Medicine: general issues
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Medicine: general issues
Hardcover. Global Health involves, among many things the intensified travelling of people, resources, technologies, knowledge, standards, and ideas. This book describes what happens when innovations are transferred to new settings: What work is needed to make them work, but also how they change the setting into which they are introduced. Editor(s): Engel, Nora; Hoyweghen, Ine van; Krumeich, Anja. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; MBN; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137456021
- ISBN
- 9781137456021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Paperback. The threat of global pandemic disease is currently mobilizing experts, governments, and the exploding industry in 'security'; and yet this has all happened before. Alison Bashford explores the pressing issues of border control and infectious disease in the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries. Editor(s): Bashford, Alison. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTB; HBTQ; MBNS; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137444660
- ISBN
- 9781137444660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.97
€ 126.97
Hardcover. Leadership Development of Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice is an edited compilation of chapters written by international medical and health professional experts. The book provides historical and current perspectives on leadership in healthcare. Editor(s): Forman, Dawn; Jones, Marion; Thistlethwaite, Jill E. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 black & white tables, 26 line drawings, 32 figures. BIC Classification: KJC; KJD; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137363015
- ISBN
- 9781137363015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20
Hardcover. This wide-reaching handbook offers a new perspective on the sociology of health, illness and medicine by stressing the importance of social theory. Examining a range of classic and contemporary female and male theorists from across the globe, it explores various issues including chronic illness, counselling and the rising problems of obesity. Editor(s): Collyer, Fran. Num Pages: 744 pages, 2 black & white tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JHBA; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1240.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137355614
- ISBN
- 9781137355614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 287.50
€ 287.50
Hardcover. Fusing the disciplines of health care, spiritual care, and social services, this book examines the relationship between chronic illness and spirituality. Contributors include professionals working in traditional, holistic and integrative clinical settings, as well as religious studies scholars and spiritual practitioners. Editor(s): Stoltzfus, Michael J.; Green, Rebecca; Schumm, Darla. Num Pages: 321 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRLP5; JKS; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137351364
- ISBN
- 9781137351364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.98
€ 194.98
Hardcover. Eleven essays by historians and sociologists examine cancer research and treatment as everyday practice in post-war Europe and North America. These are not stories of inevitable medical progress and obstacles overcome, but of historical contingencies, cultural differences, hope, and often disappointed expectations. Editor(s): Timmermann, Carsten; Toon, Elizabeth. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBTB; MBGR; MBS; MBX; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137272072
- ISBN
- 9781137272072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardcover. Drawing on research across a wide range of European countries, this book analyzes the key issues at stake in developing long-term care systems for older people in Europe with a focus on progression and improvement for policy and practice. Editor(s): Leichsenring, Kai; Billings, Jenny; Nies, Henk. Num Pages: 408 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JKSG; JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032331
- ISBN
- 9781137032331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.16
€ 129.16
Hardcover. Regenerative medicine, encompassing stem cells and tissue engineering, has attracted huge interest within commercial, clinical and government circles, and promises to change medicine itself. This book provides the first detailed examination and critical assessment of the field to be made by social science. Editor(s): Webster, Andrew. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; MBGR; MBS; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137026545
- ISBN
- 9781137026545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Paperback. 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: 253 x 169 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1068.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 615
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387857701
- ISBN
- 9780387857701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 153.82
€ 153.82
Hardcover. Emphasizng the interplay between methodology and ethical and legal issues, this important work takes as its subject one of medicine's most pressing arenas of ethical debate. Each chapter addresses relevant issues and emphasizes particular ethical principles. Editor(s): Loue, Sana, JD, PhD, MSSA; Pike, Earl C. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBGR; MJCJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654. 356 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Loue, Sana, JD, PhD, MSSA.; Pike, Earl C. Emphasizng the interplay between methodology and ethical and legal issues, this important work takes as its subject one of medicine's most pressing arenas of ethical debate. Each chapter addresses relevant issues and emphasizes particular ethical principles. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBGR; MJCJ2. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 30. Weight: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387713618
- ISBN
- 9780387713618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.82
€ 84.82
Paperback. Analyzes how catastrophe models can be used for assessing and managing risks of extreme events. This book focuses on natural disaster risk, and also discusses the management of terrorism risk. It involves three catastrophe modeling firms, AIR Worldwide, EQECAT, and Risk Management Solutions. Series: Huebner International Series on Risk, Insurance and Economic Security. Num Pages: 252 pages, 65 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPQD; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387241050
- ISBN
- 9780387241050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 281.46
€ 281.46
Hardcover. Positive prevention is the 'buzz word' in HIV prevention. Editor(s): Kalichman, Seth C. Series: Perspectives on Critical Care Infectious Diseases. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2005. Corr. 2nd printing 2006
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306486999
- ISBN
- 9780306486999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.54
€ 133.54
Hardcover. Proceedings of an international conference held in Rostock, Germany, September 5-7, 1996 Editor(s): Hafeli, Urs; Schutt, Wolfgang; Teller, Joachim; Zborowski, Maciej (Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH, USA). Num Pages: 628 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBG; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306456879
- ISBN
- 9780306456879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 376.51
€ 376.51
Hardcover. An annotated edition of a landmark study in the history of psychology, including extensive essays and other critical apparatus that place Antoine Despine's work in its proper historical and scientific context. Editor(s): McKeown, Joanne M.; Fine, Catherine G. Num Pages: 260 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608672
- ISBN
- 9780230608672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Health is increasingly a critical concern in the context of development. This book examines the function of health systems, particularly the key factors: finance, human resources, pharmaceuticals, public facilities and stresses the importance of improving access to health services in developing countries. Editor(s): Uchimura, Hiroko. Series: IDE-JETRO series. Num Pages: 284 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230577886
- ISBN
- 9780230577886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardcover. Exploring aspects of Irish medical history, from the nature and proposed remedies for various illnesses in eighteenth century Ireland, to the treatment of influenza in twentieth-century Ireland, this book shows how the cultures of medical care evolved over three centuries. Editor(s): Luddy, Maria; Cox, Catherine. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 199 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230535862
- ISBN
- 9780230535862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. The devastating effects of HIV/AIDS have propelled a multiplicity of activities at global, national and local level. This book is based on in-depth studies of the major global institutions in health, the role of pharmaceutical corporations, the functions of NGOs, and national responses to HIV/AIDS in two key case studies: Brazil and South Africa. Editor(s): Hein, Wolfgang; Bartsch, Sonja; Kohlmorgen, Lars. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; MBP; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 623.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517271
- ISBN
- 9780230517271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.87
€ 128.87
Hardcover. This book analyses recent reform trends of European health care systems. Using eight European countries case studies it connects policy reforms with a healthcare quadrilemma, and compares how well these systems perform in terms of economic efficiency, medical achievements, social inequalities, and responsiveness to patients and workers. Editor(s): Pavolini, Emmanuele; Guillen, Ana M. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB; KCQ; KCR; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230369610
- ISBN
- 9780230369610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardcover. The phenomenon of transnational health care has grown rapidly over recent years and this book provides a comprehensive landscape of diverse research communities' attempts to capture its implications for existing bodies of knowledge in selected aspects of medicine, medical ethics, health policy and management, and tourism studies. Editor(s): Botterill, David; Pennings, Guido; Mainil, Tomas. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: J; KNSG; MBS; V. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230362369
- ISBN
- 9780230362369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Paperback. This interdisciplinary book indicates the need to address well-being from individual, community and social perspectives in an integrated manner. The book complements the harm-based focus of much social scientific research into health. Chapters by a wide range of academics present a new dynamic view of well-being for the twenty-first Century. Editor(s): Haworth, John; Hart, Graham. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMS; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230355682
- ISBN
- 9780230355682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76