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hardcover. This book tracks the development of biomedicine in South Korea following liberation from Japan in 1945, covering the transition from Japanese imperial models of practice to an approximation of American and international models of health. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; 3JJH; HBJF; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804784115
- ISBN
- 9780804784115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.63
€ 76.63
Paperback. Incorporating investigative journalism, this title examines the contested place of health and development in El Salvador. It recounts the story of radical health activism from its origins in liberation theology and guerrilla medicine during the third-world country's twelve-year civil war, through development of a 'popular health system'. Series Editor(s): Marshall, Mac. Series: Studies in Medical Anthropology. Num Pages: 330 pages, 13 photographs & 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; JHMC; JP; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813547367
- ISBN
- 9780813547367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.95
€ 46.99
€ 41.95
paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; JHM; MBP; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816630486
- ISBN
- 9780816630486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Methods for Community-Based Participatory Research for Health
. Ed(S): Israel, Barbara A.; Eng, Eugenia; Sc...
Paperback. This thoroughly revised and updated second edition provides a step-by-step approach to application of participatory approaches to qualitative data collection (including structured and unstructured interviews, observations, and group interviews) and data analysis (including constant comparative method, coding schemes, and theme memo). Editor(s): Israel, Barbara A.; Eng, Eugenia; Schulz, Amy J.; Parker, Edith A. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 179 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118021866
- ISBN
- 9781118021866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.01
€ 92.01
Paperback. A Shocking Expose of the Irish Health System Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; MBNH; MBP; MJCJ3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 176. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0017837
- ISBN
- 9780340951323
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Through ninety-five interviews with primary care physicians (PCPs) working in different settings, as well as medical students and residents, this book provides insight into the everyday lives of generalist physicians in the early twenty-first century - their work, stresses, hopes, expectations, and values. Series Editor(s): Apple, Rima D.; Golden, Janet. Series: Critical Issues in Health and Medicine Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780813546766
- ISBN
- 9780813546766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.70
€ 44.99
€ 39.70
hardcover. This volume looks at the most successful existing strategies to promote wellbeing and mental health. It examines the latest research in the science of wellbeing and discusses the practical implications for improved learning, creativity, productivity, relationships, and health. Editor(s): Huppert, Felicia A.; Cooper, Cary L. Series: Wiley Clinical Psychology Handbooks. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: JM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1176.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Volume VI
- SKU
- V9781118608357
- ISBN
- 9781118608357
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.29
€ 206.29
hardcover. Approximately 100,000 deaths per year in the United States result from preventable medical errors. This figure is about twice the number of people who die in car accidents and five times the number of murder victims annually, and twenty times the number of servicemen and women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since the start of hostilities in 2001. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612341569
- ISBN
- 9781612341569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.16
€ 36.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Minkler, Meredith. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 77. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Edition
- Third Edition, Revised
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813553009
- ISBN
- 9780813553009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.50
€ 51.99
€ 46.50
hardcover. Part of the six-volume Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide, this is a comprehensive look at the economics of wellbeing with coverage of history, research, policy, and practice. Editor(s): McDaid, David; Cooper, Cary L. Series: Wiley Clinical Psychology Handbooks. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Volume V
- SKU
- V9781118608388
- ISBN
- 9781118608388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.60
€ 205.60
paperback. Takes into account the developments in palliative care, offering advice on the aspects including drug treatment and psychological care. This handbook offers guidelines on bad news and communicating with the patient's relatives. It discusses the ethical issues in palliative care and the spiritual aspects of dying for people of different religions. Num Pages: 76 pages, frontispiece, line drawing, tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: MBPC; MJCL; VFD; VFJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 4. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 76
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192625144
- ISBN
- 9780192625144
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Condition: New
€ 104.25
€ 104.25
Paperback. 'The Consultation', rewritten and retitled to become 'The New Consultation' is a useful aid for all doctors and their educators to increase the effectiveness of their consultations and to help to make them more patient-centred. It includes theoretical background as well as practical help for both consulters and teachers. Num Pages: 152 pages, 5 figures and numerous text boxes. BIC Classification: GBC; MBPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192632883
- ISBN
- 9780192632883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.86
€ 109.86
Paperback. Presents a simple overview of clinical governance in context, highlighting important principles required to function effectively in a pressurised healthcare environment, ensuring tomorrow's staff are competent to function effectively in any healthcare facility. Editor(s): Haxby, Elizabeth; Hunter, David; Jaggar, Sian (Consultant Anaesthetist, The Royal Brompton Hospital, London UK). Num Pages: 480 pages, 76 black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBP; MBQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199558612
- ISBN
- 9780199558612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 132.41
€ 132.41
Hardcover. 224 pages, Illustrations. With increasing numbers of people travelling abroad for medical or cosmetic procedures, medical tourism is now a growing niche in the tourism market. This book looks at the background and rise of health tourism, new emerging facets of the sector, and examines how health related travel fits into a tourism framework. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: KNSG; MBP. Dimension: 250 x 176 x 20. Weight: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845936600
- ISBN
- 9781845936600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.84
€ 103.84
hardcover. This book examines the structure and impact of the SARS epidemic, and its short- and medium-range implications for an interconnected, globalized world. In so doing, it poses a question of the greatest possible significance: Can we learn from SARS before the next pandemic? Editor(s): Kleinman, Arthur; Watson, James L. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; MBNS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804753135
- ISBN
- 9780804753135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.21
€ 108.21
Paperback. This book is a comprehensive guide to the essential areas of health care human resources management, and is an immediately useful practical handbook for practitioners as well as a textbook for use health care management programs. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV2; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 181 x 24. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470873557
- ISBN
- 9780470873557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.13
€ 98.13
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€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Records the history of the pioneering British Home and Hospital for Incurables, founded in 1861. This work examines the social, political and medical climate through the years and provides an overview for historians of medicine, healthcare and social development. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 245 x 16. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846190827
- ISBN
- 9781846190827
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.74
€ 44.99
€ 44.74
Paperback. Offers advice on care, explains how to handle inappropriate public behavior, and discusses treatments, support groups, and individual counseling. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBPC; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814796634
- ISBN
- 9780814796634
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Health Transitions in Arctic Populations offers both an examination of key health issues in the north and a vision for the future of Arctic inhabitants. Editor(s): Bjerregaard, Peter; Young, T. Kue. Num Pages: 496 pages, 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1MTN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802094018
- ISBN
- 9780802094018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 44.14
€ 48.99
€ 44.14