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Basic Epidemiology
The second edition of this popular textbook provides an introduction to the principles and methods of epidemiology. Since publication of the first edition in 1993, Basic epidemiology has become a standard reference for education, training and research in the field of public health and has been translated into more than 25 languages. It is used widely, for training public health and environment professionals, undergraduate medical students, and students in other health professions. The second edition provides updated examples of how and why the basics of epidemiology are essential to anyone who is required to understand and apply the principles of disease causation and prevention. The book has a particular emphasis on modifiable environmental factors and encourages the application of epidemiology to the prevention of disease and the promotion of health, including environmental and occupational health. It prepares members of the health-related professions to respond to the need for health services to address all aspects of the health of populations, and to ensure that health resources are used to the best possible effect.
It shows how good clinical practice is informed by clinical epidemiology and its lively, concise style is designed to stimulate a continuing interest in the subject. This edition includes comprehensive chapters on the nature and uses of epidemiology the epidemiological approach to defining and measuring the occurrence of health-related states in populations the strengths and limitations of epidemiological study designs, causation, the contribution of epidemiology to the prevention of disease, the promotion of health and the development of health policy, and the role of epidemiology in evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of health care. It enables students to describe the common causes of death, disease and disability in her or his community outline appropriate study designs to answer specific questions concerning disease causation, natura
Author:
Robert Beaglehole & Tord Kjellstrom Ruth Bonita
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9789241547079
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Hematopoietic Stem Cells
The most recent developments in hematopoietic stem cell research are presented in this volume, along with their clinical implications. The field of hematopoietic stem cell biology is rapidly advancing, and new ideas and concepts supported by fascinating new technologies captivated the interest and excitement of the participants of the meeting. The sharing of new ideas and technologies with other scientists represents an invaluable stimulus, particularly for the young investigators in the field. It is hoped that the spirit of the meeting will be carried forward to the readers of this volume and that its content will stimulate new and fruitful projects in the field of stem cell biology. The major topics covered are genetic and epigenetic regulation of stem cells, stem cell plasticity, stem cell regulation and self-renewal, and embryonic stem cells as well as malignant stem cell biology. NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions. Academy Members: Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order .
Members of the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to the Annals online and discounts on print volumes.
Author:
Katja C. Weisel, Donald Orlic & others Lothar Kanz
Publisher: New York Academy of Sciences
ISBN: 9781573315890
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Highly Structured Stochastic Systems
Highly Structured Stochastic Systems (HSSS) is a modern strategy for building statistical models for challenging real-world problems, for computing with them, and for interpreting the resulting inferences. Complexity is handled by working up from simple local assumptions in a coherent way, and that is the key to modelling, computation, inference and interpretation the unifying framework is that of Bayesian hierarchical models. The aim of this book is to make recent developments in HSSS accessible to a general statistical audience. Graphical modelling and Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methodology are central to the field, and in this text they are covered in depth. The chapters on graphical modelling focus on causality and its interplay with time, the role of latent variables, and on some innovative applications. Those on Monte Carlo algorithms include discussion of the impact of recent theoretical work on the evaluation of performance in MCMC, extensions to variable dimension problems, and methods for dynamic problems based on particle filters.Coverage of these underlying methodologies is balanced by substantive areas of application - in the areas of spatial statistics (with epidemiological, ecological and image analysis applications) and biology (including infectious diseases, gene mapping and evolutionary genetics).
The book concludes with two topics (model criticism and Bayesian nonparametrics) that seek to challenge the parametric assumptions that otherwise underlie most HSSS models. Altogether there are 15 topics in the book, and for each there is a substantial article by a leading author in the field, and two invited commentaries that complement, extend or discuss the main article, and should be read in parallel. All authors are distinguished researchers in the field, and were active participants in an international research programme on HSSS. This is the 27th volume in the Oxford Statistical Science Series, which includes texts and monographs covering many
Author:
Nils Lid Hjort & Sylvia Richardson Peter J. Green
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198510550
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How to Report on Surveys
'I liked the addition of computerized slide presentations and the description of best presentation styles' - Juanita M. Firestone, University of Texas, San Antonio. 'Fink does a good job discussing different presentation formats, and emphasizes the link between the type of audience and the type of results report. She also goes to some length discussing graphic 'illusions,' or ways different presentations can alter the appearance of the same data' - Patrick R. Powaser, Personnel Psychology. From making presentations to general versus technical/academic audiences to preparing computerized presentations, How to Report on Surveys, Second Edition shows you how to create more effective verbal and written survey reports.The volume includes guidelines for preparing and interpreting charts, tables, and figures, and a step-by-step account of how to present each part of the survey - from the survey's objectives, design and psychometric properties through to the conclusions. The features new to this edition include: how to identify characteristics of good Web reporting how to prepare computerized presentations and, how to explain what's on-screen.
This book will show you how to prepare and explain accurate and useful survey reports in a highly effective manner. 'Good tips on doing slides and describing the differences between oral and written report writing. I was glad that the difference between academic and general reports was stated at the beginning' - Carol J. Lancaster, Medical University of South Carolina.
Author:
Arlene G. Fink
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 9780761925750
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Infections and Inequalities
Paul Farmer has battled AIDS in rural Haiti and deadly strains of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the slums of Peru. A physician-anthropologist with more than fifteen years in the field, Farmer writes from the front lines of the war against these modern plagues and shows why, even more than those of history, they target the poor. This peculiarly modern inequality that permeates AIDS, TB, malaria, and typhoid in the modern world, and that feeds emerging (or re-emerging) infectious diseases such as Ebola and cholera, is laid bare in Farmer's harrowing stories of sickness and suffering. Challenging the accepted methodologies of epidemiology and international health, he points out that most current explanatory strategies, from cost-effectiveness to patient noncompliance, inevitably lead to blaming the victims.In reality, larger forces, global as well as local, determine why some people are sick and others are shielded from risk. Yet this moving account is far from a hopeless inventory of insoluble problems. Farmer writes of what can be done in the face of seemingly overwhelming odds, by physicians determined to treat those in need.
Infections and Inequalities weds meticulous scholarship with a passion for solutions - remedies for the plagues of the poor and the social maladies that have sustained them.
Author:
Paul Farmer
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
ISBN: 9780520229136
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Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy
Many women suffer from pregnancy sickness, with symptoms ranging from mild, temporary nausea to persistent and severe vomiting. Gestational sickness is, however, attributed to physiological rather than pathological which causes obstetricians to dismiss it as a minor disorder, yet for many expectant mothers it has a profound impact on their daily lives, even if only temporarily. This book is a comprehensive review of both orthodox and complementary management options for nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. It explores the incidence, causes, effects and complications associated with pregnancy nausea and vomiting, together with a comparative study of conventional and complementary medical approaches to management and care of these women. It is aimed primarily at midwives, obstetricians, general practitioners and health visitors but may also be useful for others working with pregnant women such as National Childbirth Trust teachers, other childbirth educators and for complementary practitioners.
Author:
Denise Tiran
Publisher: Elsevier Publishers
ISBN: 9780443073922
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Partnerships in Community Mental Health Nursing and Dementia Care
'How useful is this book? I have referred to it often, and found myself quoting information and models of care from it. I lent it to a colleague to prepare a presentation on 'challenging behaviour' to our local carers' group and he thought it was an excellent resource. It is key reading for any mental health professional with an interest in improving the quality of life of people with dementia. I would recommend that all community teams have a copy' - "Dementia". 'Overall, this book is useful. It is well-indexed and has helpful summaries and sections on lessons for practice. It is to be hoped that the title will not deter clinicians other than nurses from reading it, as it will be of interest and of use to them too' - "Mentalhealth Today". 'This is an excellent reader aimed at a wide readership. I believe it is particularly appropriate for qualified staff in CMHTs, but also for mental health, occupational therapy and social work students as a comprehensive introductory text for mental health for older people in community settings' - Mark Vincent, University of Northampton, UK.
'A very useful foundation book for those wishing to understand the challenges of dementia care' - Anthony Fraher, University of the West of England, UK. What is the role of the community mental health nurse (CMHN) in dementia care? What knowledge and frameworks influence the way CMHNs practice in dementia care? How will community mental health nursing be driven forward in the future? This exciting and long-awaited new book is a companion volume to the respected "Community Mental Health Nursing and Dementia Care: Practice Perspectives" (Open University Press, 2003, edited by Keady, Clarke and Adams). The book enhances the link between theory and practice, providing a rounded and evidence-based account of the complexity, breadth and diversity of community mental health nursing practice in dementia care. The text is divided into three distinct sections: Models of community support and practice va
Author:
Charlotte Clarke & Sean Page John Keady
Publisher: Open University Press
ISBN: 9780335215812
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Trauma Through a Child's Eyes
Peter Levine's work in trauma is grounded in medical biophysics, psychophysiology and psychology, as well as his own innovative research into the instinctual behaviour of wild animals. Over the past 35 years, he has developed and refined a method called Somatic Experiencing (SE), which provides the foundation for this guide to dealing with trauma in children. At the core of this book is the understanding that trauma begets violence, and violence begets trauma. The effects of trauma can result not only from catastrophic events such as abuse and violence but from everyday, common incidents such as minor auto accidents, routine medical procedures, family stresses, even something as seemingly innocent as falling off a bicycle. Trauma Through a Child's Eyes offers a hopeful alternative to children acting in (on themselves) or out (on others) in response to pain and injury. Most children possess an innate natural resiliency, and Levine explains how adults can help them tap into and strengthen that resiliency to resolve the effects of trauma and cope successfully with future harmful situations.
Author:
Peter Levine
Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
ISBN: 9781556436307
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Platelets
Platelets is the definitive current source of state-of-the-art knowledge about platelets and covers the entire field of platelet biology, pathophysiology, and clinical medicine. Recently there has been a rapid expansion of knowledge in both basic biology and the clinical approach to platelet-related diseases including thrombosis and haemorrhage. Novel platelet function tests, drugs, blood bank storage methods, and gene therapies have been incorporated into patient care or are in development. This book draws all this information into a single, comprehensive and authoritative resource. Its first edition won the Best Book in Medical Science Award from the Association of American Publishers. It contains fourteen new chapters on topics such as platelet genomics and proteomics, inhibition of platelet function by the endothelium, clinical tests of platelet function, real time in vivo imaging of platelets, and inherited thrombocytopenias. It also features a comprehensive full color reference comprising over 70 chapters, 1400 pages, and 16,000 references.
Author:
Alan D. Michelson
Publisher: Elsevier Publishers
ISBN: 9780123693679
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Traditional Chinese Medicine for Women
From a renowned doctor - of both western and Chinese practice - comes a wonderfully accessible book for women on Traditional Chinese Medicine
Author:
Xiaolan Zhao
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 9781844083831
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Sick to Death and Not Going to Take it Anymore!
Just a few generations ago, serious illness, like hazardous weather, arrived with little warning, and people either lived through it or died. In this important, convincing, and long-overdue call for health care reform, Joanne Lynn demonstrates that our current health system, like our concepts of health and disease, developed at a time when life was mostly short, serious illnesses and disabilities were common at every age, and dying was quick. Today, most Americans live a long life, with the disabilities and discomforts of progressive chronic illness appearing only during the final chapters of their life stories. Sick to Death and Not Going to Take It Anymore! maintains that health care and community services are not set up to meet the needs of the large number of people who face a prolonged period of progressive illness and disability before death. Lynn offers what she calls an owner's manual for the health care system, which lays out facts, concepts, strategies, and action plans for genuine reform and gives the reader new ways to interpret information creatively, imagine innovative possibilities, and take steps to implement them.
Author:
Joanne Lynn
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
ISBN: 9780520243002
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Understanding Health
Understanding Health: A Determinants Approach introduces students to the variety of approaches to old and new public health, by placing them in the broader context of conditions and structures in society. The book begins with an exploration of the concept of 'determinants and health' as a basis for understanding the relationship between inequality and social disadvantage. Highlighting the principles and strategies of health promotion, the book analyses the impact of these determinants of health on individuals, communities and populations. Practical in its approach, this introductory text features a wide range of examples and case studies. The experimental nature of the text draws students towards a fuller understanding of all the issues confronting public health today. Understanding Health: A Determinants Approach is an essential textbook for all first year students in the health sciences. In particular, it is a vital resource for students of nursing, public health, psychology, disability studies, welfare and community studies, occupational therapy and human movement.
Author:
Helen Keleher & Berni Murphy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195516616
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The Wisdom of the Body Moving
This comprehensive guide introduces Body-Mind Centering, the internationally recognized field pioneered by dancer and occupational therapist Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen. Devoting thirty-five years to a systematic investigation of the relations between bodily experience and the anatomical maps of science, Bainbridge Cohen independently discovered many of the principles that underlie Feldenkrais work, cranial osteopathy, Rolfing, dance therapy, and Zero Balancing. Experienced BMC practitioner Linda Hartley demonstrates the basic philosophy and key elements of Body-Mind Centering. Drawing on animal and infant movements, she takes readers through the wondrous realms of Bainbridge Cohen's pantheon--from the 'minds' of the skeletal and muscular systems to the quite different inner lives of digestive, lymphatic, urinary, respiratory, vocal, circulatory, endocrine, and reproductive organs. Her choreography ultimately brings us into the states of consciousness of skins, cells, blood, fat, cerebrospinal fluid, nervous system, and brain. Hartley's explorations of the images, feelings, sensations, and intuitions of the diverse organs and cells lead to exercises that gently guide students in ways of discovering and integrating their bodies' multidimensional aspects.
Author:
Linda Hartley
Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
ISBN: 9781556431746
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Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine
The bestselling Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine provides practical, accessible guidelines on a huge range of situations that present to the Emergency department. It is the essential guide for junior doctors (including candidates for examinations in Emergency Medicine), specialist nurses, paramedics, general practitioners and other allied health professionals. The text is deliberately precise and prescriptive giving up-to-date step-by-step advice on presentation, investigation, diagnosis, emergency treatment and further referral for adult and paediatric patients. Practical guidance on the management of a huge range of situations is provided including poisoning, major trauma, ob/gyn, psychiatric and paediatric emergencies. Important practical procedures are covered in a stepwise, easy-to-follow format with line diagrams illustrating anatomical landmarks. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to include the 2006 Resuscitation Council guidelines, as well as new guidelines from NICE, SIGN, BTS, ATLS and changes to the compulsory psychiatric hospitalisation law.There are updates on management throughout and new information on avian flu, terrorism, hospital acquired infections including MRSA and hand washing.
Author:
Robin Illingworth, Michael Clancy & others Jonathan Wyatt
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199206070
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Egyptian Medicine
A concise history of the development and practice of Egyptian medicine and its related subjects. It examines the images which are carved and painted on the walls of tombs, represented in statues, in the hieroglyphs and in the papyri and offers and explanation of the types of representation which show obvious disease and deformity. The application of modern scientific methodlogy to palaeopathology and palaeopidemiology has given Egyptologists and medical historians a greater understanding of the interaction between human disease and the contemporary environment. An overview of modern scientific studies is included along with specific case studies detailing evidence of disease. The Egyptians knew and used at least one-third of all the medicinal plants listed in modern pharmacopoeias and the constituents and efficacy of the pharmacists' remedies are examined. A brief overview of the medical papyri and medical inscriptions is included. These provide further poignant insights into the Egyptian medical practioner's understanding of anatomy and physiology.
Author:
Carole Reeves
Publisher: SHIRE PUBLICATIONS LTD
ISBN: 9780747801276
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Diabetes
Two per cent of the population is known to have diabetes and at some time most of these patients will require hospital treatment. This new book addresses an aspect of diabetic management that is often neglected - how the non specialist should manage patients suffering from this chronic and potentially dangerous condition. From the recognition of hyperglycaemia to preparation of a patient with diabetes for surgery, practical management is covered for all non specialists in hospital who will be confronted with diabetic patients - including junior hospital doctors, emergency department staff, anaesthetists, and surgeons. Chapters include: diagnosis and treatment of diabetes . .hyperglycaemic emergencies . hypoglycaemia . diabetes and surgery . diabetes and investigations . diabetes and ischaemic heart disease . the diabetic foot . diabetes and the eye . nephropathy. diabetes and infections Full of clear, practical advice and illustrated with real case histories, this is an authoritative reference for the frequent occasions when patients with diabetes require hospital treatment.
Author:
Simon Page & George Hall
Publisher: Bmj Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780727912299
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Live it Up 1: Units 1 & 2
This second edition of the successful Live It Up 1 VCE Physical Education Units 1 & 2 2E text is specifically written for Units 1 and 2 of the new VCE Physical Education (2006-09) course, and covers all of the outcomes and related key knowledge and key kills. It offers a comprehensive knowledge base for the study of the topic in the second book in the series., Live It Up 2, Second Edition. The Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) is the national professional association for educators who are employed in the areas of physical education, health education and related areas. ACHPER (Victorian branch) has worked in partnership with Jacaranda to produce this Live It Up, Second Edition series. Each text has been written by a highly respected team of practising teachers and experts in the physical education field.
Features *A checklist at the start of each chapter outlining the knowledge and skills that students will acquire as they progress through each chapter *Assessment tasks that guide students through practical and theoretical activites and then test them on their understanding of the task *Key knowledge and key skills dot points that are linked to all learning activities *Full-colour photographs and physiological diagrams *End-of-chapter summaries that provide a review of each chapter *End-of-chapter review questions that require students to remember, understand and evaluate the course content covered in each chapter *Comprehensive answers for all the questions at the end of the book *A list of useful websites at the end of every chapter Live It Up 1 VCE Physical Education Units 1 & 2 2E is now supported by eBookPLUS! What is eBookPLUS? eBookPLUS gives students access to engaging digital support. This gives 24/7 access to the on-line text along with a wealth of ICT resources making student learning more engaging! eBookPLUS can also be purchased independently of the text. JacarandaPLUS is the on-line home of all our digital resourc
Author:
Symth
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780731402229
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Live it Up 2: Units 3 & 4
This second edition of the successful Live It Up 2 VCE Physical Education Units 3 & 4 text (with accompanying CD-ROM) is specially written for Units 3 and 4 of the new VCE Physical Education (2006-09) course, and covers all of the outcomes and related key knowledge and key skills. The first book in the series, Live It Up 1 VCE Physical Education Units 1 & 2, offers a comprehensive knowledge base for the study of the topics in this second book. The Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) is the national professional association for educators who are employed in the areas of physical education, health education and related areas. ACHPER (Victorian branch) has worked in partnership with Jacaranda to produce this Live It Up, Second Edition series. Each text has been written by a highly respected team of practising teachers and experts in the physical education field.
Features *A checklist at the start of each chapter outlining the knowledge and skills that students will acquire as they progress through each chapter *Assessment tasks that guide students through practical and theoretical activites and then test them on their understanding of the task *Key knowledge and key skills dot points that are linked to all learning activities *Full-colour photographs and physiological diagrams *End-of-chapter summaries that provide a review of each chapter *End-of-chapter review questions that require students to remember, understand and evaluate the course content covered in each chapter *Comprehensive answers for all the questions at the end of the book *A list of useful websites at the end of every chapter *End-of-unit practice exam questions that allow students to test their knowledge of the course theory and become familiar with answering exam-style questions.
Author:
Symth
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780731402472
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HIV and AIDS in Africa
AIDS is devastating many areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Over twelve million people in the region have died of AIDS in the past decade. Over 29.4 million people in the region are infected with HIV. Of the eleven people who contract HIV each minute in the world, ten live in sub-Saharan Africa.With no known cure and no vaccine as yet available, an estimated 60 per cent of Africans under the age of eighteen today will be dead of AIDS before they reach 45 years of age. Most prevention programs have largely failed because the research behind them has focused primarily on risk groups, behavioral change models, and flawed understandings of cultural practices. HIV and AIDS in Africa: Beyond Epidemiology seeks to shift the predominant understandings generated by biomedical and epidemiological research, recognizing that HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa is a complex and regionally-specific phenomenon rooted in local economies, deepening poverty, migration, gender, war, global economies, and cultural politics. International contributors from across the social sciences further our understanding of AIDS by looking at the epidemic from angles often inadequately explored.
Ultimately, the underlying message of every contributor to this book is that AIDS is not going to diminish in Africa until social, gender, and economic inequities are addressed in meaningful ways.
Author:
Susan Craddock, Joseph R. Oppong & others Ezekiel Kalipeni
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
ISBN: 9780631223573
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Corpse
How the hot new science of forensic ecology is cracking some of the world's toughest criminal cases. When detectives come upon a murder victim, there's one thing they want to know above all else: When did the victim die? The answer can narrow a group of suspects, make or break an alibi, even assign a name to an unidentified body. But outside the fictional world of murder mysteries, time-of-death determinations have remained infamously elusive, bedeviling criminal investigators throughout history. Armed with an array of high-tech devices and tests, the world's best forensic pathologists are doing their best to shift the balance, but as Jessica Snyder Sachs demonstrates so eloquently in Corpse, this is a case in which nature might just trump technology: Plants, chemicals, and insects found near the body are turning out to be the fiercest weapons in our crime-fighting arsenal. In this highly original book, Sachs accompanies an eccentric group of entomologists, anthropologists, biochemists, and botanists--a new kind of biological Mod Squad--on some of their grisliest, most intractable cases. She also takes us into the courtroom, where post-O. J.
forensic science as a whole is coming under fire and the new multidisciplinary art of forensic ecology is struggling to establish its credibility. Corpse is the fascinating story of the 2000year search to pinpoint time of death. It is also the terrible and beautiful story of what happens to our bodies when we die.
Author:
Jessica Snyder Sachs
Publisher: Perseus Books
ISBN: 9780738207711
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