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Description for Health
Paperback. Provides the philosophical backbone to countless courses for health professionals. This book poses two fundamental questions - "What is health?" and "How can more health be achieved?" - and answers them. It shows that these questions lie at the heart of health practice, and explains why all health workers should ponder them deeply. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
This inspirational book provides the philosophical backbone tocountless courses for health professionals. It poses twofundamental questions - "What is health?" and "How can more healthbe achieved?" - and answers them at a depth unmatched by any othertext in this field. David Seedhouse shows that these questions lieat the heart of health practice, and explains why all healthworkers should ponder them deeply.
This second edition retains the freshness and enthusiasm of thefirst, while making the foundations theory and its practicalapplications clearer and more accessible than ever. The bookincludes additional material and discussion, new case studies andrevised illustrations.
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This inspirational book provides the philosophical backbone tocountless courses for health professionals. It poses twofundamental questions - "What is health?" and "How can more healthbe achieved?" - and answers them at a depth unmatched by any othertext in this field. David Seedhouse shows that these questions lieat the heart of health practice, and explains why all healthworkers should ponder them deeply.
This second edition retains the freshness and enthusiasm of thefirst, while making the foundations theory and its practicalapplications clearer and more accessible than ever. The bookincludes additional material and discussion, new case studies andrevised illustrations.
... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
164
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471490111
SKU
V9780471490111
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About David Seedhouse
David Seedhouse is a truly original thinker and prolific author, highly regarded by health practitioners, teachers and students alike. Though David has a background in philosophy, his work is always focused on solving practical problems. Professor Seedhouse is best know for his writing on health and ethics, yet his work straddles many areas of social, philosophical and political concern. He ... Read more
Reviews for Health
"This is an inspirational book" (Int. Jnl of Clinical Practice,September 2001 "The clear and didactic presentation makes it a textbook veryuseful for students and researchers not familiar with all aspectsof cell regulation." (Community Practitioner, November 2001) "...You will find it not only intellectually exciting but alsohighly thought-provoking..." (Jnl of the Royal Society for thePromotion ... Read more