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A new introduction to public health's most elemental topic
Food is baked in to most things that public health is and does. But for a field charged with carrying torches as divergent as anti-hunger and anti-obesity, it's unlikely, even impossible, to shape a unified...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-08-30
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The focus of this book lies on novel aspects of rehabilitation medicine used as a treatment tool in both physical and mental spheres.The articles cover a diverse spectrum, such as rehabilitation in orthopedic pathologies, the exemplary of which is knee joint...
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Springer
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2018-08-28
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The second edition of this book incorporates the latest theory, research, and best practices for understanding, treating, and preventing substance abuse among adolescents. It updates the progress made in treatments for and prevention of the misuse of substances...
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Springer
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2018-08-25
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This collection addresses whether ethicists, like authorities in other fields, can speak as experts in their subject matter. Though ethics consultation is a growing practice in medical contexts, there remain difficult questions about the role of ethicists in...
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Springer
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2018-08-16
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Biomedical informatics is important for the entire domain of healthcare, from clinical informatics and health informatics to the wider field of public health informatics.
This book presents the 80 full papers selected from the 130 submitted for review and subsequently...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2018-08-15
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Health informatics plays a central role in the digital transformation of the healthcare sector. The integration and connection of health services, practitioners and consumers is critical to the realisation of the improvements promised by digital health, and the...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
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2018-08-15
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Dieses Buch zeigt Wege auf, wie jedes Krankenhaus die vermeintliche Quadratur des Kreises lösen kann: zum einen noch bessere medizinische und pflegerische Leistungen zu erbringen, zum andern nachhaltig die Gewinnschwelle zu erreichen. Auch wenn deutsche Krankenhäuser im...
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Springer Gabler
Parution :
2018-08-14
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The book covers the three largest sources of particulate matter pollution in five chapters. These sources constitute three of the top ten public health problems in the world today and far outstrip any other environmental health threats in terms of health impact....
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Springer
Parution :
2018-07-26
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Illegal psychoactive substances and illicit prescription drugs are currently used on a daily basis all over the world. Affecting public health and social welfare, illicit drug use is linked to disease, disability, and social problems. Faced with an increase in usage,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-07-03
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For every story of optimism about the growth of medical tourism to India, there are multiple others about medical neglect. Scratch the surface and you find a thick layer of corruption in this life-sustaining sector. This hard-hitting volume shows a mirror to society...
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OUP India
Parution :
2018-06-29
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In dem vorliegenden Buch wird die Messung der Ergebnisqualität durch Qualitätsindikatoren rekonstruiert und anhand von Beispielen, vor allem aus dem Bereich der Chirurgie, näher betrachtet. Bei dem Konzept der qualitätsorientierten Vergütung (pay for performance) werden...
Editeur :
Springer Gabler
Parution :
2018-06-19
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The direct-to-consumer business model has transformed how people seek out goods and services from music to mortgages. So what happens now that the revolution has come for healthcare?
While consumers have begun to insist on healthcare that is as convenient and...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-06-19
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Smart mobile systems, such as microsystems, smart textiles, smart implants, and sensor-controlled medical devices, together with innovative sensor and actuator techniques and related networks, have become important enablers for telemedicine and a new generation of...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2018-06-15
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It is indisputable that information technology plays an ever-increasing role in the delivery of healthcare, and quality improvement is a crucial element in this constantly changing environment of providing nursing care with the help of advanced technology.
This book...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2018-06-15
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This book examines the topical issue of global drug policy and outlines five steps that could be taken to improve its effectiveness. A public criminology approach is applied to explore not only what could be done, but also why it matters and how it could be achieved. It...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-05-25
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Sleep disturbances and sleep deprivation are increasingly common in modern society. Epidemiological methods of investigation have shown that sleep deprivation is associated with a variety of chronic conditions and health outcomes.Sleep medicine is a rapidly growing...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-05-24
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Sleep disturbances and sleep deprivation are increasingly common in modern society. Epidemiological methods of investigation have shown that sleep deprivation is associated with a variety of chronic conditions and health outcomes.Sleep medicine is a rapidly growing...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-05-23
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This book comprehensively covers the science and policy issues relevant to one of the major public health issues in China. It pulls together the prevalence pattern of tobacco use in different population and burden of the myriad of tobacco-related diseases. The book pays...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-05-21
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Die zurzeit weltweit größten Interventions- und Beobachtungsstudien vermitteln einen exzellenten Überblick über unser aktuelles Wissen zu den physiologischen Wechselwirkungen von Ernährung und Bewegung u. a. hinsichtlich Körpergewicht, Stoffwechsel, Fettgewebe, Hormone,...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-05-19
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The domain of eHealth faces ongoing challenges to deliver 21st century healthcare. Digitalization, capacity building and user engagement with truly interdisciplinary and cross-domain collaboration are just a few of the areas which must be addressed.
This book presents...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2018-05-15
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