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Health care needs assessment provides information to plan, negotiate and change services for the better, and to improve health in other ways. The first edition of this series established itself as a……続きを見る

This book is based on the findings of a nationwide study, the aim of which was to analyse general practitioners' performance as gatekeepers of the Dutch healthcare system. The study was undertaken a……続きを見る

Research on abnormal human hemoglobins (protein in blood that carries oxygen), has taught us about the inheritance, biochemistry, and distribution of these traits. This knowledge, coupled with mathe……続きを見る

Hamburgers, suikerhoudende dranken en fastfoodketens Hamburgers worden gemaakt van alle soorten gehakt: kippengehakt, varkensgehakt of lamsgehakt, maar meestal wordt rundergehakt gebruikt. Neem geen……続きを見る

The U.S. healthcare system is in "complete chaos-disarray." Medical costs have increased significantly over the past 6 years with 70% increase for deductibles and 24% or more for health insurance pr……続きを見る

This volume is comprised of papers presented at the Third International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology, held September 9-11, 1987, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The book is divided into four sectio……続きを見る

Health Effects of Pesticides covers various aspects of the use of pesticides, their behaviour, degradation, and impacts on the agrarian environment. It focuses on pesticide poisoning incidents and f……続きを見る

This new resource in the series provides vital perspectives across entire new disease and service areas not previously covered in other volumes. The books of the first and second series are well est……続きを見る

"What is going to happen to me?" Most patients ask this question during a clinical encounter with a health professional. As well as learning what problem they have (diagnosis) and what needs to be d……続きを見る

Uncover the gripping story of the hunt for deadly influenza viruses and the race to unlock their secrets. When a new influenza virus emerges, it can trigger a global pandemic with devastating conseq……続きを見る

Cost-effectiveness analysis is becoming an increasingly important tool for decision making in the health systems. Cost-Effectiveness of Medical Treatments formulates the cost-effectiveness analysis ……続きを見る

Recent disease events such as SARS, H1N1 and avian influenza, and haemorrhagic fevers have focussed policy and public concern as never before on epidemics and so-called 'emerging infectious diseases……続きを見る

Pocket Guide to Bacterial Infections provides information pertinent to the behaviour of bacterial cells during their interactions with different cell types of multiple host systems. This book will p……続きを見る

Antimicrobial resistance is now a general problem. Many of us have elderly relatives who died from a drug-resistant infection, and some of us have suffered from a resistant urinary infection that li……続きを見る

A perfect introduction to the connection between religious faith and physical and mental health! Faith, Medicine, and Science: A Festschrift in Honor of Dr. David B. Larson is a comprehensive collec……続きを見る

Only a few decades ago, we were ready to declare victory over infectious diseases. Today, infectious diseases are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality throughout the world. This book ……続きを見る

Open Access Data is emerging as a source for cutting edge scholarship. This concise book provides guidance from generating a research idea to publishing results. Both young researchers and well-esta……続きを見る

O livro "Epidemiologia sem Mistérios: tudo aquilo que você precisa saber!" tem como foco o ensino da epidemiologia básica e aplicada a alunos de graduação e pós-graduação, profissionais de saúde e d……続きを見る

Neste best-seller, Dr. Gordis explica a abordagem epidemiológica às doenças e às intervenções, explora o uso de princípios epidemiológicos para identificar as causas da doença e discute como a epide……続きを見る

Chronic conditions in the elderly have been increasing for half a century. The last help is increasingly replacing the first aid. Since half a century, our diet has also changed considerably. The sh……続きを見る

The health-related effects of asbestos have long been mired in controversy, with industry and plaintiff attorneys playing a significant role. This comprehensive book provides a balanced and extensiv……続きを見る

Disease Surveillance: Technological Contributions to Global Health Security reminds us of the continued vulnerability of the world to contagious infections. The book presents examples of disease sur……続きを見る

This volume offers extensive information on preventive and infection surveillance procedures, routines and policies adapted to the optimal infection control level needed to tackle today’s microbes i……続きを見る

The book focuses on the iodine deficiency, endemic fluorosis, endemic arsenic poisoning, Kashin-Beck disease and Keshan disease which are five kinds of national key endemic diseases, a total of six ……続きを見る

As the nineteenth century drew to a close and epidemics in western Europe were waning, the deadly cholera vibrio continued to wreak havoc in Russia, outlasting the Romanovs. Scholars have since argu……続きを見る

Deadliest Disease EBOLA covers the following topics: •The Ebola Virus Infection •History of Ebola Virus Disease •2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa •Ebola Fast Facts •What You Have to Fear About the……続きを見る

Psychological hedonism - the idea that people tend to act in ways that maximize pleasure and minimize displeasure - has a decidedly poor reputation among academics who study human behavior. Opinions……続きを見る

This book provides the most current overview of the evaluation and management of cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV/AIDS. The text assesses the risk factors associated with cardiovascu……続きを見る

"A deeply affecting work from one of the important and innovative voices in American health and medicine." -- Arianna Huffington In Well, physician Sandro Galea examines what Americans miss when th……続きを見る

An essential collection that advances our understanding of how cities influence our health More than half the world's population lives in cities -- a figure that will grow to two-thirds by 2030. As……続きを見る