Public health & preventive medicine
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Public health & preventive medicine
Paperback. Drawing on two years of ethnographic research in urban Nicaragua and challenging global health approaches to animal-borne illness, this title tells the story of a group of community health workers who struggle to come to terms with dengue epidemics amid poverty, political change, and economic upheaval. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map, 2 line drawings, 10 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; JHMC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282629
- ISBN
- 9780520282629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.73
€ 33.99
€ 24.73
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
€ 29.99€ 28.96
€ 29.99
€ 28.96
Hardback. This is the true story of the courageous mission to eradicate malaria from the globe. It weaves together science and history to explore why a disease that has been all but eradicated in the Western world continues to be the scourge of Africa. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; MBN; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041577
- ISBN
- 9781849041577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.27
€ 25.99
€ 24.27
Hardcover. With meta-analysis methods playing a crucial role in health research in recent years, this important and clearly-written book provides a much-needed survey of the field. Meta-analysis provides a framework for combining the results of several clinical trials and drawing inferences about the effectiveness of medical treatments. Series: Wiley Series in Probability & Statistics: Applied Probability & Statistics Section. Num Pages: 346 pages, appendix. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBNS; PBK; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 243 x 170 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471490661
- ISBN
- 9780471490661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.03
€ 139.03
Hardback. Given the context and prevalence of HIV/AIDS worldwide, this volume presents information, policy case studies, and empirical research for use by educators, policymakers, and organizations about the relationship between HIV/AIDS and education, including how HIV/AIDS has impacted education systems and the potential impact education has on HIV/AIDS. Editor(s): Wiseman, Alexander W.; Glover, Ryan N. Series Editor(s): Wiseman, Alexander W. Series: International Perspectives on Education and Society. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH2; JNU; MBN; YQNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781902325
- ISBN
- 9781781902325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.25
€ 146.25
Hardback. Using an approach that combines transnational and comparative social policy analysis with international relations, this book assesses various global social policy actors and compares their ideas and prescriptions about national health care systems. It highlights the importance of considering health policies across multiple scales. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JKS; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308887
- ISBN
- 9781137308887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Public Health Service's involvement in sex education provides new insights into one of the most contested subjects in America. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21, 21 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; MBNH4. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893803
- ISBN
- 9780801893803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.14
€ 58.14
Hardback. Editor(s): Cohen, Alexis. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; MBN; RNU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 132
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634830676
- ISBN
- 9781634830676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.66€ 141.33
€ 186.66
€ 141.33
Hardback. Editor(s): Pratt, Alexis. Num Pages: 87 pages. BIC Classification: LNTM; MBDC; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634823463
- ISBN
- 9781634823463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.33€ 144.32
€ 191.33
€ 144.32
Paperback. Triumph, tragedy, frustration, and elation await those who set off on careers in public health, and Ten Lessons in Public Health is destined to become a classic book that puts the field into perspective. Num Pages: 120 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BM; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 10. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409047
- ISBN
- 9781421409047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.92
€ 31.92
Paperback. Adaptation of: Sante / Alfredo Morabia. 2011. Num Pages: 296 pages, 39 figures. BIC Classification: MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168854
- ISBN
- 9780231168854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00€ 29.12
€ 35.00
€ 29.12
Hardback. Adaptation of: Sante / Alfredo Morabia. 2011. Num Pages: 296 pages, 39 figures. BIC Classification: MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168847
- ISBN
- 9780231168847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.84€ 84.94
€ 110.84
€ 84.94
Paperback. Methods, just as diseases or scientists, have their own history. This book focuses on the historical emergence of the epidemiological methods and their importance at different points in time, rather than on specific achievements of epidemiology in controlling plagues such as cholera, tuberculosis, malaria, typhoid fever, or lung cancer. Editor(s): Morabia, Alfredo. Num Pages: 406 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 38 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 176 x 254 x 24. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Corrected ed. 2004. Corr. 2nd printing 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764368180
- ISBN
- 9783764368180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 192.47
€ 192.47
Hardback. The Obesity Reality discusses obesity's effects from a wide range of standpoints, including medical, personal, financial, and preventative. In its broadest terms, the book reminds readers that solving the world's obesity problem requires both a personal and a much larger collective effort. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442214460
- ISBN
- 9781442214460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.95
€ 76.95
Paperback. This book examines the potential of litigation as a strategy to advance the right to health by holding governments accountable for these obligations. It asks who benefits both directly and indirectly--and what the overall impacts on health equity are. Included are case studies from Costa Rica, South Africa, India, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia. Editor(s): Yamin, Alicia Ely; Gloppen, Siri. Series: Human Rights Program Series. Num Pages: 446 pages, 54 figures, charts, and graphs. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; LNAC; LNTM; MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School United States
- Number of pages
- 446
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979639555
- ISBN
- 9780979639555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.60
€ 27.99
€ 24.60
Hardcover. Editor(s): Willis, Alicia P. Num Pages: 262 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 183 x 27. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600216701
- ISBN
- 9781600216701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.50€ 129.70
€ 171.50
€ 129.70
Hardback. This book explores the pressing issues of border control and infectious disease from the nineteenth to present day. The book places world health in world history, microbes and their management in globalization, and disease in the history of international relations, bringing together leading scholars on the history and politics of global health. Editor(s): Bashford, Alison. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; JFFS; JPS; MBNS; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507067
- ISBN
- 9780230507067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.32
€ 129.32
hardcover. Alistair Lax takes a fascinating look at these most devious molecules, explaining the many ingenious mechanisms they use to penetrate our cell's defences, and the deadly pandemics that result. A story not only of disease but also of human rivalry and persistence in our struggle to understand, combat, and harness these powerful toxins. Num Pages: 204 pages, numerous halftones, 1 table, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: MBNH; MMFM; MMGT; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198605584
- ISBN
- 9780198605584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.87
€ 63.87
Hardcover. A cluster randomization trial is one in which intact social units, or clusters of individuals, are randomized to different intervention groups. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470711002
- ISBN
- 9780470711002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.66
€ 83.66
Hardback. Editor(s): Formicola, Allan; Hernandez-Cordero, Lourdes. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 28 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSG; JKSN1; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151665
- ISBN
- 9780231151665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.34€ 82.35
€ 107.34
€ 82.35