Medicine: general issues
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Medicine: general issues
Changing Consumers and Changing Technology in Health Care and Health C...
Jennie Jacobs . Ed(S): Kronenfeld
Hardback. This text deals with issues of growing importance in both the US health care system and health care systems across the world. Papers deal with a variety of topics, including a focus on consumers and the varying roles the play in the emerging and changing US health care system. Editor(s): Kronenfeld, Jennie Jacobs. Series: Research in the Sociology of Health Care. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762308088
- ISBN
- 9780762308088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.80
€ 218.80
Hardback. The papers included in this volume may be categorized loosely into four sections about health care management, including theoretical perspectives, the role and impact of managed care, the evolution of the health professions, and enhancing health care organizational performance. Editor(s): Blair, John D.; Fottler, Myron D.; Savage, Grant T. Series: Advances in Health Care Management. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762308026
- ISBN
- 9780762308026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.28
€ 189.28
Hardback. This volume presents studies contributing to the enhancement of the outcomes research paradigm on public health by incorporating economic and social interactions within the health care delivery, clinical decision-making and outcomes systems. Editor(s): Farquhar, Irina; Summers, Kent; Sorkin, Alan L. Series: Research in Human Capital and Development. Num Pages: 468 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 829.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762306978
- ISBN
- 9780762306978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 240.78
€ 240.78
Hardback. Serves as a reference work on the philosophical, theological, and scientific aspects of medical missions. This study surveys the missions from their beginnings in the fifteenth century until the turn of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCX7; MB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 176 x 35. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761833192
- ISBN
- 9780761833192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.93
€ 132.93
Hardback. This account of the history of US health policy pinpoints the lessons of what does and does not work in health care policy and implementation. The study is focused on the origins, development and demise of one of the Great Society programmes to ensure all Americans had access to medical advances. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPQB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761817758
- ISBN
- 9780761817758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.38
€ 96.38
Hardback. Num Pages: 244 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBPM; MJT; MMZR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761809111
- ISBN
- 9780761809111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.76
€ 109.76
Hardback. Reveals the social inequalities that often represent significant threats to the health and well being of the poor, ethnic minorities, and women. This book defines an anthropology of policy concerned with decision-making and the impact of health policy on human lives. It is of interest to researchers and practitioners in medical anthropology. Editor(s): Castro, Arachu; Singer, Merrill. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 184 x 32. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759105102
- ISBN
- 9780759105102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.56
€ 164.56
Paperback. Focuses on the rites of giving birth from a cross-cultural perspective. This book describes the many customs surrounding birth through infancy, such as attitudes and techniques in childbirth, the influence of societal factors that differentiate Western from non-Western maternal birthing positions, the art of midwifery, and customs and beliefs. Editor(s): Dundes, Lauren. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBT; JHMC; MBNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102651
- ISBN
- 9780759102651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Hardback. Focuses on the rites of giving birth from a cross-cultural perspective. This book describes the many customs surrounding birth through infancy, such as attitudes and techniques in childbirth, and the influence of societal factors that differentiate Western from non-Western maternal birthing positions, the art of midwifery, and customs and beliefs. Editor(s): Dundes, Lauren. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBT; JHMC; MBNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102644
- ISBN
- 9780759102644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.68
€ 162.68
Hardback. Considers the interface between the social institutions of gender and Western medicine. This book offers a distinct feminist viewpoint to analyze issues of power and politics concerning physical illness. Series: Gender Lens Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ; MBNH; MBNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102378
- ISBN
- 9780759102378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.15
€ 155.15
Paperback. University science is now entangled with entrepreneurship, and researchers with a commercial interest are caught in an ethical quandary. Science in the Private Interest investigates the trends and effects of modern, commercialized academic science. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: MBGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742543713
- ISBN
- 9780742543713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.24
€ 56.24
Paperback. Grass Roots Medicine describes the emergence of free health clinics in the late 1960s and early 1970s and examines the important transformations that have occurred since the mid-1980s. The book is based on more than 100 interviews with key individuals in the free health clinic movement and shares their comments with readers. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742540705
- ISBN
- 9780742540705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.23
€ 62.23
Hardback. Grass Roots Medicine describes the emergence of free health clinics in the late 1960s and early 1970s and examines the important transformations that have occurred since the mid-1980s. The book is based on more than 100 interviews with key individuals in the free health clinic movement and shares their comments with readers. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742540699
- ISBN
- 9780742540699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.89
€ 154.89
hardcover. A medical ethicist offers a sober but ultimately encouraging assessment of the future of cloning, arguing ultimately that cloning will change the landscape of medicine and society in beneficial ways. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Hervorhebung
- SKU
- V9780742534087
- ISBN
- 9780742534087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.99€ 28.15
€ 28.99
€ 28.15
Hardback. Edited by Thomas A. Shannon, the series provides anthologies of critical essays and reflections by leading ethicists in four pivotal areas: reproductive technologies, genetic technologies, death and dying, and health care policy. Editor(s): Shannon, Thomas A. Series: Readings in Bioethics. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742532151
- ISBN
- 9780742532151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.68
€ 128.68
Paperback. Marshalling psychological and sociological theory and research, and drawing upon extensive clinical experiences as a psychiatrist and psychotherapist, the author explores the various dimensions of cloning. Clone Being attempts to anticipate possible consequences for a clone, his or her 'parents' and family, and society. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742529908
- ISBN
- 9780742529908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.70
€ 70.70
paperback. This engaging and accessible reader takes a social problems approach to health and medicine, providing a broad and critical lens on contemporary health problems. Editor(s): Conrad, Peter; Leiter, Valerie. Series: Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 177 x 17. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742528574
- ISBN
- 9780742528574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.25
€ 75.25
Hardback. This engaging and accessible reader takes a social problems approach to health and medicine, providing a broad and critical lens on contemporary health problems. Editor(s): Conrad, Peter; Leiter, Valerie. Series: Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 184 x 23. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742528567
- ISBN
- 9780742528567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.59
€ 173.59
paperback. A collection of articles, essays, speeches and testimony, chronicling the start of America's national debate on genetics. It begins with selections from Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis, then looks to the future, moving on to the questions surrounding the debate over human cloning and stem cells. Editor(s): Kristol, William; Cohen, Eric. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFM; MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521964
- ISBN
- 9780742521964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.76
€ 29.99
€ 25.76
Hardback. This book looks at both the past and the future of the debate over whether there are moral limits to scientific progress and what life will look like in the genetic age. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFM; MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521957
- ISBN
- 9780742521957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.55€ 84.31
€ 100.55
€ 84.31
Paperback. Today patient-physician relationships are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the communication of scientific information to citizens. This gives us new obligations for clearer communication than ever before. This text argues for better communication practice in the doctor-patient relationship. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742520295
- ISBN
- 9780742520295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.26
€ 72.26
Hardback. Wil Gesler examines how different environments affect physical, mental, spiritual, social, and emotional components of healing. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: MBNH2; MBNH9; MX; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519558
- ISBN
- 9780742519558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.08
€ 137.08
Paperback. A discussion of whether competent, terminally-ill patients have a right to die with the assistance of their physicians, or whether state and national governments have legitimate interests in forbidding this to happen. The debate covers constitutional issues and ethical and medical reflections. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFME; LND; MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517257
- ISBN
- 9780742517257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.51
€ 63.51
Hardback. A discussion of whether competent, terminally-ill patients have a right to die with the assistance of their physicians, or whether state and national governments have legitimate interests in forbidding this to happen. The debate covers constitutional issues and ethical and medical reflections. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFME; LND; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517240
- ISBN
- 9780742517240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.75
€ 151.75