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Health systems & services
Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes in the United States
Nicholas, Will; Lara, Marielena; Morton, Sall...
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833031464
- ISBN
- 9780833031464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.76
€ 20.76
Paperback. This edition retains the ethnographic approach and adds analysis of how managed care and other economic and social forces influence medical practice in 2000. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698875
- ISBN
- 9780847698875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.70
€ 70.70
Hardback. Mental illness is the poor, and somehow "damaged," cousin to physical ailments in the eyes of too many in our society. This title presents a provocative analysis of the mental health care system in the United States, dealing with issues of justice and access to mental health care. Editor(s): Nelson, James Lindemann. Series: Hastings Center Studies in Ethics Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878401451
- ISBN
- 9780878401451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.07
€ 71.07
Paperback. Arguing that health care should be a human right rather than a commodity, this title calls for a social covenant establishing a right to a standard of health care consistent with society's level of resources. By linking rights with limits, it offers a framework for seeking national consensus on a cost-conscious standard of universal medical care. Editor(s): Chapman, Audrey R. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878405558
- ISBN
- 9780878405558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.23
€ 71.23
Paperback. Examining the health care market in a historical framework, this title analyzes the forces and events that have shaped American health care in the twentieth century and sheds light on why and how our health care system has dampened competitive market forces and failed to provide sound value for much of our health care expenditures. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878405688
- ISBN
- 9780878405688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.85
€ 70.85
Paperback. Focuses on five general issues of health care for elderly population: the meaning of old age, the goals of medicine and health care for the elderly, the balance between the needs of the young and old, the pressures of other social priorities, and the role of families, especially the burden on women, in long-term care. Editor(s): Callahan, Daniel. Series: Hastings Center Studies in Ethics Series. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFSP31; MBDC; MBP; MJX; MQCL4; MQCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406326
- ISBN
- 9780878406326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.50
€ 70.50
Paperback. Shattering the myths about what's wrong with managed health care, this title explains its origins and identifies its real achievements and shortcomings. It argues that many criticisms of managed care tend to idealize the costly and fragmented insurance system it supplanted, without pinpointing the true inadequacies of today's managed care. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406807
- ISBN
- 9780878406807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.50
€ 70.50
Paperback. The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 required medical facilities to provide patients with written notification of their right to refuse or consent to medical treatment. This title explains the social, legal, and ethical background to the Act by focusing on well-known cases such as those of Karen Quinlan and Nancy Cruzan. Series: Clinical Medical Ethics. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878407484
- ISBN
- 9780878407484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.91
€ 71.91
Paperback. Exploring the creation and development of the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC), this title shows how many of its key leaders were mobilized by their own traumatic experiences with the disease and its treatments. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPWD; MBP; MJCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408511
- ISBN
- 9780878408511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.79
€ 70.79
Paperback. Roman Catholic moral theology is the point of departure for this multifaceted exploration of the challenge of allocating scarce medical resources. This title begins its exploration of discerning moral limits to modern high-technology medicine with a consensus statement born of the conversations among the contributors. Editor(s): Engelhardt, H. Tristram; Cherry, Mark J.; Engelhardt Jr, H. Tristram. Series: Clinical Medical Ethics. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCM; KFF; MBDC; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408825
- ISBN
- 9780878408825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.41
€ 71.41
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBP; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897336208
- ISBN
- 9780897336208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.92
€ 32.99
€ 27.92
paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: MBP; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Gurze Books United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780936077246
- ISBN
- 9780936077246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.12
€ 16.99
€ 15.12
Hardback. Series: Key Issues in Modern Sociology. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843313151
- ISBN
- 9781843313151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.83
€ 132.83
Hardback. Looks at how a variety of health providers are perceived - from traditional healers to physicians, from diviners to nursing home providers. This title aims to demonstrate how class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, or state policy may all play formative roles in shaping the definition of health and wellbeing and how they are delivered. Editor(s): Maynard, Kent. Series: Social Identities. Num Pages: 172 pages, index. BIC Classification: MBP; VFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845450380
- ISBN
- 9781845450380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.37
€ 154.37
Hardback. Focusing on terminally ill people in a German hospice, this study addresses the question, how meaningful experience is constructed for these patients in an attempt to preserve their dignity as persons. It is based on material from diary texts and active participation of the author in the role of a nurse. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFSP31; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451516
- ISBN
- 9781845451516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.14
€ 154.14
Hardback. Strategic management of HR in health care is important in delivering high-quality patient care. This volume of Advances in Health Care Management which focuses on Human Resource Management aims to explore the strategic role that HRM can play in delivering high quality and affordable health care. Editor(s): Savage, Grant T.; Fottler, Myron D.; Khatri, Naresh. Series: Advances in Health Care Management. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV2; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849509480
- ISBN
- 9781849509480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.86
€ 174.86
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€ 43.81
€ 48.99
€ 43.81
Hardback. Num Pages: 426 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231043144
- ISBN
- 9780231043144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.69
€ 125.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231065368
- ISBN
- 9780231065368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.21
€ 146.21
Hardback. Evidence-Based Practice and Intellectual Disabilities responds to the recent increased focus on, and need for, the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) in treating intellectual disabilities. Num Pages: 316 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSM; MBPK; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 245 x 18. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470710685
- ISBN
- 9780470710685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.36
€ 171.36