Medicine: general issues
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Medicine: general issues
Hardcover. 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: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBC; JPP; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137026576
- ISBN
- 9781137026576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.26
€ 139.26
Native American Communities on Health and Disability: Borderland Dialo...
Lovern, Lavonna L., Locust, Carol
Hardcover. This volume offers a unique and real dialogue between Western/Academic and Native American/Indigenous voices on the concepts of disability and wellness. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JHB; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308603
- ISBN
- 9781137308603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.11
€ 139.11
Hardcover. Human embryos and foetuses are highly public and contested figures. Their visual images appear across a wide range of forums. They have become commercial commodities as part of the IVF industry and are the focus of intense debates regarding concepts of personhood. This book discusses these issues, drawing on social and cultural theory and research. Num Pages: 161 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBF; MBS; MFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310712
- ISBN
- 9781137310712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Hardcover. Grassroots Advocacy and Health Care Reform places a detailed account of how the Health Care for America Now campaign in Pennsylvania carried out contemporary issue advocacy in the context of an understanding of American politics. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPP; JPWD; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137339195
- ISBN
- 9781137339195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. Medics learned quickly to ignore standing operating procedures in order to save lives but tensions within infantry units created a paradoxical culture of isolation and acceptance. This groundbreaking work examines training and combat experiences of soldiers working in Battalion Aid Stations and those who went as aid men to the line companies. Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWQ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137347688
- ISBN
- 9781137347688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.05
€ 66.05
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
€ 116.36
€ 116.36
Hardcover. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JPP; KCQ; KJR; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137473424
- ISBN
- 9781137473424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.47
€ 138.47
Hardcover. In this book, Susanne Lundin explores the murky world of organ trade. She tracks exploited farm workers in Moldova, prosecutors in Israel and surgeons in the Philippines. Utilizing unique source material she depicts a rapidly growing organ market characterized by both advanced medical technology and human trafficking. Num Pages: 125 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMC; MBDC; MBQ; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137539847
- ISBN
- 9781137539847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.04
€ 77.04
Hardcover. Ectogenesis refers to the artificial gestation of a fetus outside the womb. Despite certain advantages for women's reproductive liberty, feminist groups remain divided regarding this technology. This book argues that reproduction imposes unjust burdens on women, and thus the ideals of equal opportunity demand continued research into ectogenesis. Num Pages: 138 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK; MBDC; MFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 329.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137549860
- ISBN
- 9781137549860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Hardcover. This book draws on rare access to the inner-workings of England's Department of Health to explore what kinds of knowledge civil servants use when developing policy, how they use it and why. It develops an original theory of policy-making as the work of building connections between a policy in development and powerful ideas, people, and instruments. Series: Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JPQB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137583925
- ISBN
- 9781137583925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.01
€ 105.01
Paperback. Exposes the underbelly of healthcare today - the under treatment of the poor, the over treatment of the rich, the financial conflicts of interests physicians face, insurance that doesn't demand the best (or even cheapest) care, and a pharmaceutical behemoth concerned with selling drugs, not providing health. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250015761
- ISBN
- 9781250015761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.92
€ 21.99
€ 18.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Campbell, Sheila; Hall, Bert S.; Klausner, David. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 301.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349218844
- ISBN
- 9781349218844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.73
€ 126.73
Paperback. A practical guide to patent prosecution and strategy in the US with particular reference to invention in chemicals and biotechnology. The presentation is focused on case law in the US and deals with specific cases. A section is devoted to international patent protection. Num Pages: 534 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LNCB; MBGR; MQW; PN; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 534
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349219605
- ISBN
- 9781349219605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.12
€ 130.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KFFH; KJM; KNP; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1996
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349246236
- ISBN
- 9781349246236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.26
€ 194.26
paperback. From bandage to the bioreactor, this book looks at five different device technologies from inception to healthcare practice, drawing on medical sociology, science and technology studies and political science. It examines 'evidence', regulation and governance processes, and diverse stakeholders in innovating the technologies that shape health care. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKS; JPQB; MBGR; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- SKU
- V9781349280087
- ISBN
- 9781349280087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. Critical edition of work originally published 1897. Editor(s): Crozier, Ivan. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ; MBX; MMJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Critical ed
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349283668
- ISBN
- 9781349283668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. Located between three powerful phenomena, public health, the law and social stigma, methadone maintenance treatment attracts loyal advocates, vociferous critics and innumerable engaged onlookers. This book aims to examine the controversial approach to addiction, providing in the process a unique approach to literature on illicit drugs Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; JHB; JPQB; LNTM; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349286041
- ISBN
- 9781349286041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.81
€ 65.81
Paperback. This book presents a history of AIDS control in Uganda, from the start of the epidemic in the early 1980s up until 2005. Uganda is well known internationally as an AIDS 'success story', both for its bringing down HIV incidence and prevalence over the 1990s, and for its innovative approach to scaling up the provision of antiretroviral therapy. Num Pages: 258 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JHM; JPA; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349288755
- ISBN
- 9781349288755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book explores the social origins of the Western preoccupation with health and environmental hazards. It looks at the rise of the dichotomy between the vulnerable 'in' and the threatening 'out' by examining the pathologies associated with weather, domestic space, ventilation, clothing, and travel in Britain at the turn of the 19th century. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 239 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; MBX; PDZ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349289349
- ISBN
- 9781349289349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBB; JFCX; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349292677
- ISBN
- 9781349292677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.05
€ 149.05