Public health & preventive medicine
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Public health & preventive medicine
Hardback. Provides an overview of the effects of endocrine/disrupting substances on human health, but also addresses the regulatory problems from the point of view of international organisations, including the WHO, the EU, and the European Chlorine Industry. Editor(s): Nicolopoulou-Stamati, Polyxeni; Hens, Luc; Howard, Vyvyan. Series: Environmental Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 377 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792370567
- ISBN
- 9780792370567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.63
€ 193.63
Hardback. Life expectancy in Central and Eastern Europe is substantially shorter than in Western Europe, and a similar divide exists in self-rated health. This study of populations in seven Central and European countries examines the social and psychosocial determinants of this divide. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; MBNH9; MMJ; MQV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376040
- ISBN
- 9780792376040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.97
€ 126.97
Hardback. Addresses questions such as: Is there a public health problem posed by the use of wireless instruments? If yes, what is the extent of the problem? What are the appropriate interventions to solve the public health problem? And, what is the appropriate intervention strategy for those interventions? Editor(s): Carlo, Dr. George. Series: Wireless phones & health. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379775
- ISBN
- 9780792379775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.84
€ 191.84
Hardback. Provides a holistic, conceptual and quantitative framework for Environmental Health Modelling in space-time. This book explains why modern stochastics is the appropriate mechanical vehicle for addressing such issues in a rigorous way. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH2; MMGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792382119
- ISBN
- 9780792382119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.01
€ 194.01
hardcover. Aims to examine the exact nature of the 'safety problem': how much safety should be provided; what might hinder obtaining such a level of provision; and what we can do about it. Discussion of safety is often infused with emotion. By contrast, this book uses a logical approach to laying out the economics of safety. Series: Transportation, Research, Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNG; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792382195
- ISBN
- 9780792382195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.70
€ 190.70
Hardback. Features contributions that report on the public health impact of wireless communication technologies, including radiofrequency (RF) dosimetry, RF epidemiology, RF toxicology, and clinical and in vitro studies on interference between these technologies and medical devices. Editor(s): Carlo, Dr. George. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792383475
- ISBN
- 9780792383475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.14
€ 247.14
Environmental Metal Pollutants, Reactive Oxygen Intermediaries and Gen...
Ariza, Maria E.; Bijur, Gautam N.; Williams, ...
Hardback. Humans are exposed daily to low concentrations of metals that are released into the environment by both natural and industrial processes. This book examines concerns about the acute and/or chronic exposure of humans to concentrations of these metals that are below the threshold levels established by various federal regulatory agencies. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792384489
- ISBN
- 9780792384489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.63
€ 189.63
Hardback. Addresses the different environments, and human health problems arising from these environments, in third-world and emerging societies. This book examines the scope of human health effects and environmental interventions, including engineering and technical, educational and legislative elements. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNXC; MBNH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792386162
- ISBN
- 9780792386162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.69
€ 188.69
Hardback. Brings together research on the problems associated with the transportation of hazardous materials and wastes (hazmats) to produce a set of integrated insights and understandings of the associated problems. Editor(s): Moses, Leon N. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393405
- ISBN
- 9780792393405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.99
€ 192.99
Impact of Pesticides on Farmer Health and the Rice Environment
. Ed(S): Pingali, Prabhu; Roger, Pierre A.
Hardback. Covers the various aspects of the use of pesticides, their behavior, degradation, and impacts in wetland ricefields, and presents the results of surveys conducted in the Philippines and Thailand. This book includes bibliographic reviews and aspects of the experimental results of a research project on pesticide impacts in wetland ricefields. Editor(s): Pingali, Prabhu; Roger, Pierre A. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 675 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1FMT; MBN; TVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 675
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792395218
- ISBN
- 9780792395218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.86
€ 242.86
Statistical Models and Methods for Biomedical and Technical Systems
. Ed(S): Vonta, Filia; Nikulin, Mikhail; Limn...
hardcover. Deals with the mathematical aspects of survival analysis and reliability as well as other topics, reflecting developments in the following areas: applications in epidemiology; probabilistic and statistical models and methods in reliability; models and methods in survival analysis, longevity, aging, and degradation; and, more. Editor(s): Vonta, Filia; Nikulin, Mikhail; Limnios, Nikolaos; Huber-Carol, Catharine (Universite de Paris). Series: Statistics for Industry and Technology. Num Pages: 592 pages, 55 black & white illustrations, 32 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; MQW; PBT; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 261 x 187 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817644642
- ISBN
- 9780817644642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.96
€ 189.96
Hardback. Editor(s): Krueger, David W. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852006429
- ISBN
- 9780852006429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.85
€ 242.85
Chinese Medicine Modern Chinese Medicine, Volume 2: A Comprehensive Re...
. Ed(S): Wu, He-Guang; Luo, De-Cheng
hardcover. Editor(s): Wu, He-Guang; Luo, De-Cheng. Num Pages: 614 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1276.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1984th Edition
- Number of pages
- 614
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852007891
- ISBN
- 9780852007891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 357.80
€ 357.80
Paperback. BIC Classification: MBN. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856649073
- ISBN
- 9780856649073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.12
€ 63.12
Hardback. This book explores technical issues, information processing and collective experience from professionals worldwide who practice a wide range of telenursing applications, including telenursing research. Lays the foundation for global telenursing practice. Editor(s): Kumar, Sajeesh; Snooks, Helen. Series: Health Informatics. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 491.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857295286
- ISBN
- 9780857295286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.54
€ 64.54
Hardback. Women have been the objects of scientific and ethical discussions about reproductive freedom and its control for over a century. In this book, women themselves raise critical questions about the ethics, the scientific nature, and the social context of these developments. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBNH4; MFKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896030220
- ISBN
- 9780896030220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.95
€ 123.95
paperback. Women have been the objects of scientific and ethical discussions about reproductive freedom and its control for over a century. In this book women themselves raise critical questions about the ethics, the scientific nature, and the social context of these developments. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBNH4; MFKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1980th Edition
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896030237
- ISBN
- 9780896030237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.11
€ 123.11
Hardback. Some of the key thinkers in bioethics today examine the often agonizing array of value choices that confront all of us in providing for our own health care, or that of those for whom we bear personal responsibility. Editor(s): Bell, Nora K. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896030343
- ISBN
- 9780896030343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.11
€ 68.11
Hardback. Series: Experimental Biology and Medicine. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH3; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 709.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896031715
- ISBN
- 9780896031715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.61
€ 129.61
Hardback. Gives an understanding of nutrition, exercise, and how these factors work together in health and illness. This book discusses many diseases such as cancer, heart attack, and stroke. Num Pages: 419 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 419
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896031845
- ISBN
- 9780896031845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.62
€ 72.62
Hardback. This collection highlights the rapid progress now being made in understanding the role of nutrients in the prevention and treatment of cancer. It provides the latest information on basic and clinical research in the area of nutritional oncology. Series: Experimental Biology and Medicine. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH3; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896033184
- ISBN
- 9780896033184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.39
€ 130.39
Hardback. This text is devoted areas in the forefront of clinical research in diabetology today. It describes the clinical assessment of carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism in diabetes mellitus. Editor(s): Draznin, Boris. Series: Contemporary Biomedicine. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH3; MJGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896034921
- ISBN
- 9780896034921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.05
€ 242.05
Hardback. Describes some of the experimental and theoretical methods for investigating protein structures, stability, and folding. This book presents experimental approaches which include the use of co-solvents, applications of hydrogen exchange techniques, temperature-jump methods for looking at folding events, and strategies for mutagenesis experiments. Editor(s): Murphy, Kenneth P. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH3; PSBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896036826
- ISBN
- 9780896036826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.18
€ 123.18
Hardback. Contains articles by physicians and researchers who illuminate the role of diet, dietary factors, and nutrients in optimizing health and reducing the risk of specific disease conditions in both healthy individuals and those with pre-existing conditions. This title also provides answers to frequently asked questions concerning preventive nutrition. Series: Nutrition and Health. Num Pages: 465 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 465
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896037588
- ISBN
- 9780896037588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.89
€ 189.89