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Medical sociology

Paperback. The author explores the role of social and economic injustices as root causes of the uneven distribution of disease across population groups according to class, race and gender. Series: Public Health/Vulnerable Populations. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 180 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118088142
ISBN
9781118088142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.40

Paperback. Anthropologist Alyson O'Daniel analyses the abstract debates about health policy for the sickest and most vulnerable Americans, as well as the services designated to help them, by taking readers into the daily lives of poor African American women living with HIV disease at the advent of the 2006 Treatment Modernization Act. Series: Anthropology of Contemporary North America. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH2; JFSJ1; JFSL3; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803269613
ISBN
9780803269613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Hardback. This topical and authoritative book examines how the regulation of doctors has been modernised by the introduction of the quality assurance process medical revalidation. In doing so, it questions if there indeed is evidence to support the argument that revalidation serves the public interest by ensuring individual doctors are fit to practice. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447325444
ISBN
9781447325444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.04

Paperback. This student-friendly textbook uses theoretical perspectives to bring to life social theories relating to health and illness. including binge drinking, obesity, the prominence of therapy and the search for happiness. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 9. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847424013
ISBN
9781847424013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.03

Hardback. This book critically explores the urban governance of healthy lifestyles and the contemporary problematisations of the obesity, sedentarism and alcohol "epidemics". Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JHB; MBP; MBS; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 174 x 17. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426383
ISBN
9781847426383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.90

Paperback. Social epidemiology is the study of how the social world influences - and in many cases defines - the fundamental determinants of health. This link was substantiated in the first edition of Social Epidemiology, and the generation of research that followed has fundamentally changed the way we understand epidemiology and public health. Editor(s): Berkman, Lisa F., Ph.D.; Kawachi, Ichiro; Glymour, M. Maria. Num Pages: 640 pages, 35 line illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNS; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199395330
ISBN
9780199395330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 162.44

Hardcover. The first scholarly history of food poisoning, telling of the discovery of food poisoning as a public health problem in the 1880s, of the discovery of pathways of infection and of the Salmonella family, and of the realisation that these organisms are deeply embedded in human and animal food chains and the subsequent importance of food hygiene. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; MBN; MBS; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198704973
ISBN
9780198704973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR; JMQ; MBS; MMJT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137405272
ISBN
9781137405272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.25

Paperback. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. BIC Classification: MBS. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349560592
ISBN
9781349560592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; GTF; JFF; JHB; JPQB; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 389.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349686360
ISBN
9781349686360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 258 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; MBNH; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 555.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319315065
ISBN
9783319315065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.61

Paperback. Seeks to understand the relationship between HIV, medical technologies, and ideas about the body. This book is suitable for those who are engaged in questions of the social and ethical dimensions of biomedicine, biotechnology, and genomics. Series: In Vivo. Num Pages: 148 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MBS; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 177 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989426
ISBN
9780295989426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.24

Hardback. Seeks to understand the relationship between HIV, medical technologies, and ideas about the body. This book is suitable for those who are engaged in questions of the social and ethical dimensions of biomedicine, biotechnology, and genomics. Series: In Vivo. Num Pages: 148 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MBS; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989594
ISBN
9780295989594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.11

hardcover. A multidisciplinary exploration of Canada's experience of illness and death during the 1918-20 influenza pandemic. Editor(s): Fahrni, Magda; Jones, Esyllt W. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJG; MBNS; MBS; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
UBC Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774822121
ISBN
9780774822121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.04

paperback. This book explores the complex relationship between public health research and policy, employing tobacco control and health inequalities in the UK as contrasting case studies. It argues that focusing on research-informed ideas usefully draws attention to the centrality of values, politics and advocacy for public health debates. Series: Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPP; JPQB; MBN; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349439263
ISBN
9781349439263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.86

Paperback. Fourteen essays open important dialogue in the emerging field of culture and medicine. Editor(s): Waugh, Earle H.; Szafran, Olga; Crutcher, Rodney A. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: MBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888645326
ISBN
9780888645326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.68
€ 40.41

Hardcover. Editor(s): Kitto, Simon; Chesters, Janice; Thistlethwaite, Jill E.; Reeves, Scott. Num Pages: 225 pages, tables. BIC Classification: MBP; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608768660
ISBN
9781608768660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.73
€ 94.53

Hardcover. Editor(s): Rudberg, Lars. Num Pages: 129 pages. BIC Classification: JKSG; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
129
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628087888
ISBN
9781628087888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.60
€ 129.19

Hardcover. Num Pages: 475 pages. BIC Classification: MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 986.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
Number of pages
475
Condition
New
SKU
V9788120778078
ISBN
9788120778078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 31.52

Editor(s): Kopnina, Helen; Keune, Hans. Num Pages: 301 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: MBNH2; MBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 182 x 27. Weight in Grams: 828.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608762163
ISBN
9781608762163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.74
€ 117.06

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