Health systems & services
Results 625 - 648 of 3109
Health systems & services
Hardcover. This collection originated from a conference at Templeton College, Oxford by leading practitioners and researchers and has been revised, updated and edited for publication. The collection provides an evaluation of the implementation of health reforms and will be of interest to readers interested in health policy and health management. Editor(s): Anand, Paul; McGuire, Alistair. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; KNV; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333634202
- ISBN
- 9780333634202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.89
€ 121.89
Hardback. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are recognized as playing a role in the health sector in developing countries. This book includes the background to the growth both in the sector and interest in it, and the strengths and weaknesses of NGOs. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JPSN; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333638743
- ISBN
- 9780333638743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.08
€ 122.08
Hardback. This work uses the case of the National Health Service to examine the management of ambiguity and change. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JKSW; KJM; KNV; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333669068
- ISBN
- 9780333669068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Paperback. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are recognized as playing a role in the health sector in developing countries. This book includes the background to the growth both in the sector and interest in it, and the strengths and weaknesses of NGOs. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JPSN; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333684313
- ISBN
- 9780333684313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.71
€ 121.71
Risk, Age and Pregnancy: A Case Study of Prenatal Genetic Screening an...
Heyman, Bob, Henriksen, Mette
Hardcover. This volume provides an in-depth case study of the operation of a prenatal genetic screening and testing system. The methodology integrates observational, qualitative interview and survey data. The perspectives of pregnant women, hospital doctors and midwives are explored in depth. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNC; MBP; MFN; MJTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333739402
- ISBN
- 9780333739402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.97
€ 63.97
Hardback. The Treaties of Maastricht and Amsterdam require the EU to consider health issues in all that it does. This academic book is solely devoted to EU health and health related policy. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPSN2; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333754269
- ISBN
- 9780333754269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.00
€ 122.00
Hardcover. This work provides an accessible case study approach to European health care systems, medicine and nursing. The institutional analysis explains how welfare states have reformed hospitals and health professions with varying degrees of success. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 figures, glossary, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: 1D; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333760673
- ISBN
- 9780333760673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.49
€ 121.49
hardcover. Globalization affects human health in wide-ranging and multi-faceted ways. This text presents a clear conceptual framework for understanding these varied impacts and draws on a broad range of literature to illustrate them. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333802557
- ISBN
- 9780333802557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.83
€ 121.83
Hardback. Provides essential information on person-centered healthcare systems that serve individuals throughout their lifetime, enabling a fresh approach to wellness that goes far beyond outpatient visits to the physician's office or hospitalizations. This book addresses how the person-centered system changes the way individuals care for their own health. Editor(s): Demetriades, James E. (Veterans Health Administration, Albany, NY, USA); Kolodner, Robert M. (Veterans Health Administration, Washington DC, USA); Christopherson, Gary A. (Veterans Health Administration, Washington DC, USA). Series: Health Informatics. Num Pages: 279 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, 28 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387232829
- ISBN
- 9780387232829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.59
€ 185.59
Hardback. This book challenges readers to consider the role that cities play in shaping population health and to generate solutions that can make cities healthier places for all those who live in them. Editor(s): Galea, Sandro; Vlahov, David (Centre of Epidemiologic Studies, New York). Num Pages: 600 pages, 29 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1276.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387239941
- ISBN
- 9780387239941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.94
€ 190.94
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
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
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
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. 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
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
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. 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
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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