Public health & preventive medicine
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Public health & preventive medicine
Paperback. Draws on popular examples and sound science to explain our expanding waistlines and to discuss the consequences of being overweight for different demographic groups. This title reviews the various studies of human and animal fat use and storage, including those that examine fat deposition and metabolism in men and women. Num Pages: 408 pages, 62, 16 black & white halftones, 46 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409603
- ISBN
- 9781421409603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.27
€ 37.99
€ 31.27
Paperback. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: MBN; MBS; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199898121
- ISBN
- 9780199898121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.29
€ 17.99
€ 17.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: MBNH3; WSD; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Meyer & Meyer Sport
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Rep New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782550518
- ISBN
- 9781782550518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.78
€ 19.99
€ 15.78
Paperback. Most people know Roald Dahl as a famous writer of children's books and adult short stories, but few are aware of his fascination with medicine. Taking examples from Dahl's life, and illustrated with excerpts from his writing, this book uses Dahl's medical interactions as a starting point to explore some extraordinary areas of medical science. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGT; DSBB; DSK; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781383391
- ISBN
- 9781781383391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.63
€ 23.99
€ 21.63
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415744720
- ISBN
- 9780415744720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.32
€ 59.32
Hardcover. Demonstrates how the theoretical underpinnings of health promotion contribute to contemporary public health. Aimed at health promotion practitioners and social scientists, this book explains how health promotion is based on social theory and gives insights into the practice of health promotion. Num Pages: 168 pages, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387377575
- ISBN
- 9780387377575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.81
€ 153.81
Paperback. Placing meanings of health and disease at the center of modern Chinese consciousness, this title reveals how hygiene became a crucial element in the formulation of Chinese modernity in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 420 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; MBN; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283824
- ISBN
- 9780520283824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. Epidemiology is the study of the changing patterns of disease. It is a vital field, central to the health of society, to the identification of causes of disease, and to their management and prevention. This Very Short Introduction dispels some of the myths relating to clinical trials, vaccination campaigns, and statistics concerning disease. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: MBNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199543335
- ISBN
- 9780199543335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
Hardback. Editor(s): McCown, Donald; Reibel, Diane K.; Micozzi, Marc S. Num Pages: 481 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH9; MX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 36. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319300986
- ISBN
- 9783319300986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.39
€ 173.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; PBT; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119299684
- ISBN
- 9781119299684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.83
€ 131.83
Hardback. Series: Statistics for Biology and Health. Num Pages: 220 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 239 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461474272
- ISBN
- 9781461474272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.41
€ 129.41
Paperback. A penetrating look at changing perceptions of health, illness, and debility. Series: African Systems of Thought. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 b&w photos, 1 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; GTB; HBJH; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217851
- ISBN
- 9780253217851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.93
€ 26.99
€ 26.93
Paperback. The Sociology of Healthcare Safety and Quality presents a series of research-informed readings on the sociological contributions of technologies, practices, experiences, and organizational quality and safety across a range of healthcare contexts. Editor(s): Allen, Davina; Braithwaite, Jeffrey; Sandall, Jane; Waring, Justin. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119276340
- ISBN
- 9781119276340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.12
€ 28.12
Paperback. Provides wide-ranging anaylses and reviews of the UK's experiences of health inequalities research and policy to date, and reflects on the lessons that have been learnt from these experiences, both within the UK and internationally. Editor(s): Smith, Katherine; Bambra, Clare; Hill, Sarah E. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198703358
- ISBN
- 9780198703358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.41
€ 102.41
Hardback. This book is unique in that it will appeal to practitioners, policy makers, and commissioners in health and social care practice and education who buy in to the principles of service user engagement, but who find it hard to know how to progress the practicalities. Series: Promoting Partnership for Health. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405184328
- ISBN
- 9781405184328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.81
€ 81.81
Paperback. The first comprehensive, authoritative review of one of the most fundamental and important issues in infection control and patient safety, hand hygiene. Developed and presented by the world's leading scholar-clinicians, Hand Hygiene is an essential resource for all medical professionals. Editor(s): Pittet, Didier; Boyce, John M.; Allegranzi, Benedetta. Series: Hospital Medicine: Current Concepts. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: MBNH1; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118846865
- ISBN
- 9781118846865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 144.72
€ 144.72
Hardback. Every day, over 200 million Americans consume food products made of wheat. As a result, over 100 million of them experience some form of adverse health effect. This title exposes the harmful effects of what is actually a product of genetic tinkering and agribusiness being sold to the public as 'wheat'. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: MBNH3; VFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Rodale Incorporated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609611545
- ISBN
- 9781609611545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.39
€ 26.99
€ 23.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JJP; BM; MBDC; MBNC; MJCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
- Publisher
- Otago University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780947522438
- ISBN
- 9780947522438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.23
€ 31.99
€ 23.23
Paperback. Tells the story of ten cities on five continents that were ravaged by the third bubonic plague. Num Pages: 366 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBNS; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 38212th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722336
- ISBN
- 9780814722336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.44
€ 33.99
€ 33.44
Paperback. Series: Food and Public Health. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCK; KNDF; MBN; MBNH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199379118
- ISBN
- 9780199379118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.49
€ 106.49