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Public health & preventive medicine
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
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Hardback. Tracking the distribution of disease and pinpointing relevant risk factors, this book reveals how social problems are intrinsically linked to the health of populations. This book shows how the growing field of social epidemiology is both practical and activist. It draws on empirical findings to conduct policymaking research. Num Pages: 632 pages, 91 illus. BIC Classification: JKS; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1070. Strategies for Public Health Activism. 632 pages, 91 black & white illustrations. Tracking the distribution of disease and pinpointing relevant risk factors, this book reveals how social problems are intrinsically linked to the health of populations. This book shows how the growing field of social epidemiology is both practical and activist. It draws on empirical findings to conduct policymaking research. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JKS; MBNH. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 40. Weight: 1070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231100489
- ISBN
- 9780231100489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.67€ 57.47
€ 73.67
€ 57.47
Paperback. A well-informed portrait, part social critique, part memoir, of sexual mores and homosexuality in provincial Mexico. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFFH2; JFSK; JHM; MBNS; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101912
- ISBN
- 9780231101912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
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€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Hardback. The media constantly bombard us with news of the health hazards that lurk in our everyday lives. But, many of these hazards, even some that provoke regulatory action, have been greatly overblown. This book examines the forces that contribute to health scares and economic, political, and psychological consequences of their "social amplification." Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 illus, 12 tables. BIC Classification: MBNH; MBNS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141482
- ISBN
- 9780231141482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.56€ 80.25
€ 104.56
€ 80.25
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
€ 109.32€ 83.75
€ 109.32
€ 83.75
Paperback. 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: 225 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151672
- ISBN
- 9780231151672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. Editor(s): Bearman, Peter; Neckerman, Kathryn M.; Wright, Leslie. Num Pages: 456 pages, 51 illus.; 72 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; JPQB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157766
- ISBN
- 9780231157766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.27€ 102.15
€ 134.27
€ 102.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Bearman, Peter; Neckerman, Kathryn M.; Wright, Leslie. Num Pages: 456 pages, 51 illus.; 72 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; JPQB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157773
- ISBN
- 9780231157773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. Revised and updated translation of: Le sida dans le monde: entre science et politique / Peter Piot. Paris: Odile Jacob, c2011. Translator(s): Garey, Laurence. Num Pages: 216 pages, 22 figures. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166263
- ISBN
- 9780231166263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JPQB; MBN; RND; RNF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231170024
- ISBN
- 9780231170024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Linse, Pat. Num Pages: 392 pages, 39 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFM; KJG; MBN; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253024541
- ISBN
- 9780253024541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardcover. First book-length treatment of model-based meta-analytic methods for descriptive epidemiology Editor(s): Flaxman, Abraham. Series: Publications on Global Health, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Num Pages: 600 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 186 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991849
- ISBN
- 9780295991849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Paperback. A forceful intervention into the philosophy of therapeutics at the level of the individual Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFSL9; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992419
- ISBN
- 9780295992419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Vaccines have saved more lives than any other single medical advance. This book recounts a devastating episode in 1955 at Cutter Laboratories in Berkeley, California, that has led many pharmaceutical companies to abandon vaccine manufacture. It offers a full account of the Cutter disaster. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNDP; MBN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300126051
- ISBN
- 9780300126051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Heralded as the catalyst of the sexual revolution and the solution to global overpopulation, the contraceptive pill was one of the twentieth century's most important inventions. This title shows how its development and use have raised crucial questions about the relationship between science, medicine, technology, and society. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH4; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300167917
- ISBN
- 9780300167917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.67
€ 26.99
€ 20.67
Hardback. Designed to help those suffering the lasting effects of accidents, assaults, injuries and disasters, this book guides trauma victims in getting medical, psychological and legal help, and instructs clinicians on how to treat these patients effectively. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP; MMJT; MMKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 190 x 33. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393702569
- ISBN
- 9780393702569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.82
€ 43.99
€ 38.82
Hardcover. Statistical Methods in Spatial Epidemiology, Second Edition describes, quantifies, and explains geographical variations in disease. The second edition has been updated and expanded in light of the events of September 11, 2001, and increasing concern over potential bioterrorism attacks. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470014844
- ISBN
- 9780470014844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.90
€ 150.90
Paperback. The book is intended as a practical guide to setting up, staffing and running eating disorders services. The guidance and advice given is based on the experience of the eating disorder service at the Royal Free, which does not have specialised beds, but which is nevertheless considered to offer one of the best services in the UK. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH; MMZD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470016763
- ISBN
- 9780470016763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.95
€ 75.95
Hardcover. The Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus provides a unique, overall assessment of diabetes prevalence with detailed discussion of the impact of the disease in all geographic regions, including Africa, South-East Asia, India, China, and the Caribbean and Pacific Islands. Editor(s): Ekoe, Jean Marie; Zimmet, Paul; Williams, Rhys; Rewers, Marian. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNS; MJGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 195 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470017272
- ISBN
- 9780470017272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 294.87
€ 294.87