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Health, Human Rights and the United Nations: Inconsistent Aims and Inherent Contradictions?
ISBN: 9781846192418 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'In the light of impending environmental catastrophe, people all over the world, in all walks of life, are becoming more aware of the pressing need to act globally. The need to base our decisions and actions less on parochial national advantage, sequestered in hate and suspicion of other nation's playing the same game of Russian roulette, have to give way to a new appreciation of the fact that our global village is indeed so very small and perilously frail. We depend upon one another as never before and, unless we insure the health and human rights of all, we shall surely each perish...
'In the light of impending environmental catastrophe, people all over the world, in all walks of life, are becoming more aware of the pressing need to...
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Primary Health Care and Complementary and Integrative Medicine: Practice and Research
ISBN: 9781848169777 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) has become big business. Alongside the increased consumption of complementary medicine and the swelling numbers of complementary health practitioners has emerged a growing interest in these medicines and therapies from within the ranks of conventional primary health care. At the level of practice and beyond, a culture of confrontation and antagonism has begun to be replaced by a focus upon potential integration, collaboration and common ground.With these significant developments in mind, this ground-breaking book is a valuable and timely addition...
Complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) has become big business. Alongside the increased consumption of complementary medicine and the swelling n...
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Health and Poverty: Global Health Problems and Solutions
ISBN: 9781849711814 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Winner of the 2011 British Medical Association Book Award - Health & Social Care category. There is growing interest and concern about the unacceptable differentials in health between and within countries. This comes out of the realization that poor people will only be able to prosper, and emerge from poverty, if they enjoy better health. Healthy populations are a precondition for sustainable development. Using a novel combination of the personal studies of patients and description of conditions or diseases, this book provides a highly original and accessible... Winner of the 2011 British Medical Association Book Award - Health & Social Care category. There is growing interest and co... |
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An Introduction to Genetic Epidemiology
ISBN: 9781861348975 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Genetic epidemiology is a field that has acquired a central role in modern biomedical science. This book provides an introduction to genetic epidemiology that begins with a primer in human molecular genetics and then examines the standard methods in population genetics and genetic epidemiology.
Genetic epidemiology is a field that has acquired a central role in modern biomedical science. This book provides an introduction to genetic epidemiol...
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Uprooting and Surviving: Adaptation and Resettlement of Migrant Families and Children
ISBN: 9789027713391 / Angielski / Twarda / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The publication of this volume is significant in three respects. First, it represents a major concern of the international mental health movement in its effort to gain deeper understanding of migration and its mental health implications in our increasingly mobile modern societies. Second, it epitomizes continuous international cooperation of colleagues dedicated to the cause of tackling this important mental health problem. Third, it stands as another milestone in the growth of the World Federation for Mental Health through its biennial world congresses. I sincerely hope that the empirical...
The publication of this volume is significant in three respects. First, it represents a major concern of the international mental health movement in i...
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805,10 |
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Essentials of Medical Geology: Revised Edition
ISBN: 9789400743748 / Angielski / Twarda / 805 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Essentials of Medical Geology reviews the essential concepts and practical tools required to tackle environmental and public health problems. It is organized into four main sections. The first section deals with the fundamentals of environmental biology, the natural and anthropogenic sources of health elements that impact health and illustrate key biogeochemical transformations. The second section looks at the geological processes influencing human exposure to specific elements, such as radon, arsenic, fluorine, selenium and iodine. The third section presents the concepts and techniques of... Essentials of Medical Geology reviews the essential concepts and practical tools required to tackle environmental and public health problems. It is... |
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Critical Issues in Reproductive Health
ISBN: 9789400767218 / Angielski / Twarda / 351 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this book, leading academics and practitioners in the field of reproductive health address topics such as contraception, abortion, sexually transmitted infections, maternal and prenatal health, sexuality and reproductive rights by examining a number of critical issues in these areas. The authors describe new research, identify gaps and priorities in policy and practice, and illustrate innovative solutions. The book further addresses such current imperatives as understanding the social meanings of emergency contraception, measuring gender-based violence, improving reproductive health...
In this book, leading academics and practitioners in the field of reproductive health address topics such as contraception, abortion, sexually transmi...
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Fads, Fallacies and Foolishness in Medical Care Management and Policy
ISBN: 9789812839053 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Inside the 2009 Influenza Pandemic
ISBN: 9789814324106 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 2009 influenza pandemic, like all emerging infections, had unique characteristics and challenges. This book examines the epidemiology, clinical manifestations and outcome of the 2009 pandemic as compared to seasonal influenza and previous pandemics in both developed and developing countries.
The 2009 influenza pandemic, like all emerging infections, had unique characteristics and challenges. This book examines the epidemiology, clinical ma...
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New Bacterial Vaccines
ISBN: 9781461349020 / Angielski / Miękka / 359 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. New Bacterial Vaccines focuses upon unfulfilled needs for bacterial vaccines. The increase in drug resistance among many bacterial species has increased the need for new bacterial vaccines. This book serves as a comprehensive reference on the major aspects of developing new bacterial vaccines. The distinctive feature of this book is that it focuses upon new vaccines now under development by reviewing key issues for each vaccine target and new technologies being applied to developing new vaccines.
This book should prove useful for students in the life sciences, scientists,... New Bacterial Vaccines focuses upon unfulfilled needs for bacterial vaccines. The increase in drug resistance among many bacterial sp...
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402,53 |
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Bauprodukte Und Gebäudebedingte Erkrankungen
ISBN: 9783642637179 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Auf der Basis derzeit verfugbarer Daten werden die von Baumaterialien und -chemikalien ausgehenden Schadstoffemissionen untersucht und stoffliche Belastungen und Gesundheitsschaden bei Arbeitnehmern im Baubereich und Bewohnern belasteter Raume thematisiert. Neben der Abschatzung daraus resultierender volkswirtschaftlicher Schaden werden Vermeidungs- und Substitutionsmoglichkeiten problematischer Produkte vorgeschlagen und Verbesserungen betreffender rechtlicher Regelungen aufgezeigt."
Auf der Basis derzeit verfugbarer Daten werden die von Baumaterialien und -chemikalien ausgehenden Schadstoffemissionen untersucht und stoffliche Bela...
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169,28 |
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Water Supply Management
ISBN: 9789401061575 / Angielski / Miękka / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Supply of sufficient clean drinking water is often taken for granted, but it requires a considerable technical and financial effort to ensure reliable and economic water supply.
This volume presents an up-to-date overview of water supply management and aims at efficient management of water supply schemes rather than design of new works. Various chapters of the book are devoted to water demands, management of reservoirs and conjunctive use of alternative sources. Asset management and loss control are also considered. Water quality and provision of water to developing communities... Supply of sufficient clean drinking water is often taken for granted, but it requires a considerable technical and financial effort to ensure reliable...
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603,81 |
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Do You Believe in Magic?: Vitamins, Supplements, and All Things Natural: A Look Behind the Curtain
ISBN: 9780062222985 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Do You Believe in Magic?, medical expert Paul A. Offit, M.D., offers a scathing expose of the alternative medicine industry, revealing how even though some popular therapies are remarkably helpful due to the placebo response, many of them are ineffective, expensive, and even deadly. In Do You Believe in Magic?, medical expert Paul A. Offit, M.D., offers a scathing expose of the alternative medicine industry, revealing ... |
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Public Health Nutrition: Principles & Practice in Community & Global Health
ISBN: 9781449692049 / Angielski / Miękka / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Issues Related To Nutrition Are Among The Most Pressing Public Health Concerns In Modern Times. Worldwide, Nearly 1 Billion Individuals Are Undernourished, With Over A Billion More Individuals Deficient In Protein Or One Or More Essential Micronutrients. Malnutrition Plays A Role In In More Than Half Of All Childhood Deaths. Effects Of Malnutrition Include Mortality, Decreased Economic Productivity, Morbidities, Such As Blindness And Stunting, And Development Of Chronic Diseases. Conversely, Overnutrition Has Emerged As Current And Growing Threat To The World's Health. Two-Thirds Of Adults In...
Issues Related To Nutrition Are Among The Most Pressing Public Health Concerns In Modern Times. Worldwide, Nearly 1 Billion Individuals Are Undernouri...
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Bericht Zum 10-Jährigen Jubiläum Des Bundesamtes Für Verbraucherschutz Und Lebensmittelsicherheit: Vom Acker Bis Zum Teller - 10 Jahre Bvl Im Dienste
ISBN: 9783034806619 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 89 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Vor mehr als 300 geladenen Gasten feierte das Bundesamt fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit (BVL) am 31. Oktober 2012 in Braunschweig sein zehnjahriges Bestehen mit einem fachlichen Symposium und einer Festveranstaltung. Die Vortrage der Referenten des Fachsymposiums und die Grussworte der Festredner sind in diesem Bericht abgedruckt. Impressionen der Jubilaumsveranstaltung und eine Aufbereitung der zehnjahrigen BVL-Geschichte erganzen den Bericht. Dieser bietet somit einen Blick auf die Vergangenheit des gesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutzes in Deutschland als auch auf die...
Vor mehr als 300 geladenen Gasten feierte das Bundesamt fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit (BVL) am 31. Oktober 2012 in Braunschweig sei...
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Normkonflikte im Kontext von Schwangerschaftsspätabbrüchen: Das Gesetz zur Änderung des Schwangerschaftskonfliktgesetzes
ISBN: 9783656396260 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medizin und Gesundheit, Note: 1,0, Philipps-Universitat Marburg (Institut fur Soziologie), Veranstaltung: Normkonflikte in vergleichender Perspektive, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der Schwangerschaftsabbruch ist ein gesellschaftlich kontrovers diskutiertes Thema, ethisch-moralische, medizinisch-biologische und juristische Argumente treffen in teils erbittert geführten Auseinandersetzungen aufeinander, die Grundfragen menschlicher Existenz berühren. Zentrale Konfliktfelder ergeben sich hinsichtlich der Fragen, inwieweit der...
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medizin und Gesundheit, Note: 1,0, Philipps-Universitat Marburg (Institut fur Soziologie),...
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Tobacco and Health
ISBN: 9781461357797 / Angielski / Miękka / 1039 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over 1,100 delegates from a hundred countries attended the 9th World Conference onTobaccoandHealth. Afterfivedaysofdebate, severalimportantresolutionswereadopted unanimously and will be landmarks in the fight against tobacco. This great success is due to three facts which emerged from the discussions: 1. Itappears clearlynowthattherisksassociated withtobaccoaremuchgreaterthan previously assumed. Out of two regular smokers, one will die from a tobacco related disease. 2. Reducing tobacco consumption can be achieved but the data collected in several...
Over 1,100 delegates from a hundred countries attended the 9th World Conference onTobaccoandHealth. Afterfivedaysofdebate, severalimportantresolutions...
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Multidisciplinary Public Health: Understanding the Development of the Modern Workforce
ISBN: 9781447300335 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is the most comprehensive and detailed look ever taken at the development and makeup of the public health workforce in England. It traces the history of public health in England through to the present day, covering policy changes and alterations in status and public recognition, as well as offering a reflection on the newest changes to the public health system in England and making useful comparisons with the rest of the United Kingdom. The result will be of use to scholars and practitioners alike.
This book is the most comprehensive and detailed look ever taken at the development and makeup of the public health workforce in England. It traces th...
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438,22 |
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Governance, Commissioning and Public Health
ISBN: 9781447304937 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on in-depth case studies from across England, this book mounts a powerful argument that governance and the health of a population are inextricably linked. Linda Marks deploys original research to show how these links can be illustrated at a local level through commissioning practice related to health and well-being, analyzing how principles, such as a commitment to social justice, and governance arrangements, including standards and targets, influence local strategies for public health investmentand thus affect outcomes."
Drawing on in-depth case studies from across England, this book mounts a powerful argument that governance and the health of a population are inextric...
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154,61 |
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Governance, Commissioning and Public Health
ISBN: 9781447304944 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on in-depth case studies from across England, this book mounts a powerful argument that governance and the health of a population are inextricably linked. Linda Marks deploys original research to show how these links can be illustrated at a local level through commissioning practice related to health and well-being, analyzing how principles, such as a commitment to social justice, and governance arrangements, including standards and targets, influence local strategies for public health investmentand thus affect outcomes."
Drawing on in-depth case studies from across England, this book mounts a powerful argument that governance and the health of a population are inextric...
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438,22 |