Infectious Diseases category: 1139 books
Bioarchaeological Studies of Life in the Age of Agriculture
A View from the Southeast
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2015
Investigations of skeletal remains from key archaeological sites reveal new data and offer insights on prehistoric life and health in the
Southeast.
The shift from foraging to farming had important health consequences for prehistoric peoples, but variations in health existed
within communities...
International Health and Aid Policies
The Need for Alternatives
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2010
International health and aid policies of the past two decades have had a major impact on the delivery of care in low and middle-income countries. This book argues that these policies have often failed to achieve their main aims, and have in fact contributed to restricted access to family medicine...
Methods and Applications of Statistics in Clinical Trials, Volume 1
Concepts, Principles, Trials, and Designs
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2014
A complete guide to the key statistical concepts essential for the design and construction of clinical trials
As the newest major resource in the field of medical research, Methods and Applications of Statistics in Clinical Trials, Volume 1: Concepts, Principles, Trials, and Designs presents...
Preventing Substance Abuse
Interventions that Work
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2013
Preventing Substance Abuse is an informal guide to successful programs for treating specific substance abuse problems, identifying their origins, implementation, outcomes, and, where possible, contacts for obtaining additional information. The emphasis is on information documented from outcomes of...
by Janice Moore
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2002
When a parasite invades an ant, does the ant behave like other ants? Maybe not-and if it doesn't, who, if anyone, benefits from the altered behaviors? The parasite? The ant? Parasites and the Behavior of Animals shows that parasite-induced behavioral alterations are more common than we might realize,...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - an in Vitro techniques for producing large amounts of a specific DNA fragment - has rapidly become established as one of the most important, impressive and fascinating methods of molecular biology as well as clinical diagnostics. In the seven years since'the technique...
Principles of Exposure Measurement in Epidemiology
Collecting, evaluating and improving measures of disease risk factors
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2008
The second edition of this internationally acclaimed title is the ideal handbook for those involved in conducting epidemiological research. The objective of most epidemiological studies is to relate exposure to putative causal agents to the occurrence of a particular disease. The achievement of this...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2007
Pneumonia (along with influenza) is the sixth leading cause of death in adults. About 4 million adults develop pneumonia each year in the US, resulting in 64 million days of restricted activity, 39 million days of bed confinement, and 10 million days of lost work. Yet the admission rates to hospital,...
Cytomegalovirus
Biology and Infection
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Although there are a number of excellent current reviews on one or another aspect of cytomegalovirus, the last comprehensive treatment of this subject was that of Krech et al. (1971a). In view of the amazing advances in the virological, epidemiologic, and clinical knowledge of cytomegaloviruses, an...
by Kenneth Kee
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016
Common ColdWho has never had the common cold?The code words are “Ah Choo” or sneezing, dripping of nose, pain in the throat and occasional fever.Cold weather, rain, freezer, snow, air conditioner are the precursor of a common cold. Once one person gets the common cold, every one in a closed...
Balanced Ethics Review
A Guide for Institutional Review Board Members
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
This manual will help Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) conduct ethics review that balances the major moral considerations in research with human subjects. Current challenges in the IRB environment are addressed with arguments and insights from dozens of scholars. Useful to the IRB member at any...
Interpreting Epidemiologic Evidence
Strategies for Study Design & Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2003
Evaluating the strength or persuasiveness of epidemiologic evidence is inherently challenging, both for those new to the field and for experienced researchers. There are a myriad of potential biases to consider, but little guidance about how to asses the likely impact on study results. This book offers...
Exposure Science
Basic Principles and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2014
Exposure Science: Basic Principles and Applications provides a concise overview of the field of exposure science, from its origins in sanitation and occupational health, to its exciting involvement with emerging scientific concepts. Written by world-leading experts in the field of exposure science,...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2003
Set against a background of growing public, media and political concern about occupational and environmental health issues, and a scientific need to better understand and explain the effects of pollutants on human health, this book is a unique resource. Contributions from an expert panel of international...