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Chaudhury encourages health care professionals and activity leaders to embrace a personhood-affirming mode of care and provides tools and information for nonprofessionals who want to connect with, understand, and better appreciate people with dementia. Num Pages: 144 pages, 35, 35 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSG; MBP; MJND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888267
- ISBN
- 9780801888267
Condition: New
€ 51.61
€ 51.61
This service-oriented guide supplies vital tools, informed tips, and provocative ideas for professionals, students, and policy makers involved in gerontology and geriatrics. Num Pages: 152 pages, 15, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSG; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897184
- ISBN
- 9780801897184
Condition: New
€ 57.06
€ 57.06
Hardcover. Drawing on medicine, social science, philosophy, and religion to provide a broad perspective on aging, Aging Together offers a vision of relationships filled with love, joy, and hope in the face of a condition that all too often elicits anxiety, hopelessness, and despair. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; MBP; MJND; MJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899867
- ISBN
- 9780801899867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.23
€ 68.23
Hardcover. Series: Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations. Num Pages: 546 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 1 tables. BIC Classification: GBC; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 546
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810878587
- ISBN
- 9780810878587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.48
€ 215.48
Paperback. Tells the story of the 200 year struggle to provide good health care to all Kentuckians. This book describes Lexington schoolteacher Linda Neville's mission to treat the eye disease trachoma in rural Kentucky, Louise Caudill's efforts to open the first hospital in Morehead, the 1833 cholera epidemic, and other important episodes in medicine. Series: New Books for New Readers S. Num Pages: 62 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; MBP; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 3. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 62
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813109145
- ISBN
- 9780813109145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.13
€ 11.13
Paperback. Breakthroughs in medical science and technology, combined with shifts in lifestyle and demographics, have resulted in a rapid rise in the number of individuals living with one or more chronic illnesses. Editor(s): Schraeder, Cheryl; Shelton, Paul S. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 175 x 22. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813811949
- ISBN
- 9780813811949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.41
€ 87.41
Hardcover. This detailed look at the individual insurance market in the United States explains how it works, offers approaches to improvement that build on what currently works well, and provides a realistic assessment of how much improvement we can demand and expect. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817910440
- ISBN
- 9780817910440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.60
€ 25.60
Hardcover. A comprehensive look at our health-care system, including how the current system evolved, how the health-care sector behaves, and a detailed analysis of the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of the system. " Num Pages: 162 pages, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817910549
- ISBN
- 9780817910549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.60
€ 25.60
Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817914448
- ISBN
- 9780817914448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.58
€ 32.58
Paperback. Many papers included in this volume express skepticism regarding both the diagnosis of the American health system as fundamentally ailing and the prescription of greater public intervention in the financing and delivery of medical services as the remedy and sure path to recovery. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition, reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817976521
- ISBN
- 9780817976521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.04
€ 28.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; MBPM; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897339254
- ISBN
- 9780897339254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.97
€ 17.99
€ 16.97
Hazardous to Our Health?: FDA Regulation of Health Care Products (Inde...
Higgs, Robert, Hansen, Ronald W., Rubin, Paul...
Paperback. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is one of the most powerful of federal regulatory agencies, if not the most powerful, regulating about 25 percent of all consumer goods in the US. This book provides a comprehensive examination of the FDA. It identifies the reforms necessary to safeguard American health care. Series: Independent Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 113 pages. BIC Classification: LNTJ; MBN; MBP; MMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Independent Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780945999416
- ISBN
- 9780945999416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.76
€ 19.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 103 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Edward Everett Root
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954207519
- ISBN
- 9780954207519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.89
€ 56.89
Examines how leading organizations in the United States are pursuing the Triple Aim-improving the individual experience of care, improving the health of populations, and reducing the per capita cost of care. This title lays out the vision, the interventions, and promising examples of success. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118205723
- ISBN
- 9781118205723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.97
€ 70.97
Paperback. Exposes the underbelly of healthcare today - the under treatment of the poor, the over treatment of the rich, the financial conflicts of interests physicians face, insurance that doesn't demand the best (or even cheapest) care, and a pharmaceutical behemoth concerned with selling drugs, not providing health. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250015761
- ISBN
- 9781250015761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.30
€ 19.99
€ 17.30
From this broader perspective, the authors describe the many factors that influence the lives, health, and well-being of older patients and their caregivers, making this an ideal text for psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and social workers. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: MBPK; MJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400976
- ISBN
- 9781421400976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.53
€ 111.53
Provides an understanding of the long-term care works to generate injustice, but also to find ethical and practicable policy solutions for caring for aging populations in the United States. This title explores the ethical issues surrounding elder care from an ecological perspective to propose a new theory of global justice for long-term care. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; MBDC; MBP; MJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405506
- ISBN
- 9781421405506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.05
€ 72.05
Paperback. Suitable for both students and practitioners in the MIBC professions. This title features small size and concise definitions, this dictionary is ideal for use in class and in the medical office. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Elsevier - Health Sciences Division United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781437700268
- ISBN
- 9781437700268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.81
€ 47.81
Hardcover. The Cancer Experience instructs doctors, medical students, and health care workers involved in cancer care on the proper role of medicine, the role of doctors, and the opportunities for connecting with patients as they make treatment and end of life decisions. It helps patients understand the issues facing doctors as they assist and care for them. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDP; MBPC; MJCL; MQCH; VFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442216211
- ISBN
- 9781442216211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.04
€ 113.04
Hardcover. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: MBP; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442219793
- ISBN
- 9781442219793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.10
€ 25.99
€ 23.10