Matches 1 - 10.
 |
'This is a well researched book with significant relevance to researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers in industrialized nations attempting to stem the tide of chronic diseases. The Health Impact of Smoking and Obesity and What to Do about It offers... [ More...]
|
|
When Marcela Vergara became pregnant in 1986, she and her husband, Alfonso, looked forward to their child's birth. But this routine pregnancy did not end the way they had hoped. Their son, Xavier, experienced difficulties during delivery.. In Birthing and... [ More...]
|
|
This book presents the critical information attendant to developing vaccines using the genetic basis of immunology. The authors explore which techniques and experimental paths can be pursued so that efficacious results in human trials can be reasonably... [ More...]
|
|
Hospital acquired infections (HAI) are complications of health care which affect on average 10 percent of patients admitted to hospital world wide. They have serious public health implications by changing the quality of life of patients and sometimes... [ More...]
|
|
This volume brings together the full spectrum of issuesrelating to the primary prevention of skin cancer from a populationand public health perspective. The book examines possible mechanismsof causation and the role of risk factors in the host and... [ More...]
|
|
|
|
The purpose of this book is to encourage professionals to become involved in family-oriented services to prevent the spread of HIV and its consequence and to provide examples of strategies for mobilizing family resources in the prevention and adaptation to... [ More...]
|
|
Nutrition and Health concentrates on the role of the human diet in preventative medicine. Medical conditions that can be influenced by the diet are covered, including cardiovascular disease, obesity, osteoporosis, cancer and diabetes. Other chapters... [ More...]
|
|
David C. Kennie provides a clear guide to health promotion and preventive medical care for elderly people. Adopting a broad concept of health, he sets goals, and thoroughly reviews strategies to meet them. He gives a concise, up-to-date evaluation of the... [ More...]
|
|
Featuring reports from low- and middle-income countries as diverse as Zimbabwe, Bolivia, Kyrgyzstan, and Papua New Guinea, this book situates disability rights within the broader context of global health and the need for greater inter-sector collaboration.
|