Public health & preventive medicine
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Public health & preventive medicine
paperback. XXL challenges governments to abandon top-down planning solutions in favour of bottom-up innovations to confront the obesity crisis. Series: U of T Centre for Public Management Series on Public Policy & Administration. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: MBNH3; MMZF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780772786272
- ISBN
- 9780772786272
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.19
€ 30.99
€ 27.19
paperback. Recent public declarations by a number of health organizations and institutes that we are experiencing an obesity crisis, and moreover, that obesity is the 'new tobacco' makes Baby Boomer Health Dynamics both timely and topical. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 300 pages, 65 figures, 57 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802086358
- ISBN
- 9780802086358
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.41
€ 46.99
€ 41.41
hardcover. Purchase for Profit will be important for those studying public policy in any of the areas in which public-private partnerships are now being adopted. Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442651203
- ISBN
- 9781442651203
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Condition: New
€ 74.36
€ 74.36
First, Do Less Harm: Confronting the Inconvenient Problems of Patient ...
. Ed(S): Koppel, Ross J.; Gordon, Suzanne
hardcover. Editor(s): Koppel, Ross J.; Gordon, Suzanne. Series: The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1, 1 charts. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- ILR Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801450778
- ISBN
- 9780801450778
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.06
€ 32.99
€ 30.06
Paperback. Even when effective treatments become available, efforts to control disease often fall short. Written to improve the prospects for managing AIDS, this work draws on previous large-scale public health initiatives to show how management effectiveness can meet threats to public health. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; MBN; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610235
- ISBN
- 9780700610235
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Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. This text documents how the work of everyday life in a nursing home is accomplished. After several months as a participant-observer, taking part in activities from menial work to acting as gerontologist at staff meetings, the author produced this study of the social organization of care. Series: Age Studies. Num Pages: 221 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; J; MBN; MQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917771
- ISBN
- 9780813917771
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Condition: New
€ 33.40
€ 33.40
Hardcover. Throughout the nineteenth century, cholera was a global scourge. Its causes were bitterly disputed. What experts did agree on was that the environment played a crucial role. In this book, Michael Zeheter offers a probing case study of the environmental changes made to fight cholera in two British colonies: Madras in India and Quebec City in Canada. Series: History of the Urban Environment. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; MBNS; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944461
- ISBN
- 9780822944461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.18
€ 76.18
Paperback. Gripping account of the Ann Arbor Veterans Hospital poisonings and the controversial investigation and trial of two nurses Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; BTC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472053216
- ISBN
- 9780472053216
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.12
€ 30.99
€ 27.12
paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: MBNH; VFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773532540
- ISBN
- 9780773532540
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.03
€ 24.99
€ 23.03
Paperback. Brings to life the influenza epidemic of 1918 by tracing its path through the town of Norwood, Massachusetts. This close analysis of one town's struggle illuminates how even well-intentioned elite groups may adopt and implement strategies that can exacerb Num Pages: 192 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558498129
- ISBN
- 9781558498129
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.78
€ 37.99
€ 31.78
The Perversion of Autonomy: Coercion and Constraints in a Liberal Soci...
Gaylin, Willard; Jennings, Bruce
paperback. Investigate the contentious intersections of interdependence and autonomy, rights and public responsibility. This title examines the abrasion occurring between America's tradition of personal freedom and privacy, as it rubs against the still valuable if almost vanishing ideals of sacrifice and social order. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPFK; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised and Expanded
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878409068
- ISBN
- 9780878409068
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Condition: New
€ 75.16
€ 75.16
Paperback. International responses to the outbreak of SARS, the spread of HIV/AIDS, and the promotion of health as a human right all demonstrate how global politics have a profound effect on the way we think about and respond to major health challenges. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; MBN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640426
- ISBN
- 9780745640426
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.96
€ 24.99
€ 24.96
Paperback. A detailed account of Kristy Duncan's experiences as she organized a multi-national, multi-discipline scientific expedition to exhume the bodies of a group of Norwegian miners, victims of the 1918 Spanish flu. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 halftones, 5 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JJG; MBN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802094568
- ISBN
- 9780802094568
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.89
€ 36.99
€ 32.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: MBNH3. Dimension: 239 x 170 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1072.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- GAZELLE DISTRIBUTION TRADE
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782742000258
- ISBN
- 9782742000258
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Condition: New
€ 62.05€ 48.16
€ 62.05
€ 48.16
hardcover. Bringing together a distinguished interdisciplinary group of scholars and practitioners, the book speaks clearly to how teaching and learning insights can be used to improve health in clinical, higher education, and community settings. Editor(s): English, Leona M. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JNP; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442640245
- ISBN
- 9781442640245
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Condition: New
€ 73.68
€ 73.68
paperback. Rural Women's Health presents a national perspective on the nature of women's health while respecting internal and regional diversity, as well as viewpoints from international scholarship. Num Pages: 472 pages, 1. BIC Classification: JFSF; JFSJ1; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442613485
- ISBN
- 9781442613485
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.17
€ 49.99
€ 44.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHMP; MBNS; MJGD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816527328
- ISBN
- 9780816527328
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Condition: New
€ 40.00
€ 40.00
Paperback. Argues that the skyrocketing increase in obesity levels is not caused by individuals moral weakness, but is due to modern society lacking the virtues necessary for people to adopt and maintain healthy behaviours. This book proceeds to identify a set of seven social and environmental sins that characterise our contemporary world. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; MBNH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868409559
- ISBN
- 9780868409559
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Condition: New
€ 32.14
€ 32.14
Health Matters: The Exercise and Nutrition Health Education Curriculum...
Marks "Rn Ph.D.", Beth, Sisirak M.P.H., Jasm...
Paperback. A curriculum that offers the tools to set up and work through an exercise and nutrition education program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It includes strategies such as making choices, self-determination, self-efficacy, and rights and responsibility, as well as problem-solving techniques, and conflict resolution. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Brookes Publishing
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557669995
- ISBN
- 9781557669995
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Condition: New
€ 71.35
€ 71.35
Paperback. Making a commitment in advance to buy vaccines if and when they are developed would create incentives for industry to increase investment in research and development. Editor(s): Levine, Ruth; Kremer, Michael; Albright, Alice; Barder, Owen. Num Pages: 113 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNS; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Centre for Global Development United States
- Number of pages
- 113
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933286020
- ISBN
- 9781933286020
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Condition: New
€ 21.83
€ 21.83