Provides model prescribing information for essential drugs used in the treatment of bacterial infections. This new volume includes drugs used for treating respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary, perioral, dental and cardiovascular infections, as well as septicaemia and infections of the skin, soft tissues, bones and joints, sexually transmitted diseases, and other commonly encountered bacterial infections. It also covers prophylaxis against rheumatic fever, meningitis, and bacterial infection during surgery.

Elaborates policies that can help European countries improve health and shape a better future through the promotion of goal-directed research in the biomedical, behavioural, and social sciences. Noting the increasing complexity and expense of scientific investigations, the report sets out to define a general framework that can guide the formulation of research policies in line with 38 health targets adopted by European countries. The objective is to give policy-makers criteria for choosing research priorities and then ensuring that the prerequisites for successful investigations are met.

Promotion of the Rights of Patients in Europe contains authoritative briefings from members of the drafting group and from leading representatives of various physician, patient and citizens' groups, as well as from the Council of Europe. Patients' rights are placed in the context and perspective of other significant emergent trends and issues: patient education and health education, provider-patient relationships, and social rights and citizen views on health care reforms. The various strategic options for furthering the implementation of patients' rights are formulated, the emphasis...

Translation of Section 5 of Manual of the international statistical classification of diseases, injuries, and causes of death.