Public health & preventive medicine
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Public health & preventive medicine
Paperback. A welcome single-source study of molecular mechanisms for mechanosensing and mechanotransduction in cells, this book includes the latest research and focuses on key issues of mechanical stress influencing ion channels and intracellular signaling pathways. Editor(s): Kamkin, Andre; Lozinsky, Ilya. Series: Mechanosensitivity in Cells and Tissues. Num Pages: 452 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBN; MQP; PSF; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400795501
- ISBN
- 9789400795501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.31
€ 184.31
Paperback. Type 1 diabetes is both serious and common. Covering the latest research into the fetal effects of maternal diabetes, this book's theory counters the prevailing view, considering the history of the disease in pregnant women and appraising its supposed harm. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBNS; MJT; MJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400795617
- ISBN
- 9789400795617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.40
€ 181.40
Paperback. This book offers new theoretical insights on neighbourhood effects from a wide range of disciplines and countries. Editor(s): van Ham, Maarten; Manley, David; Bailey, Nick; Simpson, Ludi; Maclennan, Duncan. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; KCP; MBNH; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400795778
- ISBN
- 9789400795778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.56
€ 181.56
Crime, HIV and Health: Intersections of Criminal Justice and Public He...
. Ed(S): Sanders, Bill; Thomas, Yonette F.; D...
Paperback. Here, US researchers discuss the intersections of violence, disease and substance abuse, adressing incarceration and health risks; health consequences of risk behaviors; public health interventions and high risk populations; and crime, space and health. Editor(s): Sanders, Bill; Thomas, Yonette F.; Deeds, Bethany Griffin. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400795938
- ISBN
- 9789400795938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.50
€ 181.50
Paperback. This book shows how applied demographic methods can help address public health issues, with examples from measuring the impact of aging on health care and health costs to cause-specific mortality and maternal health and more. Offers many resources and tools. Editor(s): Hoque, Nazrul, M.D.; McGehee, Mary A.; Bradshaw, Benjamin S. Series: Applied Demography Series. Num Pages: 404 pages, 75 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; KCP; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 623.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400796232
- ISBN
- 9789400796232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.17
€ 120.17
Paperback. This book uses a wide range of GIScience methods, supplemented by field work, to analyze emerging socio-economic and demographic differentials in the city of Accra where stark contrasts between rich and poor are highlighted by their geographical proximity. Editor(s): Weeks, John R.; Hill, Allan G.; Stoler, Justin. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 229 pages, 39 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; MBN; PSAF; RGC; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 361.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400796478
- ISBN
- 9789400796478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.71
€ 118.71
Paperback. 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: 328 pages, 49 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; MBN; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400796522
- ISBN
- 9789400796522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.78
€ 119.78
Paperback. This text covers cutting-edge issues in reproductive health. It represents all major world regions, with a special focus on sub-Sahara Africa. It also looks heavily at contraception and includes case studies as well as innovative solutions to some challenges. Editor(s): Kulczycki, Andrzej. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBD; MBN; MFKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400796706
- ISBN
- 9789400796706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.45
€ 140.45
Technical Challenges of Multipollutant Air Quality Management
. Ed(S): Hidy, George M.; Brook, Jeffrey R.; ...
Paperback. This book assesses the factors involved in implementing a risk-based approach to air quality management that includes means for measuring the effectiveness of decisions, and outlines the technical developments needed to achieve emission reduction decisions. Editor(s): Hidy, George M.; Brook, Jeffrey R.; Demerjian, Kenneth L.; Molina, Luisa T.; Pennell, William T.; Scheffe, Richard D. Num Pages: 581 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LNKJ; MBNS; PSAF; RNP; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 581
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400797017
- ISBN
- 9789400797017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 215.01
€ 215.01
Paperback. Rethinking Social Epidemiology provides an expanded vision of social epidemiology as a science of change, addressing key questions about the causes of social inequalities in health and the implementation of interventions to alleviate conditions of marginalization and poverty. Editor(s): O'Campo, Patricia; Dunn, James R. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: J; MBGR; MBN; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400797390
- ISBN
- 9789400797390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.98
€ 181.98
Paperback. The author of this book can be described as the father of modern epidemiology. Here he exposes the untenability of the prevailing teachings about clinical epidemiology and EBM, and advances a vision of major improvements in clinical medicine. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBG; MBNS; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400797642
- ISBN
- 9789400797642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.71
€ 62.71
Paperback. It is widely accepted that social capital is a phenomenon that promotes positive democratic processes as well as enhancing public health. Yet providing empirical proof of its effect on public health is a serious challenge-and the main focus of this book. Num Pages: 176 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; MBGR; MBN; MBNH; MBNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400797918
- ISBN
- 9789400797918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.40
€ 181.40
Paperback. 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; MBNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400798601
- ISBN
- 9789400798601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.35
€ 119.35
paperback. This book focuses on ethical and philosophical issues that arise in an aging society, and analyzes the implications of these issues for healthcare and social policy. Discusses care and end-of-life issues, anti-aging and life-extension research and more. Editor(s): Schermer, Maartje; Pinxten, Wim. Series: Ethics and Health Policy. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBN; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400799059
- ISBN
- 9789400799059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.30
€ 181.30
Paperback. Editor(s): Costigliola, Vincenzo. Series: Advances in Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine. Num Pages: 540 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 819.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400799219
- ISBN
- 9789400799219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 235.26
€ 235.26
Paperback. The new updated edition of this popular text uses a proposed theory to posit that much of the research on subjective well-being can be construed in terms of psychological strategies people use to optimize their happiness and life satisfaction. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 645 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; MBNH; MBNH9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 979.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 645
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400799301
- ISBN
- 9789400799301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.96
€ 194.96
Paperback. This is a remarkable, concise history of research on diet and heart disease, which traces the rise and fall of coronary heart disease as the major cause of death in the first world, followed by the rise of this cause of death in the developing world. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX; MJD; PSB; PSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400799776
- ISBN
- 9789400799776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.48
€ 119.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, 33 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH3; MBNS; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400799820
- ISBN
- 9789400799820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 191.26
€ 191.26
Paperback. Series: Problems in Practice. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MBPC; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400965881
- ISBN
- 9789400965881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.69
€ 61.69
Paperback. Editor(s): Golding, P. Num Pages: 564 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MBPM; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
- Number of pages
- 564
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400966093
- ISBN
- 9789400966093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.18
€ 65.18