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Public health & preventive medicine
Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures
. Ed(S): Preedy, Victor R.; Watson, Ronald R.
Hardback. This is the first book to address the impact of illness on individuals and on society at large on an international scale. Wide-ranging and meticulously detailed, it is an essential working reference for public health researchers studying the quality of life. Editor(s): Preedy, Victor R.; Watson, Ronald R. Num Pages: 820 pages, 840 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 94. Weight in Grams: 8178.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 820
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387786643
- ISBN
- 9780387786643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 3,479.79
€ 3,479.79
hardcover. Written by leading experts, this book reviews the contemporary research evidence for the health benefits of a diet rich in olive oil. It focuses on the role of olive oil in reducing the incidence of certain types of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, inflammatory bowel disease and diabetes, and the effect of olive oil on the immune system. Editor(s): Quiles, J. L. (University of Granada, Spain); Ramirez-Tortosa, C. (University of Granada, Spain); Yaqoob, Parveen. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cabi United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845930684
- ISBN
- 9781845930684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 265.01
€ 265.01
hardcover. The fungal kingdom consists of a wide variety of organisms with a diverse range of forms and functions. This title covers chapters including discussions of fungal associations in the environment, agriculture and forestry, long established and novel applications of fungi in fermentation, and the use of fungi in the pharmaceutical industry. Editor(s): Rai, Mangala; Bridge, Paul D. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26 figures/illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; PSG; PSQ; PST; RBGB; RNCB; TQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 28. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781845935344
- ISBN
- 9781845935344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.19
€ 145.19
Paperback. Editor(s): Rajendram, Dr Rajkumar; Preedy, Victor R.; Patel, Vinood B. Series: Nutrition and Health. Num Pages: 298 pages, 70 black & white illustrations, 21 colour illustrations, 28 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: MBNH3; PSB; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493947010
- ISBN
- 9781493947010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.73
€ 185.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Rajendram, Dr Rajkumar; Preedy, Victor R.; Patel, Vinood B. Series: Nutrition and Health. Num Pages: 361 pages, 71 black & white illustrations, 32 colour illustrations, 33 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: MBNH3; PSB; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493956043
- ISBN
- 9781493956043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.79
€ 186.79
Hardback. Diet and Nutrition in Critical Care Editor(s): Rajendram, Dr Rajkumar; Preedy, Victor R.; Patel, Vinood B. Num Pages: 2139 pages, 174 black & white illustrations, 239 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH3; MMKL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 195 x 129. Weight in Grams: 4446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 2139
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461478379
- ISBN
- 9781461478379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 940.96
€ 940.96
Hardback. Editor(s): Ramamurthy, Thandavarayan; Bhattacharya, S.K. Series: Infectious Disease. Num Pages: 372 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603272643
- ISBN
- 9781603272643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.85
€ 253.85
Paperback. Here is an evidence-based, practical guide to pathogenesis and therapy of celiac disease. It presents the latest research as well as features chapters on diagnosis, monitoring, complications and nutritional management, including therapies on the horizon. Editor(s): Rampertab, S. Devi; Mullin, Gerard E. Series: Clinical Gastroenterology. Num Pages: 340 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, 24 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: MBNH3; MBPC; MJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 32. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493953653
- ISBN
- 9781493953653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 207.14
€ 207.14
An Introduction to Population-level Prevention of Non-Communicable Dis...
. Ed(S): Rayner, Mike; Wickramasinghe, Kremli...
paperback. Provides an unparalleled overview of population-based approaches to the prevention of non-communicable diseases, reflecting the latest research in the field, and a key resource for anyone with an interest in NCD prevention as they develop the knowledge and skills needed for effective population-based prevention strategies. Editor(s): Rayner, Mike; Wickramasinghe, Kremlin; McColl, Karen; Mendis, Shanthi; Williams, Julianne. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; MBNH. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198791188
- ISBN
- 9780198791188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.28
€ 100.28
Paperback. Focuses on crack cocaine. In reinterpreting the crack story, this book offers fresh understandings of both drug addiction and drug prohibition. It shows how crack use arose in the face of growing unemployment, poverty, racism, and shrinking social services. It examines the crack scare as a phenomenon in its own right. Editor(s): Reinarman, Craig; Levine, Harry G. Num Pages: 359 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH1; JPQB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520202429
- ISBN
- 9780520202429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.42
€ 44.42
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Saake, Irmhild; Vogd, Werner (University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany). Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531154251
- ISBN
- 9783531154251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.84
€ 85.84
Hardback. The book explores the social construction of different dimensions of trauma in law and medicine. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin; Davidovitch, Nadav; Alberstein, Michal. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: LAQ; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754057
- ISBN
- 9780804754057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.61
€ 94.61
Coronaviruses with Special Emphasis on First Insights Concerning SARS
. Ed(S): Schmidt, Axel; Wolff, M. H.; Weber, ...
Hardback. The outbreak of SARS (Severe acute respiratory syndrome), an atypical pneumonia, has received much coverage by the media and has consequently had a high impact on the public. This book provides insights into the SARS epidemic and the responsible infectious agent and is aimed at researchers and clinicians in virology, epidemiology and biomedicine. Editor(s): Schmidt, Axel; Wolff, M. H.; Weber, Olaf. Series: Birkhauser Advances in Infectious Diseases. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MJL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 583.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764364625
- ISBN
- 9783764364625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.78
€ 129.78
Hardback. Editor(s): Schmidt-Bleek, Friedrich; Tischner, Ursula; Merten, Thomas. Series: Wuppertal Texte. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: MBN; TQ; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Birkh?user United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764356675
- ISBN
- 9783764356675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.31
€ 61.31
Paperback. Presents a collection of representative historical texts that serve to trace and to illuminate the development of conceptions, policies, and treatments in public health from the dawn of Western civilization through the Progressive Era of the early twentieth century. This book provides annotated readings and biographical details. Editor(s): Schneider, Dona; Lilienfeld, David E. Num Pages: 770 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 770
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813542324
- ISBN
- 9780813542324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.76
€ 58.76
hardcover. Offers information regarding major health and nutritional problems in developing countries. This work contains chapters relevant to humanitarian emergencies, including a case study of the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, food in humanitarian relief, food policy, the role of supermarkets in developing countries, homestead food production and aging. Editor(s): Semba, Richard D.; Bloem, Martin W. Series: Nutrition and Health. Num Pages: 934 pages, 98 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 184 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Humana United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 934
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934115244
- ISBN
- 9781934115244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 269.75
€ 269.75
Paperback. One of the central problems in nutrition is the difficulty of getting people to change their dietary behaviors so as to bring about an improvement in health. This book tells about the influence on human food choice. It covers topics such as: models of food choice; biological and learning influences on food choice; and, societal influences. Editor(s): Shepherd, R. (University of Surrey, UK); Raats, Monique. Series: Frontiers in Nutritional Science S. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JM; MBNH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845937232
- ISBN
- 9781845937232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 50.99
€ 52.99
€ 50.99
Hardback. Taenia solium cysticerosis is a parasitic disease caused by the dissemination of the larval form of the pork tapeworm. This book covers basic science, epidemiology, clinical aspects, pathology, investigational aspects of neurocysticercosis and therapy and prevention. Editor(s): Singh, G.; Prabhakar, S. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: MBN; MMFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851996288
- ISBN
- 9780851996288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.94
€ 205.94
Hardback. Aimed at quality-of-life researchers working in the areas of Social Medicine, Sustainable Development, Social Indicators Research and Health Psychology/Behavioral Medicine. This volume contains fourteen chapters that represent a culmination of programmatic research in the science of quality of life (QOL). Editor(s): Sirgy, Joseph; Rahtz, Don; Samli, A. Coskun. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402014741
- ISBN
- 9781402014741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.26
€ 201.26
Bioactives in Fruit: Health Benefits and Functional Foods aims to ummarise some of our current knowledge on the bioactive compounds that are associated with the health benefits of specific fruits with a strong emphasis on the validation of health benefits by human intervention trials. Editor(s): Skinner, Margot; Hunter, Denise. Num Pages: 542 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1108.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 542
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470674970
- ISBN
- 9780470674970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.99
€ 243.99