Medicine: general issues
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Medicine: general issues
Hardback. Shows how the costs and benefits of health care programs can be defined and measured using welfare economic theory. This book also discusses the cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analysis where the health effects are measured in non-monetary units, thus providing a unifying cost-benefit framework for methods of economic evaluation. Series: Developments in Health Economics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792340379
- ISBN
- 9780792340379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.21
€ 128.21
Quantitative Risk Assessment of Hazardous Materials Transport Systems
Nicolet-Monnier, Michel; Gheorghe, Adrian V.
Hardback. Highlights the main procedures for assessing the regional risks resulting from dangerous goods storage, and transportation by means of different systems. This book gives an overview of the criteria and guidelines applicable to the implementation of risk assessments and management at different stages. Series: Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; MBN; TGPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792339236
- ISBN
- 9780792339236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 279.31
€ 279.31
Hardback. "Sanctity of life" and "human dignity" are two bioethical concepts that play an important role in bioethical discussions. This work provides the reader with analyses of these two concepts from different philosophical, professional and cultural points of view. Editor(s): Bayertz, Kurt. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792337393
- ISBN
- 9780792337393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.13
€ 247.13
Hardback. This critique presents a clear survey of the critical success factors in biomedical research laboratories. Based on an international, comparative study of 71 research laboratories, guidelines are offered for the management of research groups. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335634
- ISBN
- 9780792335634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.15
€ 193.15
Hardback. Contributors to this volume write from a variety of theoretical perspectives in the humanities. They also articulate conceptions of philosophy of medicine and bioethics from various practice experiences, and bring critical attention to aspects of the contemporary health policy. Editor(s): Carson, Ronald A.; Burns, Chester R. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335450
- ISBN
- 9780792335450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.94
€ 191.94
Paperback. This second survey of pre-20th century modern medical ethics presents historical research and philosophical analyses of the evolution of medical ethics in 19th-century America, and the development of a different, but parallel, tradition of medical jurisprudence in 19th-century Britain. Editor(s): Baker, Robert. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335290
- ISBN
- 9780792335290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.22
€ 127.22
Hardback. This second survey of pre-20th century modern medical ethics presents historical research and philosophical analyses of the evolution of medical ethics in 19th-century America, and the development of a different, but parallel, tradition of medical jurisprudence in 19th-century Britain. Editor(s): Baker, Robert. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335283
- ISBN
- 9780792335283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.07
€ 128.07
Paperback. Rheumatoid arthritis is a growing problem. Key issues therefore include the need for expansion of health care facilities and health care innovations and the prospects to prevent the disease and to cope with its consequences. This report explores the number of severity of consequences and complications, and the quality of life. Series: Future Health Scenarios. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333678
- ISBN
- 9780792333678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 243.41
€ 243.41
Hardback. Deals with the relevance of 'embodiment' to bioethics, considering both the historical development and contemporary perspectives on the mind-body relation. This book emphasises on the importance of the body in defining personal identity as well as on the role of social context in shaping experience of the body. Editor(s): Sowle Cahill, Lisa; Farley, Margaret A. Series: Theology and Medicine. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333425
- ISBN
- 9780792333425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.74
€ 191.74
Hardback. Suitable for bioethicists, public policy analysts, lawyers and theologians, this title provides a summary of international and regional developments on specific topics in bioethics. It covers: new reproductive technologies, abortion, maternal-fetal conflicts, case of severely disabled newborns, consent of treatment and experimentation, and more. Series: Bioethics Yearbook. Num Pages: 433 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 791.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 433
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332374
- ISBN
- 9780792332374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.56
€ 243.56
Hardback. Deals with improving quality of life in a variety of disabled populations. This book includes chapters on people with chronic mental or physical conditions and those without disabilities at all. It outlines some of the challenges and controversies in the quality-of-life domain and attempts to draw generalizable conclusions. Editor(s): Romney, David M.; Brown, Roy I.; Fry, Prem S. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH, 33:1-3
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332343
- ISBN
- 9780792332343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.52
€ 128.52
Hardback. Highlights the importance of trust in physician-patient relationships. This book is of interest to moral philosophers, physicians, religious ethicists, and theologians. It is also suitable for use as a textbook and as supplementary reading in graduate courses in philosophy of medicine, theological ethics, and medical ethics. Series: Theology and Medicine. Num Pages: 141 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792331445
- ISBN
- 9780792331445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.03
€ 126.03
Hardback. Provides a fresh perspective on risk, including basic philosophical issues concerned with values, psychological issues, such as the perception of risk, the factors that generate risks in technological and social systems, including both technical and organizational factors. Editor(s): Brehmer, Berndt; Sahlin, Nils-Eric. Series: Risk, Governance and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; MBN; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792330578
- ISBN
- 9780792330578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.46
€ 192.46
Hardback. Based upon a report prepared at the request of the European Commission. This book sets out the laws regulating the development, production, distribution and use of in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDMD) in the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. It is useful to various IVDM Devices manufacturers interested in the European market. Editor(s): Maassen, Bernhard M.; Whaite, Robin. Num Pages: 118 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DSE; 1DST; LAM; MBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329961
- ISBN
- 9780792329961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.71
€ 125.71
Hardback. Reviews both the background bioethical debates and the elements of the public policy making process that are essential to understanding New York's experience with the DNR law. This book features: debates between the exponents and critics of the law; and, case studies that examine the impact of New York's DNR law on hospitals and patients. Editor(s): Baker, Robert; Strosberg, Martin A. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 472 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBDC; MBQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329954
- ISBN
- 9780792329954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.32
€ 74.32
Hardback. This volume brings together a number of scholarly studies on the definition, assessment and measurement of human quality of life. The book contains fundamental analyses of basic concepts such as welfare, well-being, happiness and quality of life itself. Editor(s): Nordenfelt, Lennart. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792328247
- ISBN
- 9780792328247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.23
€ 246.23
The Elderly in 2005. Health and Care - Updated Scenarios on Health and...
Steering Committee On Future Health Scenarios...
Paperback. The first STG report on population ageing, health and care appeared in 1985. This report describes developments since 1985, reviewing the current position and setting out updated scenarios. It considers the discreprancy between the need for care and the likelihood of that need being met. Series: Future Health Scenarios. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; MBPC; MJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792327837
- ISBN
- 9780792327837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 242.66
€ 242.66
hardcover. Addresses the how's and why's underlying the actions of ultra high dilutions (UHD). This book presents an overview of UHD research which, to some extent, has been stimulated by the recognition of the therapeutic efficacy of homoeopathy. Editor(s): Endler, Peter Christian; Schulte, Jurgen; Christian, Peter. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MF; MX; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1994th Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792326762
- ISBN
- 9780792326762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.58
€ 192.58
Paperback. Focusing on the organization of primary and home care in the future, this text outlines possible realistic scenarios, bringing out positive and negative aspects in each case. It examines expected trends in health and sickness to chart the developing pattern of care needs and consumption. Series: Future Health Scenarios. Num Pages: 253 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJPR; 3JM; MBN; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 501.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792326588
- ISBN
- 9780792326588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.99
€ 64.99
Hardback. Despite reservoirs of moral discourse about duties in religious communities, professional caregiving traditions, and philosophical perspectives, the dominant moral language in contemporary biomedical ethics is that of 'rights'. This book presents a continual engagement of theological, professional, and philosophical understandings of the duties. Editor(s): Campbell, Courtney S.; Lustig, B. Andrew. Series: Theology and Medicine. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792326380
- ISBN
- 9780792326380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.79
€ 193.79