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Hardback. Ideas about health are reinforced by institutions and their corresponding practices, such as donning a patient's gown in a hospital or prostrating before a healing shrine. Even though we are socialized into regarding such ideologies as "natural" and unproblematic, we sometimes seek to bypass, circumvent, or even transcend the dominant ideologies.. Editor(s): Naraindas, Harish; Quack, Johannes; Sax, William S. Series: Epistemologies of Healing. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FK; MBP; MX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782383086
- ISBN
- 9781782383086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.39
€ 164.39
Paperback. Serving as a guide to aid clinicians who provide AAC interventions for adults with acquired communication disabilities, this book covers a range of communication disabilities and disorders caused by injury and illness. It offers AAC intervention strategies and procedures in medical settings. Editor(s): Beukelman, David R.; Garrett, Kathryn L.; Yorkston, Kathryn M. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publisher
- Brookes Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1 Pap/Cdr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557668752
- ISBN
- 9781557668752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.21
€ 75.21
Paperback. It has often been assumed that people with developmental disabilities are incapable of expressing or acquiring the level of emotional insight necessary to engage in any kind of therapy. This book explodes this myth, challenging mental health professionals and families to engage in genuine dialogue with people who are developmentally disabled. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JMC; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849050166
- ISBN
- 9781849050166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.13
€ 31.13
Hardcover. Editor(s): Dubois, Quentin P. Num Pages: 303 pages, tables & illus. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 189 x 27. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604561081
- ISBN
- 9781604561081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.98€ 160.49
€ 236.98
€ 160.49
Paperback. Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto illustrates how this rapidly growing, underfunded but surprisingly effective institution found the niche that allowed it to exist, to provide medical care to a massive patient body and at times even to flourish in the apartheid state. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; MBP; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868147472
- ISBN
- 9781868147472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.43
€ 32.99
€ 29.43
paperback. This controversial new book traces the terms on which the mad occupy the city's streets, situating this social geography of madness within the broader parameters of systems of globalization and social welfare. Num Pages: 192 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: JFFB; JFS; JKS; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 245 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415232999
- ISBN
- 9780415232999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.19
€ 63.19
Hardback. Editor(s): Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc; Al-Krenawi, Alean; Elbedour, Salman. Num Pages: 249 pages. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 249
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629482712
- ISBN
- 9781629482712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.06€ 155.75
€ 231.06
€ 155.75
Paperback. Editor(s): Clark, Grace A.; Perez, Victoria I. Num Pages: 108 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620814956
- ISBN
- 9781620814956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.60€ 66.06
€ 93.60
€ 66.06
Hardback. This book has a potentially huge market right across the allied health, social care and education professions. Working interprofessionally is the new concept in vogue for effective health and social care provision and right at the top of the agenda in teaching in the related professions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 181 x 14. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643052
- ISBN
- 9780745643052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.53
€ 78.53
Paperback. Editor(s): Link, Nathan; Tanner, Michael. Num Pages: 403 pages, 25. BIC Classification: MBPC; MJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 212 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1090.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780727916808
- ISBN
- 9780727916808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.88
€ 101.88
Paperback. What do we know about the possible poisons that industrial technologies leave in our air and water? How reliable is the science that federal regulators and legislators use to protect the public from dangerous products? This book shows that ideological or economic attacks on research are part of an extensive pattern of abuse. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; LNKJ; MBP; RNC; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047143
- ISBN
- 9780674047143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.93
€ 37.99
€ 31.93
Paperback. Once denigrated for shoddy care and antiquated systems, the VA health system has become a hallmark of excellence and technical innovation. This book uses the VA turnaround to illustrate deeper lessons for the US health care system. It shows how fee-for-service healthcare leads to more expensive, less comprehensive, and less effective healthcare. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609945176
- ISBN
- 9781609945176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.10
€ 20.99
€ 18.10
Paperback. To fill this void, Frank and Glied suggest that institutional resources be applied systematically and routinely to examine and address how federal and state programs affect the well-being of people with mental illness. Num Pages: 206 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JKSM; JPQB; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884436
- ISBN
- 9780801884436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.77
€ 40.77
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447306948
- ISBN
- 9781447306948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.58
€ 97.58
paperback. This book renews the collective compact that created our public services in the 1940s using voices from service users and service providers. Sections explore long-term conditions, service redesign, information technology, leadership, co-production and quality. Editor(s): Davies, Celia; Walmsley, Jan; Hales, Mike. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JKS; JPP; MBP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 172 x 11. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447306931
- ISBN
- 9781447306931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.10
€ 38.99
€ 37.10
Bettering the Health of the People: W. Reece Berryhill, the UNC School...
McLendon, William W.; Denny, Floyd W.; Blythe...
hardcover. Celebrates the contributions of W Reece Berryhill, M D's and other public-spirited individuals dedicated to addressing North Carolinians' need for more doctors and more hospitals. This work also addresses the need for more insurance - that is, universal access to needed health care for all citizens, regardless of ability to pay. Num Pages: 496 pages, 100 illustrations, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; MBP; MBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 187 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- UNC at Chapel Hill Library United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780807831953
- ISBN
- 9780807831953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Paperback. Documenting the real world of the contemporary hospital, its nurses, and their moral and ethical crises, this work provides an analysis of the forces that influence moral decisions in hospitals. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBDC; MBP; MQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101026
- ISBN
- 9780226101026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.59
€ 31.99
€ 28.59
Hardback. Much of the debate about health policy in the US has focused on the availability of health insurance coverage and the number of individuals who are uninsured. It is known that the United States spends approximately twice as much per capita on health care, but there is little difference in population health between the US and other nations. Editor(s): Kaestner, Robert; Sasso, Anthony Lo; Helmchen, Lorens. Series: Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848551800
- ISBN
- 9781848551800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.58
€ 110.58
Hardcover. Series: Jossey-Bass health care series. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBP; TBN; TBX; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787953836
- ISBN
- 9780787953836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.76
€ 85.76
Beyond Persuasion provides healthcare managers with a guide to using strategic communication to meet both personal and professional objectives in the digital age. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: KJM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647213
- ISBN
- 9781442647213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.76
€ 76.76