Public Health category: 1911 books
Abortion in Asia
Local Dilemmas, Global Politics
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
The issue of abortion forces a confrontation with the effects of poverty and economic inequalities, local moral worlds, and the cultural and social perceptions of the female body, gender, and reproduction. Based on extensive original field research, this provocative collection presents case studies...
Treatment of the Postmenopausal Woman
Basic and Clinical Aspects
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2007
For anyone who treats postmenopausal women, this latest edition of Rogerio Lobo's classic work combines the best from two well-known references: Menopause, and the second edition of Treatment of the Postmenopausal Woman. By adding significant discussions of the basic science behind menopause, it is...
by Ilona Carneiro, #N/A
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
An introduction to the principles, methods and application of epidemiology for improving health and survival.
Regulating Gun Sales
An Excerpt from Reducing Gun Violence in America: Informing Policy with Evidence and Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
As the debate on gun control continues to take center stage, evidence-based research is at the forefront to answer the question, How do we reduce gun violence? Arguably the biggest gun policy reform under consideration today is the regulation of firearm sales and stopping the diversion of guns to...
by Elizabeth Crabtree Burton, Richard Luciani
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2011
You've discovered that you or someone you care about is pregnant. After that initial rush of excitement, you start to have a lot of questions. Is the baby healthy? Is he or she growing well? From the moment a woman suspects that she is pregnant, the testing begins, and so do the questions. Can she...
Children and Young People Living with HIV/AIDS
A Cross-Cultural Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2016
This book focuses on the issues encountered by children and young people who are living with HIV/AIDS. It examines their lived experiences associated with HIV/AIDS, and studies groups of children and youngsters from around the globe. Connecting empirical information with real-life situations, the...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2004
- Controversial topic because many of the proposed solutions or policies may damage the economy in the short term in order to reap health benefits which will only become apparent several decades in the future
- Each chapter is written by experts in the field throughout the world
by Lawrence M. Friedman, Curt D. Furberg, David L. DeMets
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2010
The clinical trial is “the most definitive tool for evaluation of the applicability of clinical research.” It represents “a key research activity with the potential to improve the quality of health care and control costs through careful comparison of alternative treatments” [1]. It has been...
Medical Misadventures
54 Years at the Cutting Edge of the NHS
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2018
**• A memoir looking at the ups and downs of a doctor’s life. **
**• A ‘warts and all’ examination of the NHS through the last 50 years. **
**• The book also looks at the looming crisis in the NHS when the number of doctors will dramatically fall. **
Alistair Fraser-Moodie...
Nuclear Tests
Long-Term Consequences in the Semipalatinsk/Altai Region
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
This volume focuses on the human exposures and medical effects studies in the SemipaiatinskJ Altai region of Siberia that were a consequence of the radioactive fallout from nuclear test explosions that took place at the Semipalatinsk Test Site of the former Soviet Union. It contains a detailed account...
by Jay S. Keystone, CM, MD
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2018
Includes new chapters to assist your care of specific populations such as those engaging in ecotourism or military travel, as well as the VIP traveler. A new chapter on pre-travel considerations for non-vaccine preventable travel infections has also been added.
Provides new information on new...
Vaccines
What Everyone Needs to Know®
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Immunization is regarded by many as one of the greatest advances in modern civilization. The widespread use of vaccines has led to increases in life expectancy, reductions in the occurrence of childhood diseases, and is generally credited with saving millions of lives annually. But since their discovery...
The Biology of Human Longevity
Inflammation, Nutrition, and Aging in the Evolution of Lifespans
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2010
Written by Caleb Finch, one of the leading scientists of our time, The Biology of Human Longevity: Inflammation, Nutrition, and Aging in the Evolution of Lifespans synthesizes several decades of top research on the topic of human aging and longevity particularly on the recent theories of inflammation...
Rationing and Resource Allocation in Healthcare
Essential Readings
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2018
Budgets of governments and private insurances are limited. Not all drugs and services that appear beneficial to patients or physicians can be covered. Is there a core set of benefits that everyone should be entitled to? If so, how should this set be determined? Are fair decisions just impossible,...