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Health systems & services

Hardback. * A thoughtful and insightful textbook introduction to how health policy is made. * Pays attention to the social and political processes which structure what decisions are taken about health policy. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745641737
ISBN
9780745641737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.69

Paperback. Health and illness underpin our everyday existence. Health allows us to live full lives and to function as social beings; illness disrupts our lives, sometimes seriously. But health not only affects individuals, it also impacts upon society as a whole. Series: Polity Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630311
ISBN
9780745630311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.29

Hardback. Health and illness underpin our everyday existence. Health allows us to live full lives and to function as social beings; illness disrupts our lives, sometimes seriously. But health not only affects individuals, it also impacts upon society as a whole. Series: Polity Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630304
ISBN
9780745630304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.80

Paperback. This volume provides a new and innovative overview of the key debates relating to public health policy in the UK and sets out the policy implications for the future, offering a way forward based on the concept of managing for health. aeo A timely and innovative overview of the key debates relating to public health policy in the UK. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JM; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 307.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745626475
ISBN
9780745626475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.04

Paperback. Historical and political analysis of the impact of inequality and capitalism on the health of US workers. Series: The Future of World Capitalism. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332123
ISBN
9780745332123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 321 pages, 20. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780727917812
ISBN
9780727917812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 50. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780727917751
ISBN
9780727917751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.32

Paperback. Editor(s): Pringle, Mike; Pringle, Mike. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: KJM; MBPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780727912688
ISBN
9780727912688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.93

Hardback. Health care costs make up nearly a fifth of US gross domestic product, but health care is a peculiar thing to buy and sell. This book looks at the contradictions inherent in one particular health care market - hospital care. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JHB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160405
ISBN
9780691160405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.77

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

€ 52.99
€ 37.51

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

€ 12.30

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
€ 30.73

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. 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
€ 30.73

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

€ 83.84
€ 75.72

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
€ 16.41

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

€ 69.72
€ 54.11

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

€ 94.53
€ 71.86

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
€ 24.97

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

€ 94.53
€ 72.41

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