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Public health & preventive medicine

Paperback. The social dynamics of global polio eradication Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 color illus., 6 b&w illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222282
ISBN
9780253222282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardcover. A history of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield system, America's largest and oldest health insurer, from its beginnings to the 1990s. It draws on company archives and shows how its management has pursued the goal of health care coverage over seven decades of social and economic change. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JKSW; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802244
ISBN
9780875802244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.30

Paperback. The author explores the role of social and economic injustices as root causes of the uneven distribution of disease across population groups according to class, race and gender. Series: Public Health/Vulnerable Populations. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 180 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118088142
ISBN
9781118088142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.48

Paperback. Madness and Responsibility in Modern Greece. 344 pages, 5 photographs, 1 map. As part of the agreement for Greece to join the European Union, the country had to undertake a massive psychiatric reform, moving patients out of custodial hospitals and returning them to the community to be treated as outpatients. This title shows how this played out at the edge of the nation, in the border region of Thrace. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DVG; JHMP; JKS; MBNH. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 12. Weight: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351061
ISBN
9780822351061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Describes patterns of healing among the BaKongo of Lower Zaire in Africa, who, like many people elsewhere, utilize cosmopolitan medicine alongside traditional healing practices. This book asks What criteria determine the choice of the alternative therapies? And what is their institutional interrelationship? Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care. Num Pages: 308 pages, 26ill. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Underlined
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520046337
ISBN
9780520046337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Hardback. As Fee demonstrates, not simply in its formation but throughout its history the School of Hygiene served as a crucible for the forces shaping the public health profession as a whole. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; MBN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421100
ISBN
9781421421100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.75

Paperback. This work looks at the argument that fossil fuels are the major culprit in the production of particle air pollution. It cites studies on animals and epidemiological studies, and includes models describing mechanisms by which the effects of the particulates can be induced. Editor(s): Spengler, John D.; Wilson, Richard. Num Pages: 266 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674240773
ISBN
9780674240773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.75

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813536774
ISBN
9780813536774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
Volume 2 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813550091
ISBN
9780813550091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 58.90

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813569673
ISBN
9780813569673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.95

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813571027
ISBN
9780813571027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447301318
ISBN
9781447301318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

Hardback. Partnership working in public health presents the findings from a detailed study of public health partnerships in England which are used to explore the government's changes in public health now being implemented. Series: Evidence for Public Health Practice. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447301325
ISBN
9781447301325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.70

Paperback. By exploring the impact of different dimensions of governance on decision-making, this book argues that governance and population health are inextricably linked. Relevant to students, practitioners, policy-makers and anyone interested in governance and decision-making for public health. Series: Evidence for Public Health Practice. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; MBN; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447304937
ISBN
9781447304937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447305309
ISBN
9781447305309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

Paperback. Health professionals and policy makers have to consider the implications of managing the risks, like restricting individual liberty through enforced quarantine (in case of SARS and swine flu). This book opens out a discussion of public health ethics. It examines the principles and values that support an ethical approach to public health practice. Editor(s): Peckham, Stephen; Hann, Alison. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBNH; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847421029
ISBN
9781847421029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.39

Paperback. This revised and updated edition of an important report looks at macro public policy interventions, community interventions, and individual level interventions in a variety of areas to ascertain 'what works' in practice. It includes new case studies, updated research references, and reference to cost effectiveness. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKSB1; MBNH; MBP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 174 x 10. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847429964
ISBN
9781847429964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.81

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
illustrated ed
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861341761
ISBN
9781861341761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.42

Paperback. Assistive technology and telecare are of increasing importance in government policy on healthcare provision. This report provides a comprehensive review and analysis of current policy and practice, as well as making recommendations for the future. Editor(s): Brownsell, Simon; Bradley, David; Porteus, Jeremy. Num Pages: 100 pages, 6ill.13figs.29tabs. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 296 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861344625
ISBN
9781861344625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.81

Paperback. Focusing on the role of public health services in promoting health and correcting the "disease" of social inequality, this reader brings together writings from Richard Titmuss's work on health. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1DB; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861345608
ISBN
9781861345608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.78

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