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Public health & preventive medicine

Paperback. Based on research by a leading geographer and specialist in diffusion theory, The Slow Plague discloses the geographic dimension of the AIDS pandemic. It provides a lucid description of the HIV, its origins, and the extent to which it has now permeated our lives. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: MBNS; MJCJ2; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557864192
ISBN
9781557864192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.37

Paperback. Clinical psychologists and counsellors increasingly work with doctors, nurses, and medical therapists to implement psychological measures that increase the effectiveness, or mediate the ill effects, of medical treatment. This is a clear and concise guide to the body of knowledge in this field and to best practice in the clinical context. Series: Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH9; MJ; MQU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471852148
ISBN
9780471852148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.61

Hardcover. This book shows how to model heterogeneity in medical research with covariate adjusted finite mixture models. The areas of application include epidemiology, gene expression data, disease mapping, meta-analysis, neurophysiology and pharmacology. Series: Statistics for Biology and Health. Num Pages: 246 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2009th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540686507
ISBN
9783540686507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.74

Paperback. This book shows how to model heterogeneity in medical research with covariate adjusted finite mixture models. The areas of application include epidemiology, gene expression data, disease mapping, meta-analysis, neurophysiology and pharmacology. Series: Statistics for Biology and Health. Num Pages: 256 pages, 74 black & white illustrations, 37 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; PBT; PSA; UFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 397.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642088162
ISBN
9783642088162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.45

Paperback. This important book brings together into one volume papers on vector ecology, molecular biology as applied to mosquito vector control, and mosquito biological control. The book reflects the author's 50 years of research in this field. Editor(s): Atkinson, Peter W. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MJCJ; MMRT; PSAF; PSVT; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 421.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400791275
ISBN
9789400791275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 181.20

Hardcover. In the 1970s it seemed infectious diseases had been conquered, but today global epidemics seem to pose a new, more sinister, threat. This fascinating study explores these new infectious diseases, such as Swine Flu, SARS and AIDS, and the re-emergence of old threats, and discusses their role in society. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; MJCJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230221321
ISBN
9780230221321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.51

paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages, 55 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJM; MBN; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Springer Austria
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9783211834787
ISBN
9783211834787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.34

Paperback. This is the most complete text available on the economics of health behavior and health care delivery. The text provides the key analytical tools required to understand current research and models existing complexities as they are. Num Pages: 529 pages, 28 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; KCP; LBBM; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 836.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd ed. 2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642425363
ISBN
9783642425363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.89

Paperback. Presenting the findings of a five year project studying the pace and impact of addictions in Europe, this book deconstructs the failures and promises of European governance polices for reducing the harm done by legal and illegal drugs and posits a nine point plan as a way forward to redesign addictions governance. Series: Governance of Addictive Substances and Behaviours Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFH1; MBNH; MMJT; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198759836
ISBN
9780198759836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBG; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781475774474
ISBN
9781475774474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 117.87

Hardcover. Suitable for students and practitioners interested in improving their understanding and skills in needs assessment, this text features the typical sequence of an actual needs assessment process. It uses case studies to illustrate conceptualization of the task through the application of needs-based data to effective public health solutions. Num Pages: 140 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2001st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306465307
ISBN
9780306465307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.87

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 60 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: MBN; MMS; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 4. Weight in Grams: 77.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1928
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
60
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663152873
ISBN
9783663152873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.45

Hardback. Drawing on environmental and medical sociology, environmental justice, and social movement studies, this work looks at the ways scientific findings are made available to the public and the changing nature of policy offers a new perspective on health and the environment and the relationship among people, knowledge, power, and authority. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129480
ISBN
9780231129480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.90

Paperback. The politics and science of health and disease remain contested terrain among scientists, health practitioners, policy makers, industry, communities, and the public. This book asserts that science, activism, and policy are not separate issues and shows how the contribution of environmental factors in disease is often overlooked. Editor(s): Brown, Phil; Morello-Frosch, Rachel; Zavestoski, Stephen. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 8 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270213
ISBN
9780520270213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Hardback. The Last Flight of NASA's First Space Shuttle Num Pages: 454 pages, 235 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 829.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387271484
ISBN
9780387271484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.64

Paperback. Presents an extended case study of the 20th-century AIDS epidemic and the cultural circumstances from which it emerged. The book brings together anthropology, demography and epidemiology to explain how the Chagga people of Tanzania in Africa experience AIDS. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps, 6 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFFH2; JHMC; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226748863
ISBN
9780226748863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.23

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: KFFN; MBNS; MBPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531113999
ISBN
9783531113999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.99

Paperback. An ideal learning and revision guide for students and trainees providing a concise overview of the key topics in tropical medicine including infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa and vector biology, disease syndromes, and envenomation. Using diagrams, maps, and tables the material is present in an accessible and engaging way. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; MJCJ; MMRT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198737773
ISBN
9780198737773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.47

Paperback. One of every six children suffers from a neurodevelopmental abnormality of unknown cause. Environmental pollutants such as lead, mercury, and pesticides interfere with brain development, yet we do not test industrial chemicals for brain toxicity. Series: Environmental Ethics & Science Policy Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH2; MJN; MJTF; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190239732
ISBN
9780190239732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.46

Paperback. By emphasizing the dramatic results that investments in AIDS treatments in Africa can bring, this book provides lessons to nations about scaling up their own treatment responses, hope to individuals and communities confronted with the often devastating impact of AIDS, and inspiration to the international HIV/AIDS community. Series: Harvard Series on Population and Development Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFH2; MBN; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 254 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674033450
ISBN
9780674033450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.26

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