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Public health & preventive medicine
Hardback. Provides students of quality-of-life (QOL) research with an understanding of how QOL research can be conducted from an ethical marketing perspective - a perspective based on positive social change. This handbook covers theoretical, philosophical, and measurement issues in QOL research. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 458 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; MBGR; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 829.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402001727
- ISBN
- 9781402001727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 291.71
€ 291.71
GIS for Emergency Preparedness and Health Risk Reduction
. Ed(S): Briggs, David J.; Forer, Pip (Depart...
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Budapest, Hungary, 22-25 April 2001 Editor(s): Briggs, David J.; Forer, Pip (Department of Geography, University of Auckland, New Zealand); Jarup, Lars (Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine); Stern, Richard. Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402007989
- ISBN
- 9781402007989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.74
€ 200.74
GIS for Emergency Preparedness and Health Risk Reduction
. Ed(S): Briggs, David J.; Forer, Pip (Depart...
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Budapest, Hungary, 22-25 April 2001 Editor(s): Briggs, David J.; Forer, Pip (Department of Geography, University of Auckland, New Zealand); Jarup, Lars (Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine); Stern, Richard. Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 483.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402007996
- ISBN
- 9781402007996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 198.22
€ 198.22
The Measurement and Valuation of Health Status Using EQ-5d, A European...
. Ed(S): Brooks, Richard; Rabin, Rosalind; Ch...
Hardback. EQ-5D from the EuroQol Group is a standardised, non-disease-specific instrument for describing and valuing health. This book reports on the results of the European Union-funded EQ-net project which furthered the development of EQ-5D in the key areas of valuation, application and translation. Editor(s): Brooks, Richard; Rabin, Rosalind; Charro, Frank De. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; MBGR; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402012143
- ISBN
- 9781402012143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.33
€ 200.33
Hardback. Aimed at quality-of-life researchers working in the areas of Social Medicine, Sustainable Development, Social Indicators Research and Health Psychology/Behavioral Medicine. This volume contains fourteen chapters that represent a culmination of programmatic research in the science of quality of life (QOL). Editor(s): Sirgy, Joseph; Rahtz, Don; Samli, A. Coskun. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402014741
- ISBN
- 9781402014741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.54
€ 199.54
Hardback. Dark Earths are a testament to vanished civilizations of the Amazon Basin, but may also answer how large societies could sustain intensive agriculture in an environment of infertile soils. This book examines their origin, properties, and management. Editor(s): Lehmann, Johannes; Kern, Dirse C. (Museu Goeldi, Brazil); Glaser, Bruno; Woods, William I. (University of Southern Illinois, USA). Num Pages: 505 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH3; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1043.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 505
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402018398
- ISBN
- 9781402018398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 430.09
€ 430.09
Defense against Bioterror: Detection Technologies, Implementation Stra...
. Ed(S): Morrison, Dennis; Milanovich, Fred; ...
paperback. Presents an assessment of biosensor technologies that allow for rapid identification of biological threat agents in the environment and human population. This book offers a comprehensive overview of biological weapons threat, and reviews biosensor technologies including detection platforms, and networked alarm-type biodetector systems. Editor(s): Morrison, Dennis; Milanovich, Fred; Ivnitski, Dmitri; Austin, Thomas R. (The Boeing Company). Series: NATO Security Through Science Series B (Closed). Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402033858
- ISBN
- 9781402033858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.75
€ 131.75
Hardcover. Health problems such as hypertension, tendency to diabetes, obesity, blood lipids, vascular disease, bone health, behaviour and learning and longevity may be "imprinted" during early life. This book looks at the development of food applications which provides mothers and infants with improved nutrition that leads to better future health. Editor(s): Koletzko, Berthold; Dodds, Peter; Akerblom, Hans; Ashwell, Margaret. Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402035340
- ISBN
- 9781402035340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.29
€ 254.29
The War on Cancer. An Anatomy of Failure, a Blueprint for the Future.
Guy B. (Va Medical Center) Faguet
Hardback. This book shows that, contrary to frequent announcements of breakthroughs, our current cancer control model cannot eradicate most cancers and details the reasons why. It then identifies how this can be changed. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; MFGC; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402036187
- ISBN
- 9781402036187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.67
€ 198.67
Hardback. Deals with the legal, economical, and practical assessment and management of risky activities arising from routine, catastrophic environmental and occupational exposures to hazardous agents. This book covers the essential aspects of environmental and health law, environmental economics, and applied statistical and probabilistic methods. Series: Environmental Pollution. Num Pages: 500 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; TQSR3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 879.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402037757
- ISBN
- 9781402037757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 292.31
€ 292.31
Bridging Laboratory and Field Research for Genetic Control of Disease ...
. Ed(S): Knols, B.G.J. (International Atomic ...
hardcover. Provides a research agenda that serves the research and science-policy communities alike, and guides sponsoring organizations with the selection of priority areas for research funding. Editor(s): Knols, B.G.J. (International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)); Louis, C. (Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology). Series: Wageningen UR Frontis Series. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402037993
- ISBN
- 9781402037993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.58
€ 198.58
Bridging Laboratory and Field Research for Genetic Control of Disease ...
. Ed(S): Knols, B.G.J. (International Atomic ...
paperback. Research on genetic control of disease-transmitting insects knows two kinds of scientists: those that work in the laboratory and those known as 'field people'. This book brings together a representation of both molecular and ecological research and includes a significant number of researchers from disease-endemic countries. Editor(s): Knols, B.G.J. (International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)); Louis, C. Series: Wageningen UR Frontis Series. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402038006
- ISBN
- 9781402038006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 196.09
€ 196.09
Hardback. Aims to present an account of the causation of the common and not so common diseases of the digestive system. This book contains chapters on clinical epidemiology and includes epidemiological principles. Principally aimed at clinicians, it envisages a role for public health workers and for those approaching the subject from a forensic viewpoint. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; MNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402038396
- ISBN
- 9781402038396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.81
€ 132.81
Seasonal Forecasts, Climatic Change and Human Health
. Ed(S): Thomson, Madeleine C.; Garcia-Herrer...
Hardback. Results presented at the Wengen conference make clear that the science and art of integrating climate knowledge into the control of climate sensitive diseases on a year to year time frame and assessments of the potential impacts of climate change on health outcomes over longer time frames is developing. This book offers a snapshot of these themes. Editor(s): Thomson, Madeleine C.; Garcia-Herrera, Ricardo; Beniston, Martin. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402068768
- ISBN
- 9781402068768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.15
€ 250.15
Hardback. Advances in DNA sequencing and phylogenetic inference have created powerful methods to investigate many dangerous human viruses. This title provides a comprehensive introduction to the use of genetic methods in molecular epidemiology and examples of analyses from many viruses. Editor(s): Leitner, Thomas. Num Pages: 444 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071843
- ISBN
- 9781402071843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.29
€ 197.29
Hardback. Today, health, health care, and medicine have become separate entities. This volume brings together papers on these topics using a unique interdisciplinary approach to provide an ethical framework for healthcare from a political perspective. Editor(s): Elm, Susanna; Willich, Stefan N. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402089411
- ISBN
- 9781402089411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.15
€ 131.15
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Sensors for Environment, Health and Security: Advanced Materials and Technologies, Vichy, France, 16-27 September 2007. Editor(s): Baraton, Marie-Isabelle. Series: NATO Security Through Science Series C (Closed):. Num Pages: 520 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; RNP; TDCK; TGM; TJF; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402090080
- ISBN
- 9781402090080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.55
€ 259.55
International Approaches to Securing Radioactive Sources Against Terro...
. Ed(S): Wood, W. Duncan (Institute For Appli...
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on International Approached to Securing Radioactive Sources Against Terrorism, Woodlands Park, Surrey, United Kingdom, 4-6 November 2005. Editor(s): Wood, W. Duncan (Institute for Applied Science); Robinson, Derek M. Series: NATO Security Through Science Series C (Closed):. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LB; MBN; MMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402092718
- ISBN
- 9781402092718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.05
€ 254.05
Hardback. This book provides insights into the dynamics of children's well-being, using indicators as a means to confront new phenomena as well as to bridge data and theory. It also outlines pivotal methodological and conceptual issues. Editor(s): Ben-Arieh, Asher; Frones, Ivar. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 590 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB1; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1017.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 590
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402093036
- ISBN
- 9781402093036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.14
€ 261.14
Hardback. This book examines congenital malformations. These severe physical abnormalities have been noted as curiosities in man and beast throughout recorded history and receive great attention by various fields of study, from embryologists to population scientists. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBNS; MFKC; MFN; MJTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2009
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402096051
- ISBN
- 9781402096051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.39
€ 199.39