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Paperback. By exploring the impact of different dimensions of governance on decision-making, this book argues that governance and population health are inextricably linked. Relevant to students, practitioners, policy-makers and anyone interested in governance and decision-making for public health. Series: Evidence for Public Health Practice. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; MBN; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447304937
- ISBN
- 9781447304937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.58
€ 40.99
€ 38.58
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447305309
- ISBN
- 9781447305309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.45
€ 40.99
€ 38.45
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447306948
- ISBN
- 9781447306948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.15
€ 98.15
Hardback. This book contains everything there is to know about the purpose and history of personal health budgets, the evidence for their effectiveness and the challenges they pose to traditional healthcare systems. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KJMV1; MBPM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447308539
- ISBN
- 9781447308539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.39
€ 98.39
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
€ 30.99€ 29.04
€ 30.99
€ 29.04
paperback. This third installment of The Year in Diabetes and Obesity review series includes reviews with a special focus on metabolic syndrome and health. NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. Editor(s): Powers, Alvin C.; Ahima, Rexford S. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 252 pages, colour illustrations,strationsstrations. BIC Classification: MJGD; MMZF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 9. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573318822
- ISBN
- 9781573318822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 139.02
€ 139.02
Paperback. Handedness, or manual laterality of function, is thought to be both universal and unique to humans, making it a highly derived trait, based on an equally specialized neural substrate. By contrast, in various non-human species, both living and extinct, extent of lateralization varies. Editor(s): Editorial Staff of Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; MBGR; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 7. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573319027
- ISBN
- 9781573319027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 141.00
€ 141.00
Paperback. Health professionals and policy makers have to consider the implications of managing the risks, like restricting individual liberty through enforced quarantine (in case of SARS and swine flu). This book opens out a discussion of public health ethics. It examines the principles and values that support an ethical approach to public health practice. Editor(s): Peckham, Stephen; Hann, Alison. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBNH; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847421029
- ISBN
- 9781847421029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.92
€ 35.99
€ 34.92
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
€ 35.99
€ 35.03
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424143
- ISBN
- 9781847424143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.65
€ 32.99
€ 31.65
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
€ 105.54
€ 105.54
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847427502
- ISBN
- 9781847427502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.12
€ 42.99
€ 41.12
Paperback. The credit crunch continues to threaten publicly-funded health care. In this timely and accessible book, Cam Donaldson considers value for money in the NHS and what can be achieved through reform and priority setting. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847427526
- ISBN
- 9781847427526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.40
€ 26.99
€ 20.40
Hardcover. This book explores issues central to contemporary theoretical debates around the nature of trust, linking abstract concerns to empirical analysis with interviews with service-users, practitioners and managers. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; JKSM; MBPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 179 x 244 x 8. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428899
- ISBN
- 9781847428899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.37
€ 104.37
Paperback. The appeal of voluntary action as a solution to growing welfare needs in advanced capitalist countries raises important questions about the social impacts and spatial equity of such provision. For the first time, these issues are addressed within a single book, exploring the complex relationship between voluntary action, society and space. Editor(s): Milligan, Christine; Conradson, David. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JKSN1; JPP; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847429063
- ISBN
- 9781847429063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.92
€ 35.99
€ 34.92
Paperback. This revised and updated edition of an important report looks at macro public policy interventions, community interventions, and individual level interventions in a variety of areas to ascertain 'what works' in practice. It includes new case studies, updated research references, and reference to cost effectiveness. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKSB1; MBNH; MBP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 174 x 10. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847429964
- ISBN
- 9781847429964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.40
€ 32.99
€ 31.40
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861341426
- ISBN
- 9781861341426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.68
€ 33.99
€ 32.68
Paperback. This book presents all seventeen chapters of evidence commissioned by the Acheson Inquiry to inform its work. It complements both the Acheson Inquiry report published by The Stationary Office and The widening gap (The Policy Press, 1999), which provides a broad overview and systematic interpretation of the Inequalities in Health debate. Editor(s): Gordon, David; Shaw, Mary; Dorling, Daniel; Davey-Smith, George. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60figs.83tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 297 x 23. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861341747
- ISBN
- 9781861341747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.40
€ 32.99
€ 31.40
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- illustrated ed
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861341761
- ISBN
- 9781861341761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.04
€ 30.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. This book provides a rigorous and challenging review of recent research in the realms of communication and cultural diversity. Focusing on health communication interventions concerning service users who may lack fluency in English, it shows that meeting the needs of all health service users depends on both structures and processes of communication. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JH; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 351.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861343413
- ISBN
- 9781861343413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.90
€ 33.99
€ 32.90