The Vaccine Narrative
ISBN: 9780826515919 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Salk vaccine seemed like a miracle to parents whose children were threatened with the scourge of polio. With its protection from polio, came also a story line-there were heroic researchers who would use science to protect us from epidemics and perhaps even eradicate disease. For most people, vaccines have become the magic bullets for dealing with dangerous diseases. The continuing quest for new vaccines, including an HIV/AIDS vaccine, despite technical, epidemiological, and social obstacles, suggests the abiding power of this narrative. The author examines four cases that span the...
The Salk vaccine seemed like a miracle to parents whose children were threatened with the scourge of polio. With its protection from polio, came also ...
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242,97 zł |
The Learning Healthcare System: Workshop Summary
ISBN: 9780309103008 / Angielski / Miękka / 374 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As our nation enters a new era of medical science that offers the real prospect of personalized health care, we will be confronted by an increasingly complex array of health care options and decisions. The Learning Healthcare System considers how health care is structured to develop and to apply evidence--from health profession training and infrastructure development to advances in research methodology, patient engagement, payment schemes, and measurement--and highlights opportunities for the creation of a sustainable learning health care system that gets the right care to people... As our nation enters a new era of medical science that offers the real prospect of personalized health care, we will be confronted by an increasing... |
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261,88 zł |
The New Sociology of the Health Service
ISBN: 9780415455985 / Angielski / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Follow up to: The sociology of the Health Service / edited by Jonathan Gabe, Michael Calnan, and Michael Bury. 1991.
Follow up to: The sociology of the Health Service / edited by Jonathan Gabe, Michael Calnan, and Michael Bury. 1991.
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187,81 zł |
Health and Health Care in the Nation's Prisons: Issues, Challenges, and Policies
ISBN: 9780742563001 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The United States correctional system is facing an urgent crisis in how to meet the health care needs of its prisoners. As the number of inmates in correctional facilities increases, prisons struggle to adequately address health care needs in a financially feasible way. Many prisoners enter the system with medical problems that have gone unmet, and the toxic environments inside the prisons further compromise their health, causing serious problems both within the prisons themselves and in society as a whole when the prisoners are released. Health and Health Care in the Nation's Prisons...
The United States correctional system is facing an urgent crisis in how to meet the health care needs of its prisoners. As the number of inmates in co...
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464,97 zł |
Welfare, Choice and Solidarity in Transition: Reforming the Health Sector in Eastern Europe
ISBN: 9780521790369 / Angielski / Twarda / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reform of the welfare sector is an important yet difficult challenge for countries in transition from socialist central planning to market-oriented democracies. Here a scholar of the economics of socialism and post-socialist transition, and a health economist take on this challenge. They offer health sector reform recommendations for ten countries of Eastern Europe, drawn from nine guiding principles. The authors conclude that policymakers need to achieve a balance, both assuring social solidarity through universal access to basic health services and expanding individual choice and...
Reform of the welfare sector is an important yet difficult challenge for countries in transition from socialist central planning to market-oriented de...
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375,72 zł |
Health, Well-Being and Older People
ISBN: 9781861344212 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Health, well-being and older people: provides an overview of relevant research and service development literature;presents and discusses a range of issues that are important to the health of older people including attitudes and ageism, the body, the environment, family and community, sexuality and having fun;draws on material developed and, in some cases, written by older people themselves; integrates theory and empirical evidence with practice experience;offers models of best practice.Designed with the needs of students in mind, each chapter has helpful aids to understanding including: key...
Health, well-being and older people: provides an overview of relevant research and service development literature;presents and discusses a range of is...
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154,94 zł |
Rethinking the Sociology of Mental Health
ISBN: 9780631221852 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Rethinking the Sociology of Mental Health is a collection of original papers introducing new ways of thinking sociologically about the terrain of mental health. There are more general papers about mental health and mental health policy and papers about specific types of mental illness and particular policy issues such as dangerousness.
Rethinking the Sociology of Mental Health is a collection of original papers introducing new ways of thinking sociologically about the terrain of ment...
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106,84 zł |
Cultures of Care: Biographies of Carers in Britain and the Two Germanies
ISBN: 9781861341662 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores the experiences of informal home carers in the different welfare systems of the former West Germany and East Germany, and Britain. It is innovative in using a biographical case study approach to compare caring situations and caring strategies in the three different societies. The detail and variety of the case studies show how particular social and welfare patterns give rise to recognisable 'cultures of care'.The authors: show how the social relations of caring are structured within and outside the home environment offer a research tool to take into account the significance...
This book explores the experiences of informal home carers in the different welfare systems of the former West Germany and East Germany, and Britain. ...
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147,19 zł |
Inequalities in Health: The Evidence Presented to the Independent Inquiry Into Inequalities in Health, Chaired by Sir Donald Acheson
ISBN: 9781861341747 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Acheson Inquiry was the most important government-backed examination into inequalities in health in the past 20 years. However, much of the detailed evidence presented to the Inquiry has not been published - until now.This book presents 17 chapters of evidence commissioned by the Acheson Inquiry to inform their work. It provides a 'state of the art' review, by leading experts, into aspects of inequalities in health among: Mothers/families/childrenYouthAdults of working ageOlder peopleHousingSocial environmentPoverty and incomeThe...
The Acheson Inquiry was the most important government-backed examination into inequalities in health in the past 20 years. However, much of the detail...
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128,22 zł |
Social Work and Direct Payments
ISBN: 9781861343857 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 1996 Community Care (Direct Payments) Act came into force in 1 April 1997, empowering social services departments to make cash payments to some service users in lieu of direct service provision. Social work and direct payments guides readers through the issues at stake in this fundamental area of practice.The book summarises and builds on current knowledge and research about direct payments in the UK and considers developments in other European countries. It identifies good practice in the area and explores the implications of direct payments, both for service users and for social work...
The 1996 Community Care (Direct Payments) Act came into force in 1 April 1997, empowering social services departments to make cash payments to some se...
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133,56 zł |
Cutting Taxes for Insuring: Options and Effects of Tax Credits for Health Insurance
ISBN: 9780844771601 / Angielski / Miękka / 41 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work explores the likely impact of specific tax credit options on the uninsured. It analyzes the effects of a variety of forms of tax credits, especially for workers whose incomes place them above the poverty line but below the median family income.
This work explores the likely impact of specific tax credit options on the uninsured. It analyzes the effects of a variety of forms of tax credits, es...
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42,32 zł |
The Surgeons: Life and Death in a Top Heart Center
ISBN: 9780393334005 / Angielski / Miękka / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Morris presents an over-the-shoulder look at a major heart surgery center, along with gripping accounts of how doctors think and judge each other, what they believe is really driving up health care costs, and the future of health care policy in America.
Morris presents an over-the-shoulder look at a major heart surgery center, along with gripping accounts of how doctors think and judge each other, wha...
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105,58 zł |
Health and Social Change in Russia and Eastern Europe
ISBN: 9780415920803 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For the first time, life expectancy is declining in an industrialized society. In this pioneering work, William C. Cockerham examines the social causes of the decline in life expectancy beginning in the 1960s including:
*Russia *Poland *Hungary *Romania *Bulgaria *the Czech Republic *and East Germany. Health and Social Change in Russia and Eastern Europe argues that the roots of this change are mainly social rather than biomedical - the result of poor policy decisions, stress and an unhealthy diet. Cockerham presents a theory of postmodern social... For the first time, life expectancy is declining in an industrialized society. In this pioneering work, William C. Cockerham examines the social cause...
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Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids: Environmental Health Criteria Series No. 80
ISBN: 9789241542807 / Angielski / Miękka / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Alerts the medical and public health professions to the severe risks of morbidity and mortality posed by human consumption of plants, including cereals and herbal medicines, containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Citing well over 500 published studies, the book draws together the evidence documenting acute and often fatal organ damage arising from both accidental consumption va contaminated staple crops and the deliberate consumption, in developed and developing countries alike, of medicinal herbs containing these alkaloids. Risks to farm animals are also fully documented.
Alerts the medical and public health professions to the severe risks of morbidity and mortality posed by human consumption of plants, including cereal...
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281,52 zł |
Principles for the Toxicological Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Food: Environmental Health Criteria Series 104
ISBN: 9789241571043 / Angielski / Miękka / 117 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Explains the principles, concepts, and definitions used by the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) when assessing toxicological data on pesticide residues in food and establishing acceptable daily intakes. Intended to guide the design and interpretation of relevant toxicological studies, the book alerts readers to the multiplicity of factors, from the endocrinology of the animal species to the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of the pesticide, that can influence the validity of a study and determine its relevance to safety assessment.
Explains the principles, concepts, and definitions used by the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) when assessing toxicological data on...
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125,12 zł |
Medical Law Handbook: The Epidemiologically Based Needs Assessment Reviews, Low Back Pain - Second Series
ISBN: 9781846190674 / Angielski / Miękka / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Law touches more and more upon the daily practice of medical professionals. This trend continues as modern medicine delivers more therapies, and modern society demands increased rights for individuals and increased accountability for medical professionals. This handbook is written by a practising physician and qualified lawyer to provide an accessible text that allows medical professionals to grasp the legal rules that impact on their daily practice quickly and clearly. The handbook format and clear numbered paragraphs aid speed of use, and legal references are matched to short case summaries...
Law touches more and more upon the daily practice of medical professionals. This trend continues as modern medicine delivers more therapies, and moder...
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218,27 zł |
Unequal Partners: User Groups and Community Care
ISBN: 9781861340566 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Self-organised user groups of social and health care services are playing an increasingly significant part within systems of local governance.Based on detailed empirical work looking at the user and 'official' perspective, this report includes studies of user groups and officials in two policy areas - mental health and disability. The authors examine both the strategies user groups adopt to seek their objectives, and explore conceptual issues relating to notions of consumerism and citizenship. Unequal partners thus contributes to our understanding of the role of user self-organisation in...
Self-organised user groups of social and health care services are playing an increasingly significant part within systems of local governance.Based on...
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122,87 zł |
Tackling Institutional Racism: Anti-Racist Policies and Social Work Education and Training
ISBN: 9781861341815 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The publication of the Inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence emphasised the institutionally racist nature of British society. Public bodies and welfare institutions are having to face the consequences of racism within their organisations. This task should draw on the earlier experience of the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work's (CCETSW) anti-racist agenda, whose initiative came under attack from government ministers, media commentators and sections of the social work profession.This book describes and analyses the development of anti-racist social work education...
The publication of the Inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence emphasised the institutionally racist nature of British society. Public bodies and ...
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133,56 zł |
Chinese Older People: A Need for Social Inclusion in Two Communities
ISBN: 9781861342423 / Angielski / Miękka / 44 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Chinese older people living in the UK suffer from a number of disadvantages compounded by exclusion from both their own community and the mainstream community. Not only do Chinese older people find it difficult to access social and public services, but their own community is also not strong enough to provide them with the necessary care and support. This dual exclusion undermines their quality of life.Through interviews with 100 Chinese older people, focus groups and discussion with those working with older people in the community, Chinese older people looks at: specific issues for women and...
Chinese older people living in the UK suffer from a number of disadvantages compounded by exclusion from both their own community and the mainstream c...
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101,49 zł |
Champions for Children: The Lives of Modern Child Care Pioneers
ISBN: 9781861343420 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Numerous books have been written about Victorian child care pioneers, but few biographical studies have been published about more recent child care and welfare giants. In this book, Bob Holman, a champion for children in his own right, looks at the lives of six inspirational individuals who have made significant contributions to the well-being of disadvantaged children over the course of the 20th century.Each of the six discussed - Eleanor Rathbone, Lady Marjory Allen, Clare Winnicott, John Stroud, Barbara Kahan and Peter Townsend - has been important in establishing present systems of child...
Numerous books have been written about Victorian child care pioneers, but few biographical studies have been published about more recent child care an...
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128,22 zł |