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Public health & preventive medicine

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Public health & preventive medicine

Hardback. Synthesizes the expanding literature on coping styles and strategies by analyzing how individuals with CID face challenges, find and use their strengths, and alter their environment to fit their life-changing realities. This book includes information on coping with high-profile conditions, such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and more. Editor(s): Martz, Erin; Livneh, Hanoch. Num Pages: 430 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH9; MJ; MQV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387486680
ISBN
9780387486680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.03

Hardback. This book explores the development of a model to predict the degree of success it is possible to achieve in implementing e-health systems. The vision of the book is unique to the field of health informatics, setting IT implementation into an organizational culture context. Editor(s): Gustafson, David H.; Brennan, Patricia Flatley; Hawkins, Robert P. Series: Health Informatics. Num Pages: 234 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387495071
ISBN
9780387495071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.31

Hardback. A study to guide public health interventions. It explores social factors such as culture, mass media, political systems, and migration that influence public health. It emphasizes the potential of population strategies to influence traditional risk factors associated with health and disease. Editor(s): Galea, Sandro. Num Pages: 502 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 896.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
502
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387708119
ISBN
9780387708119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 204.16

Hardback. This work is a critical reflection on the state of health promotion effectiveness in practice around the world. It examines the meaning of health promotion from regional perspectives, and explores regional strengths and weaknesses in demonstrating is effectiveness. Editor(s): McQueen, David V.; Jones, Catherine, NFA. Num Pages: 426 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387709734
ISBN
9780387709734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.64

Hardback. Examines the burden of illness in the growing prison population, and analyzes the impact on public health as prisoners are released. This book makes a case for correctional health care that is humane for those incarcerated and beneficial to the communities they reenter. Editor(s): Greifinger, Robert. Num Pages: 592 pages, 56 black & white illustrations, 33 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; JMK; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 188 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1146.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387716947
ISBN
9780387716947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.78

hardcover. Defines the field of humanitarian medicine. This book gathers articles and speeches that set out the principles of humanitarian medicine, starting with the idea of health as a human right, and examining topics such as quality of life, torture, and nuclear conflict. Editor(s): Gunn, S. William A.; Masellis, Michele. Num Pages: 324 pages, 9 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer Nature United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
Edition
2008th Edition
SKU
V9780387722634
ISBN
9780387722634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.45

hardcover. As a rigorous analytic framework for dealing with this increasingly serious problem, this engagingly written work for the economics non-specialist brims with tables, charts, and case studies and lays out the economic concepts in clear, real-world terms. Num Pages: 161 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 970.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Number of pages
161
Condition
New
Edition
2009th Edition
SKU
V9780387726496
ISBN
9780387726496
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.37

Hardback. This edited volume systematically describes the emergence and epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in developing countries. It goes further, too, to examine the social, community and political response, and the various measures to confront and control the epidemic. Editor(s): Celentano, David; Beyrer, Chris. Num Pages: 754 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
754
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387727103
ISBN
9780387727103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.96

Hardback. Based on European health initiatives on reducing workplace risks and promoting workplace health, this book focuses on issues that predominantly or exclusively affect women, or have gender-specific implications due to workplace inequalities. Editor(s): Linos, Athena; Kirch, Wilhelm. Num Pages: 338 pages, 95 black & white illustrations, 21 colour illustrations, 74 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 707.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387730370
ISBN
9780387730370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.66

Paperback. This book provides the reader with an understanding and appreciation of the risk assessment process and the ability to objectively interpret health risk values. Case studies illustrate the strengths and limitations of characterizing certain risks. Num Pages: 239 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387751658
ISBN
9780387751658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.43

Hardback. This text explores issues confronting minority women of diverse sexual orientation whether they be lesbian, bisexual, transgender, transsexual or questioning. The wide range of topics covered includes developmental, relational, political and legal concerns. Editor(s): Loue, Sana, JD, PhD, MSSA. Num Pages: 171 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSJ5; MBN; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387756561
ISBN
9780387756561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.15

Paperback. This book provides an overview of the methods used for investigating the health effects of air pollution and gives examples and case studies in R which demonstrate the application of those methods to real data. Series: Use R!. Num Pages: 144 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387781662
ISBN
9780387781662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.62

Hardback. Examining the etiology of cancer in large human populations using mathematical models developed from an inter-disciplinary perspective, this book investigates how tumor initiation relates to general processes of senescence and to other major chronic diseases Series: Statistics for Biology and Health. Num Pages: 470 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBNS; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
470
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387781921
ISBN
9780387781921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.52

Hardback. This book examines the health consequences of being uninsured, and the problems of providing care for the uninsured. The authors look at theories of poverty, the roles of gender, age, and ethnicity, with attention paid to special populations. Editor(s): Metzger, Nancy J. Johnson; Johnson, Lane P. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387783079
ISBN
9780387783079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.73

Hardback. This book cogently demonstrates that scientific rigor and the goals of health promotion are less in conflict than commonly thought. The book synthesizes multiple traditions from countries throughout the Americas for a volume that is diverse yet unified. Editor(s): Potvin, Louise; McQueen, David V. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387797328
ISBN
9780387797328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.72

Hardback. The rise of various demands in healthcare is driving innovation in healthcare information management. This book is the first comprehensive exploration into the challenges of e-healthcare information and security policy technologies. Series: Advances in Information Security. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387848174
ISBN
9780387848174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.75

Paperback. This book examines the role of behavioral interventions in combating STDs. It addresses the complexities and social contexts of human behaviors which spread STDs, the cultural barriers to STD education, and the sociopolitical nuances surrounding treatment. Editor(s): Aral, Sevgi O.; Douglas, John M. Num Pages: 578 pages, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; MJCJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
578
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387857688
ISBN
9780387857688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.69

Hardback. Suitable for primary care physicians, nurses and the lay community, this work offers an approach to breast cancer prevention and early detection. It addresses science, future directions and questions that individuals might have to regarding their options to minimize their breast cancer risk, and to find disease that is present as soon as possible. Editor(s): Sauter, Edward; Daly, Mary. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MJCL; MMP; MNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387875828
ISBN
9780387875828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.03

paperback. This second edition addresses a variety of ethical issues that arise in the care of oncology patients. It covers issues that are central to contemporary medical practice and medical ethics inquiry. Editor(s): Angelos, Peter. Series: Cancer Treatment and Research. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; MBNH; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2nd ed. 2007
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387877174
ISBN
9780387877174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.55

Hardback. This volume reflects the work of a number of experts in cancer disparities, led by members of the Executive Committee of the Program-in-Development for the Dana Farber / Harvard Cancer Center. In particular, this volume updates a 2005 monograph on the topic. Editor(s): Koh, Howard K. Num Pages: 384 pages, 17 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387894423
ISBN
9780387894423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.70

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