Public health & preventive medicine
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Public health & preventive medicine
In a wide-ranging analysis covering popular culture, policy, and underlying social structures, this book shows how drug addicts are socially constructed as useless burdens on society and who benefits from that portrayal. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHMC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Left Coast Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611321173
- ISBN
- 9781611321173
Condition: New
€ 226.51
€ 226.51
Paperback. In a wide-ranging analysis covering popular culture, policy, and underlying social structures, this book shows how drug addicts are socially constructed as useless burdens on society and who benefits from that portrayal. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHMC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Left Coast Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611321180
- ISBN
- 9781611321180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.79
€ 60.79
Paperback. Presenting a range of contributions from international scholars that complement, as well as critique, dominant conceptualisations of health behaviour, this volume argues for a socially situated approach to explain what people do and why in relation to their health and experiences of illness. Editor(s): Cohn, Simon. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118898390
- ISBN
- 9781118898390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.20
€ 29.20
Paperback. Assistive technology and telecare are of increasing importance in government policy on healthcare provision. This report provides a comprehensive review and analysis of current policy and practice, as well as making recommendations for the future. Editor(s): Brownsell, Simon; Bradley, David; Porteus, Jeremy. Num Pages: 100 pages, 6ill.13figs.29tabs. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 296 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861344625
- ISBN
- 9781861344625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.40
€ 32.99
€ 31.40
hardcover. Provides the reader with a detailed account of the evidence for and against the nutritional programming of human disease. This book also covers programming the fetus, programming human disease, and the biological basis of nutritional programming. Editor(s): Langley-Evans, Simon. Series: Frontiers in Nutritional Science S. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH3; MJTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1111.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780851998213
- ISBN
- 9780851998213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.53
€ 167.53
Hardback. Editor(s): Brandan, Silvia A. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; PNN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 260 x 18. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634827089
- ISBN
- 9781634827089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 288.68€ 215.20
€ 288.68
€ 215.20
Hardback. Challenging Rawlsian approaches to health policy, the author develops an account of just health that is sensitive to considerations of luck and personal responsibility, arguing that people's health and the health care they receive are just only when society works to neutralize the effects of bad luck. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140537
- ISBN
- 9780691140537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.26€ 46.32
€ 59.26
€ 46.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: MBNS; MJA; MMFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634827911
- ISBN
- 9781634827911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.23€ 103.99
€ 137.23
€ 103.99
Paperback. This is the first book to offer a comprehensive perspective on health and sickness among African Americans. It shows how living in a highly racialized society affects health through multiple social contexts, including neighborhoods, personal and family relationships, and the medical system. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447322825
- ISBN
- 9781447322825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.36
€ 37.99
€ 36.36
Paperback. Editor(s): Ness, Shirley A. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations, forms. BIC Classification: KJ; KNXC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Government Institutes Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865874855
- ISBN
- 9780865874855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.09
€ 95.09
Hardcover. This book summarises the current state of the art of our understanding of the problem of non-communicable diseases and their primary prevention. Editor(s): Shetty, Prakash S.; McPherson, Klim. Num Pages: 318 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH3; MFG; MJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471971337
- ISBN
- 9780471971337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 299.39
€ 299.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: MBNH3; VFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788120731899
- ISBN
- 9788120731899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.88
€ 8.99
€ 7.88
Paperback. "Riveting" (Houston Chronicle), "captivating" (Discover), and "compulsively readable" (San Francisco Chronicle). Series: Great Discoveries. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 203 x 32. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393326253
- ISBN
- 9780393326253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.48
€ 16.99
€ 15.48
Paperback. Sheku, Sherry M. Wren Editor(s): Wren, Sherry M.; Kushner, Adam L. Series: Operation Health. Num Pages: 120 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JMG; MBD; MBN; MNC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421422121
- ISBN
- 9781421422121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.21
€ 30.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. This book is a practice-driven guide to promoting the health of individuals, families, communities, and groups. It offers basic information about the concepts and methods of social and behavioral sciences relevant to the identification and the solution of public health problems. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 180 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787979614
- ISBN
- 9780787979614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.28
€ 87.28
Paperback. In this much-needed guide, a clinical psychologist and a social worker provide a flexible, ten-week protocol based in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help adolescents overcome mental health hurdles and thrive. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: MBNH9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- New Harbinger Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626253575
- ISBN
- 9781626253575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.09
€ 52.99
€ 41.09
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851990323
- ISBN
- 9780851990323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.58
€ 145.58
Hardcover. Num Pages: 257 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613244913
- ISBN
- 9781613244913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.00€ 115.01
€ 168.00
€ 115.01
Hardcover. Clinical trials are conducted to allow safety and efficacy data to be collected for health interventions. These trials can only take place once satisfactory information has been gathered on the quality of the non-clinical safety. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 892 pages, charts. BIC Classification: MBGR1; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 186 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 892
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470887653
- ISBN
- 9780470887653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.49
€ 167.49
Hardback. An anthology that critically examines the devastating impact of race, class, and gender on the health and health care of African Americans, Latinos and American Indians, with particular focus on children and adolescents. It includes chapters that focus on issues such as: substance abuse, psychological coping, trauma, infant mortality, and racism. Editor(s): Notaro, Sheri R. Series Editor(s): Camp-Yeakey, Carol. Series: Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research Policy and Praxis. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNFR; MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781901021
- ISBN
- 9781781901021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.20
€ 127.20
Hardcover. Editor(s): Sheckley, Martin C. Num Pages: 129 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL; MBGL; MBNH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 129
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613246665
- ISBN
- 9781613246665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.36€ 116.58
€ 170.36
€ 116.58
Hardback. Series: Biopolitics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479806454
- ISBN
- 9781479806454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.70
€ 96.70
Paperback. Examines ten years worth of men's and women's health and fitness magazines to determine the ways in which bodies are "made" in today's culture Num Pages: 235 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSJ; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719688
- ISBN
- 9780814719688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633211124
- ISBN
- 9781633211124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.29€ 129.19
€ 189.29
€ 129.19