Health systems & services
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Health systems & services
paperback. A concise guide to establishing, developing and evaluating modern mental health services. Num Pages: 194 pages, 10 b/w illus. 53 tables. BIC Classification: MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521689465
- ISBN
- 9780521689465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.34€ 57.73
€ 58.34
€ 57.73
paperback. Describes how fairness in the delivery and access to health care can be achieved. Editor(s): McIntyre, Di; Mooney, Gavin. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 b/w illus. 15 tables. BIC Classification: MBNS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521705066
- ISBN
- 9780521705066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.52€ 91.55
€ 94.52
€ 91.55
hardcover. An accessible book that covers the psychiatric disorders seen by general practitioners in a practical, clinically applied way. Series: Cambridge Clinical Guides. Num Pages: 420 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: MBPC; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521759823
- ISBN
- 9780521759823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.85€ 67.56
€ 68.85
€ 67.56
hardcover. This is the story of one of the most far-reaching human endeavors in history: the quest for mental well-being. Series: Cambridge Essential Histories. Num Pages: 258 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: MBPK; MBX; MMH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521868679
- ISBN
- 9780521868679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 52.29
€ 54.99
€ 52.29
hardcover. An international survey of different approaches to the provision and regulation of long-term care for the elderly. Editor(s): Mor, Vincent; Leone, Tiziana; Maresso, Anna. Series: Health Economics, Policy and Management. Num Pages: 519 pages, 21 b/w illus. 33 tables. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 519
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107042063
- ISBN
- 9781107042063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.06
€ 99.06
paperback. This practical, comprehensive and highly illustrated book will be invaluable to students and doctors of neurology and internal medicine in Africa. Num Pages: 459 pages, 86 b/w illus. 91 colour illus. 103 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; MBP; MJN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 20. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107534858
- ISBN
- 9781107534858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.89
€ 25.99
€ 23.89
paperback. Practical guide for health practitioners and policy-makers, demystifying evidence-informed decision-making from the individual clinical level to global policy. Num Pages: 220 pages, 48 b/w illus. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380. From Patient Choice to Global Policy. 220 pages, 48 b/w illus. Practical guide for health practitioners and policy-makers, demystifying evidence-informed decision-making from the individual clinical level to global policy. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: MBP. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 14. Weight: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107648654
- ISBN
- 9781107648654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.53
€ 34.99
€ 31.53
paperback. Editor(s): Mahmood, Tahir; Owen, Philip; Arulkumaran, Sabaratnam; Dhillon, Charnjit. Num Pages: 239 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBP; MJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- RCOG Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906985387
- ISBN
- 9781906985387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.36
€ 45.99
€ 41.36
Paperback. As Archbishop Desmond Tutu has noted, "AIDS is South Africa's new apartheid." This title traces the historical shifts in health policy after apartheid and describes their effects, detailing, in particular, the changing relationship between biomedical and indigenous health care, both at the national and the local level. Num Pages: 368 pages, 27 halftones, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFH2; JPQB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226064598
- ISBN
- 9780226064598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.73
€ 40.99
€ 31.73
Paperback. AIDS and Africa are indelibly linked in popular consciousness, but despite widespread awareness of the epidemic, much of the story remains hidden beneath a superficial focus on condoms, sex workers, and antiretrovirals. Africa gets lost in this equation. The author offers a powerful reversal, using AIDS as a lens through which to view Africa. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; HBJH; JHMC; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226108834
- ISBN
- 9780226108834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.22
€ 32.99
€ 26.22
Paperback. This exploration of the work of nurses and other caregivers in nursing homes is set in the context of wider political, economic and cultural forces that influence, both positively and negatively, the quality of care for America's elderly. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JKSG; MBP; MQCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 0002-
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226144740
- ISBN
- 9780226144740
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.04
€ 35.99
€ 28.04
Paperback. As the demand for blood and organs has grown, the value of a system that depends solely on gifts has been called into question. This title offers a fresh perspective on this ethical dilemma, by examining the social organization of blood and organ donation in Europe and the United States. Num Pages: 200 pages, 11 line drawings, 3 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP; MNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 185 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226322377
- ISBN
- 9780226322377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.12
€ 34.99
€ 27.12
Hardcover. The 2010 Affordable Care Act (or Obamacare, as its detractors like to call it) is a sweeping reform to the US health care system. Why has the United States been so continually divided on this issue? The author offers an explanation in the form of an engaging and in-depth look at America's long tradition of unequal access to health care. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226348032
- ISBN
- 9780226348032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.12
€ 34.99
€ 27.12
Hardcover. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1KBB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 284 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226404820
- ISBN
- 9780226404820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.42
€ 45.99
€ 35.42
Paperback. In 2003, in the face of errors and accidents caused by medical and surgical trainees, the American Council of Graduate Medical Education mandated a reduction in resident work hours to eighty per week. This title takes up the apparent paradox of medical professionals resisting reforms designed to help them and their patients. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226430034
- ISBN
- 9780226430034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. In the mid-1800s a utopian movement to rehabilitate the insane resulted in a wave of publicly funded asylums - many of which became unexpected centers of cultural activity. This work prompts us to reflect on what our society can learn from a generation that urgently and creatively tried to solve the problem of mental illness. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AN; HBTB; MBPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226709642
- ISBN
- 9780226709642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Hardback. Analyzes the American mental health care system and its relationship with society and government." Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 358 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; MBPK; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231052443
- ISBN
- 9780231052443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.67€ 83.42
€ 109.67
€ 83.42
Hardback. The media constantly bombard us with news of the health hazards that lurk in our everyday lives. But, many of these hazards, even some that provoke regulatory action, have been greatly overblown. This book examines the forces that contribute to health scares and economic, political, and psychological consequences of their "social amplification." Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 illus, 12 tables. BIC Classification: MBNH; MBNS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141482
- ISBN
- 9780231141482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.59€ 77.50
€ 101.59
€ 77.50
Hardback. Tackles the relationship between the privatization of risk, and focuses on - health care and health insurance; employment insecurity and labor markets; pensions, assets, and social security; the pharmaceuticals industry; and natural disasters and homeland security. Editor(s): Hacker, Jacob. Series: Columbia / SSRC Book (Privatization of Risk). Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146029
- ISBN
- 9780231146029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.81€ 62.30
€ 80.81
€ 62.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: MBP; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159746
- ISBN
- 9780231159746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.27
€ 32.99
€ 24.27