.07
€ 17.99
€ 17.07
Hazardous to Our Health?: FDA Regulation of Health Care Products (Inde...
Higgs, Robert, Hansen, Ronald W., Rubin, Paul...
Paperback. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is one of the most powerful of federal regulatory agencies, if not the most powerful, regulating about 25 percent of all consumer goods in the US. This book provides a comprehensive examination of the FDA. It identifies the reforms necessary to safeguard American health care. Series: Independent Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 113 pages. BIC Classification: LNTJ; MBN; MBP; MMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Independent Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780945999416
- ISBN
- 9780945999416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.89
€ 19.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 103 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Edward Everett Root
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954207519
- ISBN
- 9780954207519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.34
€ 57.34
Examines how leading organizations in the United States are pursuing the Triple Aim-improving the individual experience of care, improving the health of populations, and reducing the per capita cost of care. This title lays out the vision, the interventions, and promising examples of success. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118205723
- ISBN
- 9781118205723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.53
€ 71.53
Hardcover. This book explores the complex relationship between public health research and policy, employing tobacco control and health inequalities in the UK as contrasting case studies. It argues that focusing on research-informed ideas usefully draws attention to the centrality of values, politics and advocacy for public health debates. Series: Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBC; JPP; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137026576
- ISBN
- 9781137026576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.30
€ 134.30
Paperback. Exposes the underbelly of healthcare today - the under treatment of the poor, the over treatment of the rich, the financial conflicts of interests physicians face, insurance that doesn't demand the best (or even cheapest) care, and a pharmaceutical behemoth concerned with selling drugs, not providing health. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250015761
- ISBN
- 9781250015761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.42
€ 19.99
€ 17.42
Hardback. Provides students with an understanding of solidarity as a fundamental value in health care and social care, by comparing it with traditional approaches to justice, fairness, and individual freedom. This book provides the reader with evidence of the socio-cultural views of solidarity, which may contribute to understanding of its determinants. Editor(s): Arts, Wil; Muffels, Ruud. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 528 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 901.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402001642
- ISBN
- 9781402001642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.52
€ 250.52
The Measurement and Valuation of Health Status Using EQ-5d, A European...
. Ed(S): Brooks, Richard; Rabin, Rosalind; Ch...
Hardback. EQ-5D from the EuroQol Group is a standardised, non-disease-specific instrument for describing and valuing health. This book reports on the results of the European Union-funded EQ-net project which furthered the development of EQ-5D in the key areas of valuation, application and translation. Editor(s): Brooks, Richard; Rabin, Rosalind; Charro, Frank De. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; MBGR; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402012143
- ISBN
- 9781402012143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.10
€ 193.10
Hardback. Reviews a variety of quality monitoring approaches and identifies critical issues pertaining to assessment, measurement, implementation, and evaluation of quality initiatives. This book suggests scientific approaches to put in place a core set of performance measures that identify the value-added clinical and managerial behaviors in health care. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJT; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071003
- ISBN
- 9781402071003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.76
€ 190.76
From this broader perspective, the authors describe the many factors that influence the lives, health, and well-being of older patients and their caregivers, making this an ideal text for psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and social workers. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: MBPK; MJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400976
- ISBN
- 9781421400976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.42
€ 112.42
Provides an understanding of the long-term care works to generate injustice, but also to find ethical and practicable policy solutions for caring for aging populations in the United States. This title explores the ethical issues surrounding elder care from an ecological perspective to propose a new theory of global justice for long-term care. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; MBDC; MBP; MJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405506
- ISBN
- 9781421405506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.62
€ 72.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; LNTM; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- APress United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781430236986
- ISBN
- 9781430236986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.34
€ 26.99
€ 23.34
Paperback. Suitable for both students and practitioners in the MIBC professions. This title features small size and concise definitions, this dictionary is ideal for use in class and in the medical office. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Elsevier - Health Sciences Division United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781437700268
- ISBN
- 9781437700268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.19
€ 48.19
Hardcover. Covering an area of growing interest, this handbook aims to close the gap between the needs of the professionals and networks that work with or study persons with mental health disorders in an employment context, and the actual knowledge base in the field. Editor(s): Schultz, Izabela Z.; Rogers, Sally. Num Pages: 481 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBPK; MMRP; MQT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441904270
- ISBN
- 9781441904270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.12
€ 74.12
Hardcover. The Cancer Experience instructs doctors, medical students, and health care workers involved in cancer care on the proper role of medicine, the role of doctors, and the opportunities for connecting with patients as they make treatment and end of life decisions. It helps patients understand the issues facing doctors as they assist and care for them. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDP; MBPC; MJCL; MQCH; VFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442216211
- ISBN
- 9781442216211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.94
€ 113.94