Health systems & services
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Health systems & services
Hardback. This book argues that a nation's well-being mirrors the health of its citizens. It outlines a complete reconceptualization of health and social policy, starting with expanded, interrelated roles for health care providers, consumers, and policymakers. Editor(s): Kickbusch, Ilona. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387798752
- ISBN
- 9780387798752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.83
€ 125.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387773766
- ISBN
- 9780387773766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Hardback. An earlier book by the author entitled "Consciousness: A Mathematical Treatment of the Global Neuronal Workspace Model", introduced a formal information-theoretic approach to individual consciousness. This book takes a more formal 'groupoid' perspective to its predecessor and generalizes the results presented in that earlier book. Num Pages: 206 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JMH; JMJ; JMR; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387767642
- ISBN
- 9780387767642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Hardback. Why some patients wait longer than others remains an important question in health services research. This book provides coverage of statistical concepts and methods for the analysis and interpretation of waiting-time data: time-to-event analysis, discrete time regression models, competing risks, and pseudovalues regression models. Num Pages: 214 pages, 45 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 629.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387764214
- ISBN
- 9780387764214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.04
€ 129.04
paperback. Sociologists often view research on mental health as peripheral to the real work of the discipline. This book contains essays that reassert the importance of mental health research in sociology. It offers answers to critical questions regarding the social origins of - and social responses to - mental illness. Editor(s): Avison, William R.; McLeod, Jane D.; Pescosolido, Bernice A. Num Pages: 472 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- SKU
- V9780387756998
- ISBN
- 9780387756998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.73
€ 70.73
Paperback. For health care professional, clinical expertise is not enough - one has to know the market. This title explains the range of marketing activities and techniques, from promotions to pricing, helping health professional learn to navigate this important aspect of healthcare. Num Pages: 164 pages, 58 black & white illustrations, 58 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 231 x 10. Weight in Grams: 242.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387736044
- ISBN
- 9780387736044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.56
€ 80.56
Hardback. Concerns are mounting about racial and ethnic disparities in health care utilization and outcomes. This book brings these themes together, challenging readers to use, promote, and develop new technology-based methods for closing these gaps. Editor(s): Gibbons, Michael Christopher. Num Pages: 178 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBP; UDB; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387728148
- ISBN
- 9780387728148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.56
€ 67.56
Hardback. This is an important academic text on the political aspects of depression, specifically the relationship between globalization and depression. It is the first book dedicated to this relationship. Num Pages: 203 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JKSM; MBPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387727127
- ISBN
- 9780387727127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.26
€ 64.26
Hardback. Provides a balance between a theoretical foundation and clinical application. This book offers knowledge and describes the skills needed for culturally relevant medical care of patients of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Num Pages: 138 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387721705
- ISBN
- 9780387721705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.62
€ 124.62
hardcover. As interest in social capital has grown over the decade - particularly in public health - so has the lack of consensus on exactly what it is and what makes it worth studying. This book discusses the theoretical origins of social capital, the strengths and limitations of methodologies of measuring, and salient examples of social capital concepts. Editor(s): Kawachi, Ichiro; Subramanian, S. V.; Kim, Daniel. Num Pages: 292 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JMH; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387713106
- ISBN
- 9780387713106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Hardback. Focuses on core issues in the field of palliative care. This title redefines palliative care as interdisciplinary and integrative, bridging acute and long-term care to respond to clients' evolving needs. It is suitable for those teaching health service delivery courses. Editor(s): Blank, Arthur; O'Mahony, Sean. Num Pages: 234 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387708744
- ISBN
- 9780387708744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.52
€ 68.52
Hardback. This book explores the development of a model to predict the degree of success it is possible to achieve in implementing e-health systems. The vision of the book is unique to the field of health informatics, setting IT implementation into an organizational culture context. Editor(s): Gustafson, David H.; Brennan, Patricia Flatley; Hawkins, Robert P. Series: Health Informatics. Num Pages: 234 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387495071
- ISBN
- 9780387495071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.08
€ 123.08
Hardback. Explores consumer informatics and telemedicine as the means to evolve toward what the Institute of Medicine envisioned in its landmark reports on the electronic medical record, patient safety, and quality care. Editor(s): Nelson, Rosemary; Ball, Marion J. Series: Health Informatics. Num Pages: 168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBP; UDB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387404141
- ISBN
- 9780387404141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.68
€ 67.68
Hardback. Illustrates the importance of hospital information management in delivering high quality health care at the lowest possible cost. This book covers significance of information processing in hospitals; information systems and their components; health information systems; and, architectures of hospital information systems. Series: Health Informatics. Num Pages: 274 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387403564
- ISBN
- 9780387403564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.05
€ 127.05
Hardback. Sociologists often view research on mental health as peripheral to the real work of the discipline. This volume contains essays that reassert the importance of mental health research in sociology. Editor(s): Avison, William R.; McLeod, Jane D.; Pescosolido, Bernice A. Num Pages: 472 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1910.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387363196
- ISBN
- 9780387363196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.61
€ 137.61
Hardback. Despite improvements in service delivery, patient violence remains a major problem at mental health facilities. Focusing equally on causes, management, and prevention, this book thoroughly examines this crucial topic. It reviews the theories of violence, proven prevention strategies, and examples of positive organizational change. Editor(s): Richter, Dirk; Whittington, Richard. Num Pages: 347 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387339641
- ISBN
- 9780387339641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.24
€ 129.24
Hardback. A guide to managing and developing Healthcare Knowledge Management (KM) that is underpinned by theory and research. It provides readers with an understanding of approaches to the critical nature and use of knowledge by investigating healthcare-based KM systems. Editor(s): Bali, Rajeev K.; Dwivedi, Ashish N. Series: Health Informatics. Num Pages: 282 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GLM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387335407
- ISBN
- 9780387335407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.84
€ 191.84
Paperback. This book surveys current research at the intersection of national security and statistical sciences, offering general reviews of quantitative approaches to counterterrorism, for policy makers, as well as technical treatments of statistical issues that will appeal to quantitative researchers. Editor(s): Wilson, Alyson G.; Wilson, Gregory D.; Olwell, David H. Num Pages: 292 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBPM; PBT; UYQV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387329048
- ISBN
- 9780387329048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.54
€ 125.54
Hardback. The nations of the EU have long led the world in universal health coverage. Economic developments have created problems ranging from inequities of care to growing numbers of uninsured. This book is suitable for health care managers and policymakers, politicians and insurers - those looking to Europe to understand this evolution. Num Pages: 504 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 917.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387327471
- ISBN
- 9780387327471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.95
€ 131.95
Hardback. Intends to inform readers about what they want from CPRs and how to go about making their choices. This title explains typical needs of a variety of stakeholders, describes imminent technologies, and assesses the available evidence regarding issues in implementing and using CPRs. Editor(s): Lehmann, Harold P.; Abbott, Patricia A. (Health Sciences Informatics); Roderer, Nancy K.; Rothschild, Adam; Mandell, Steven; Ferrer, Jorge; Miller, Robert E. (Health Sciences Informatics); Ball, Marion J. Series: Health Informatics. Num Pages: 483 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, 34 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBPM; UN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 483
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387291543
- ISBN
- 9780387291543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.47
€ 125.47
Paperback. A practical guide for physicians, hospital administrators, and other healthcare professionals who wish to initiate a Rapid Response System program within their own institutions. Editor(s): DeVita, Michael A. (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center); Hillman, Ken; Bellomo, Rinaldo. Num Pages: 316 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 100 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBP; MMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387279206
- ISBN
- 9780387279206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.68
€ 67.68
Hardback. Presents a source of information that explores the present and future trends in the applications of emerging wireless communication and network technologies for different healthcare scenaria. This book provides different levels of material to researchers, computing engineers, and medical practitioners interested in emerging e-health systems. Editor(s): Istepanian, Robert; Laxminarayan, Swamy; Pattichis, Constantinos S. (University of Cyprus). Series: Topics in Biomedical Engineering International Book Series. Num Pages: 653 pages, 33 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBGT; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 653
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387265582
- ISBN
- 9780387265582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.72
€ 251.72
Probability, Statistics and Modelling in Public Health
. Ed(S): Nikulin, Mikhail; Commenges, Daniel;...
hardcover. Consists of contributions that discuss various probabilistic and statistical models used in public health. Many of them are based on the work of Marvin Zelen of the Harvard School of Public Health. Topics discussed include models based on Markov and semi-Markov processes, multi-state models, models and methods in lifetime data analysis, and more. Editor(s): Nikulin, Mikhail; Commenges, Daniel; Huber, Catherine. Num Pages: 480 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- SKU
- V9780387260228
- ISBN
- 9780387260228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.49
€ 248.49
Evaluating the Organizational Impact of Health Care Information System...
Anderson, James G.; Aydin, Carolyn E.
Hardback. A guide for evaluating the organizational impacts of computer systems in health care institutions. This book is useful to physicians, nurses, health care administrators, information systems personnel and consultants who are involved in planning, developing, implementing, utilizing and evaluating computer-based health care systems. Series: Health Informatics. Num Pages: 346 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2005
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387245584
- ISBN
- 9780387245584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.01
€ 129.01