Public health & preventive medicine
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Public health & preventive medicine
hardcover. Approximately 100,000 deaths per year in the United States result from preventable medical errors. This figure is about twice the number of people who die in car accidents and five times the number of murder victims annually, and twenty times the number of servicemen and women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since the start of hostilities in 2001. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612341569
- ISBN
- 9781612341569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.16
€ 36.16
paperback. There is a need for a text that explains syndemics-the systems approach methodology for understanding and addressing complex public health problems. The book explains the use of systems approaches for brining together the largest possible picture for understanding health issues afflicting those most vulnerable in our society. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780470472033
- ISBN
- 9780470472033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.99€ 52.39
€ 99.99
€ 52.39
Paperback. Editor(s): Minkler, Meredith. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 77. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Edition
- Third Edition, Revised
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813553009
- ISBN
- 9780813553009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 46.12
€ 50.99
€ 46.12
Hardcover. Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) is the intravenous administration of nutrients carried out in the patient's home. This book analyses current practices in HPN, covering epidemiology of HPN across the UK and Europe, USA and Australia, its role in the treatment of clinical conditions, as well as ethical and legal aspects and patient quality of life. Editor(s): Bozetti, Federico; Staun, Michael; Gossum, Andre van. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 175 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1264.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780643113
- ISBN
- 9781780643113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.76
€ 162.76
hardcover. Provides a critical summary of research approaches to the epidemiological study of workplace hazards. This second edition provides discussions of methods such as case-cohort and case-crossover designs and statistical analysis of repeated measures data, a chapter on occupational health surveillance, and examples involving chronic health outcomes. Series: Monographs in Epidemiology & Biostatistics. Num Pages: 392 pages, numerous line figures. BIC Classification: MBNS; MMRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195092424
- ISBN
- 9780195092424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.39
€ 104.39
Paperback. Social epidemiology is the study of how the social world influences - and in many cases defines - the fundamental determinants of health. This link was substantiated in the first edition of Social Epidemiology, and the generation of research that followed has fundamentally changed the way we understand epidemiology and public health. Editor(s): Berkman, Lisa F., Ph.D.; Kawachi, Ichiro; Glymour, M. Maria. Num Pages: 640 pages, 35 line illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNS; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199395330
- ISBN
- 9780199395330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 162.44
€ 162.44
Paperback. Learn how to effectively plan, implement, and evaluate health programs Health Program Management: From Development Through Evaluation, Second Edition is a practical and useful introduction to the management of health programs. Series: Jossey-Bass Public Health. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118834701
- ISBN
- 9781118834701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.81
€ 101.81
hardcover. Num Pages: 592 pages, numerous tables and figures. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195313802
- ISBN
- 9780195313802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.08
€ 120.08
Hardcover. The first scholarly history of food poisoning, telling of the discovery of food poisoning as a public health problem in the 1880s, of the discovery of pathways of infection and of the Salmonella family, and of the realisation that these organisms are deeply embedded in human and animal food chains and the subsequent importance of food hygiene. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; MBN; MBS; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198704973
- ISBN
- 9780198704973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.42
€ 161.42
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851990323
- ISBN
- 9780851990323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.58
€ 145.58
Hardcover. 320 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Chern, Wen S.; Rickertsen, K. The results of several comparative studies on the impacts of health information on food consumption and behaviour amongst various socio-economic groups are presented in this book. It also provides economic analysis of food demand estimations and predictions about future food systems. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: KCB; KNAC; MBNH3. Dimension: 246 x 164 x 21. Weight: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851996479
- ISBN
- 9780851996479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.93
€ 138.93
hardcover. Designed as a laboratory handbook of methods used to perform stable isotope studies in humans, this book covers basic principles, dosage information, sample preparation procedures, analytical instrumentation and necessary mathematical methods. Editor(s): Abrams, S.A.; Wong, W.W. Num Pages: 192 pages, index. BIC Classification: MBNH3; MFG; PDN; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780851996769
- ISBN
- 9780851996769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.86
€ 116.86
hardcover. Provides the reader with a detailed account of the evidence for and against the nutritional programming of human disease. This book also covers programming the fetus, programming human disease, and the biological basis of nutritional programming. Editor(s): Langley-Evans, Simon. Series: Frontiers in Nutritional Science S. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH3; MJTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1111.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780851998213
- ISBN
- 9780851998213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.53
€ 167.53
Hardcover. The phytochemicals of nutraceutical importance have tremendous impact on the health care system and may provide medical health benefits including the prevention and/or treatment of diseases and physiological disorder - making this molecular level study vitally important. Editor(s): Prakash, Dhan; Sharma, Girish. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780643632
- ISBN
- 9781780643632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.31
€ 176.31
Paperback. This book collectively discusses and reviews empirical data on health-promoting properties of major fresh produce types. It provides detailed information on identity, nature, bioavailablity, chemopreventative effects and postharvest stability of specific chemical classes with known bioactive properties Num Pages: 432 pages, 13. BIC Classification: MBNH3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 22. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780644226
- ISBN
- 9781780644226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.01
€ 65.01
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845930516
- ISBN
- 9781845930516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.91
€ 122.91
Hardback. Explores both positive and negative effects and actions, focusing on issues such as the properties and composition of the vitamin, its dietary effects and the role it plays in physiological, metabolic, immune and reproductive systems. This book also examines the potential role of Vitamin E in the prevention and treatment of cancer. Editor(s): Preedy, V. R.; Watson, Ronald Ross. Num Pages: 960 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: GBC; MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 223 x 65. Weight in Grams: 3250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 960
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845930752
- ISBN
- 9781845930752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 357.19
€ 357.19
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845934590
- ISBN
- 9781845934590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.58
€ 145.58
Hardcover. 432 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Terry, L. Fruits and vegetables are among the richest sources of ascorbic acid, other antioxidants and produce specific bioactive compounds. This work reviews empirical data on the health promoting properties of the fresh produce types, and offers information on the identity, and bioavailability of specific chemical classes with known bioactive properties. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: MBNH3; PSB. Dimension: 253 x 182 x 30. Weight: 1132.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845935283
- ISBN
- 9781845935283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.58
€ 145.58
hardcover. The fungal kingdom consists of a wide variety of organisms with a diverse range of forms and functions. This title covers chapters including discussions of fungal associations in the environment, agriculture and forestry, long established and novel applications of fungi in fermentation, and the use of fungi in the pharmaceutical industry. Editor(s): Rai, Mangala; Bridge, Paul D. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26 figures/illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; PSG; PSQ; PST; RBGB; RNCB; TQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 28. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781845935344
- ISBN
- 9781845935344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.58
€ 145.58