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Public health & preventive medicine
National Security and Human Health Implications of Climate Change
. Ed(S): Fernando, Harindra; Klaic, Zvjezdana...
Hardback. Climate change has been identified as one of the greatest threats to humanity of all times. This title is based on a NATO Advanced Research Workshop held during April 28-30, 2011 in Dubrovnik, Croatia, sponsored by the NATO Science for Peace and Security Program. Editor(s): Fernando, Harindra; Klaic, Zvjezdana; McCulley, Jennifer L. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Num Pages: 384 pages, 118 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400724297
- ISBN
- 9789400724297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 239.40
€ 239.40
Reproductive Health and Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults
. Ed(S): Quinn, Gwendolyn P.; Vadaparampil, S...
Hardback. This fast-moving field is witnessing a rise in the number of cancer survivors. This book addresses their quality-of-life needs as well as covering a broad array of reproductive health issues, with each chapter written by a recognized expert in the field. Editor(s): Quinn, Gwendolyn P.; Vadaparampil, Susan T. Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Num Pages: 220 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MFKC; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 645.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400724914
- ISBN
- 9789400724914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.18
€ 186.18
Hardback. Opening with basic concepts of epigenetic epidemiology, this book covers study design and interpretation challenges, the influence of environmental factors in shaping the epigenome, epigenetic epidemiology of cancer, asthma, autism, obesity, diabetes and more. Editor(s): Michels, Karin B. Num Pages: 448 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 909.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400724945
- ISBN
- 9789400724945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.81
€ 187.81
Paperback. Includes papers that span a suite of climate change repercussions, paying particular attention to national security and human health aspects. This title is based on a NATO Advanced Research Workshop held during April 28-30, 2011 in Dubrovnik, Croatia, sponsored by the NATO Science for Peace and Security Program. Editor(s): Fernando, Harindra; Klaic, Zvjezdana; McCulley, Jennifer L. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Num Pages: 384 pages, 118 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400725003
- ISBN
- 9789400725003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 238.80
€ 238.80
Paperback. Negotiating Public Health in a Globalized World provides health policy-makers with practical information and tools for negotiation, to help them create better international health agreements and programs. Series: SpringerBriefs in Public Health. Num Pages: 186 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP; MMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400727793
- ISBN
- 9789400727793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.87
€ 74.87
Hardback. Covering decades of research in chemoprevention of cancer, this book reviews current knowledge of the impact of nutrition and diet in cancer prevention and therapy. Discusses nutrigenetics, nutritional epigenomics, nutritional transcriptomics and metabolomics. Editor(s): Shankar, Sharmila; Srivastava, Rakesh. Num Pages: 644 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH3; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 242 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 644
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400729223
- ISBN
- 9789400729223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.13
€ 242.13
Hardcover. This text explores quality of life issues among chronically ill or disabled people from across the globe. It considers the lived experience and subjective well being of these people and also addresses the challenges of psychometric measurement and comparison. Editor(s): Manderson, Lenore; Warren, Narelle. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBNH9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730175
- ISBN
- 9789400730175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.08
€ 122.08
Hardback. Discussing cutting-edge statistical methods for epidemiology and biomedical research that cannot be found in most textbooks, such as latent growth curve models, this volume reflects the fact that recent years have seen a huge rise in desk-top computing power. Editor(s): Tu, Yu-Kang; Greenwood, Darren C. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730236
- ISBN
- 9789400730236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.23
€ 186.23
Paperback. This book examines the policy and politics of two health risks which have recently become prominent social issues in many countries. One is the issue of asbestos as an environmental risk to humans, and another is that of bovine spongiform encephalitis (BSE). Editor(s): Sato, Hajime. Series: Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries. Num Pages: 387 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JP; MBN; PSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730793
- ISBN
- 9789400730793
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Condition: New
€ 185.98
€ 185.98
Paperback. This book offers an in-depth account of malaria in South Asia. It examines the resurgence of malaria in the region towards the end of the twentieth century. It also covers past, present and future ways to curb, control and ultimately conquer malaria. Editor(s): Akhtar, Rais; Dutt, Ashok K.; Wadhwa, Vandana. Series: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research. Num Pages: 276 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations, 25 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: MBN; MMR; RGB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400731240
- ISBN
- 9789400731240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.65
€ 121.65
Paperback. Human Capacities and Moral Status examines how one's capacity - active or passive, lower-order or higher-order, etc. - are relevant to one's moral status. Ideas are drawn from the moral frameworks of John Rawls and Martha Nussbaum to support the outlined argument. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 321.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732537
- ISBN
- 9789400732537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.53
€ 122.53
Paperback. Geospatial Analysis of Environmental Health provides an overview of the major issues in the field of Environmental Health Spatial Sciences today. Each chapter contains original research that utilizes geotechnical tools to address an environmental health, environmental justice, or health disparities problem. Editor(s): Maantay, Juliana A.; McLafferty, Sara L. Series: Geotechnologies and the Environment. Num Pages: 512 pages, 50 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 777.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400735576
- ISBN
- 9789400735576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.98
€ 186.98
The Ethics of Screening in Health Care and Medicine. Serving Society o...
Juth, Niklas (G??Teborgs Universitet, Sweden ...
Paperback / so. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738126
- ISBN
- 9789400738126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.95
€ 184.95
Paperback. Examining overlapping aspects of genomics, obesity and (non-) medical ethics, and discussing the implications of genomics for obesity from an ethical perspective makes this volume unique. It offers constructive suggestions on how to tackle the issues arising. Editor(s): Korthals, Michiel. Series: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics. Num Pages: 255 pages, 12 black & white tables, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBN; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400739932
- ISBN
- 9789400739932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.83
€ 121.83
Hardback. Epidemiology has come a long way since diseases were thought to be caused by 'pestilential vapours'. This fascinating history traces the evolution of epidemiology, with an emphasis on developments since World War II, and makes the case for continued vigilance. Editor(s): Pollock, George. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400739970
- ISBN
- 9789400739970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.06
€ 121.06
Hardback. Covering a host of topics related to the processes involved in transmitting viral infections between pregnant women and their unborn babies, this volume discusses the links between bidirectional maternal-fetal cell transport and fetal and neonatal tumors. Editor(s): Berencsi, Gyorgy. Num Pages: 464 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; MJCM; MJW; MMFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 865.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400742154
- ISBN
- 9789400742154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.58
€ 187.58
Paperback. Examines mortality among young children in the period from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century. This book uses several types and sources of information from the census unit England and Wales, and from Ireland. It uses information such s memoirs, diaries, poems, church records and numerical accounts. Series: SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research. Num Pages: 88 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBZ; MBNH9; MJTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400743892
- ISBN
- 9789400743892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.60
€ 58.60
Hardback. This book examines patterns of regional mortality in Germany, focusing on small-area differentials, and their changes over time. The authors show that the interplay of individual- and regional-level mortality risk factors requires a multidimensional approach. Series: Demographic Research Monographs. Num Pages: 304 pages, 49 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JHBD; MBN; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400744318
- ISBN
- 9789400744318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.06
€ 123.06
Hardback. Editor(s): Costigliola, Vincenzo. Series: Advances in Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine. Num Pages: 540 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBN; MBP; MQW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1015.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400746015
- ISBN
- 9789400746015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.33
€ 241.33
Hardback. This book shows how elements of positive psychology interact in a wide variety of contexts in the everyday lives of people to enable them to overcome adversity and enjoy a higher quality of life. Studies are global and cover a variety of ages and contexts. Editor(s): Efklides, Anastasia; Moraitou, Despina. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JMAN; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400749627
- ISBN
- 9789400749627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.76
€ 122.76
hardcover. With contributions from leading experts in a number of discrete fields, this comprehensive review of the epidemiology of aging includes coverage of methodological issues, the biomarkers of aging, geriatric syndromes, and age-related or affected pathologies. Editor(s): Newman, Anne B.; Cauley, Jane A. Num Pages: 610 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; MFKH3; MJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1497.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 610
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400750609
- ISBN
- 9789400750609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 328.37
€ 328.37
Hardback. This history of the EuroQol Group provides a detailed narrative of a globally used health-related quality of life instrument, eventually named the EQ-5D. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 627.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400751576
- ISBN
- 9789400751576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.66
€ 185.66
Hardback. This book details the current status of research on brain aging. It contains knowledge about molecular alterations and the targets for interventions as well as identifies cognitive impairment and therapeutic interventions. Editor(s): Thakur, Mahendra K.; Rattan, Suresh I. S. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH3; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400752368
- ISBN
- 9789400752368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.10
€ 186.10
Hardback. "Published in cooperation with NATO Emerging Security Challenges Division." Editor(s): Hunger, Iris; Radosavljevic, Vladan; Belojevic, Goran; Rotz, Lisa D. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. Num Pages: 225 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; MJCJ; MMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400752726
- ISBN
- 9789400752726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.30
€ 185.30