Environmental medicine Books

Im Zuge der Globalisierung, bei der Container und Menschen von einem Kontinent zum anderen transportiert werden, landen täglich Erreger oder Krankheitsüberträger in Europa an und können sich schnell ausbreiten. Daher ist es notwendig, das Wissen um die...

These proceedings summarize the best papers in each research area represented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the German Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft, held at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) from February 26-28. The meeting featured more...

Upon the request of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) the Swedish National Committee for Mechanics organized a colloquium on fatigue, which was held at the Royal Institute of Technology (Kung!...

Dieser Text behandelt als erster innerhalb der Reihe zur Speziellen Arbeits- und Ingenieurpsychologie nach einer kurzen Charakteristik von Gegenstand und Aufgaben im kurzgefa13ten Oberblick die Ziele und Bewertungsmerkmale von...

International cooperation on the health of seafarers began many years ago. As early as 1921, an international convention regarding this matter was presented to govern­ ments of maritime countries for ratification. The First...

Toxicological Evaluations are critically assessed data and recommendations for occupational safety officers, industrial hygienists, and human and animal toxicologists. They are compiled and constantly reviewed under...

Toxicological Evaluations are critically assessed data and recommendations for occupational safety officers, industrial hygienists, and human and animal toxicologists. They are compiled and constantly reviewed under ...

Das Buch gibt Laborleitern, ihren Mitarbeitern in Industrie, Handel und Forschung, aber auch Fachkräften für Arbeitssicherheit, Sicherheitsbeauftragten und Aufsichtsbeamten, sowie Gutachtern und Sachverständigen einen Leitfaden...

With parasitic diseases increasing worldwide it's vitally important that radiologists in particular stay up to date with developments. In this brilliantly useful volume, the authors cover the imaging findings for parasitic diseases that can affect the...

Rosmarie Erben The International Conference on "Health Promotion in the Working World" was organized by the Federal Centre for Health Education, Col­ ogne, in collaboration with the Regional Office for Europe of the World...

We are most fortunate to be housed in an institution that embraces risk taking and innovation in education. Part of the joy of working at McMaster University is the sense that you will be supported in your efforts to develop...

Recent Demographic Changes and Consequences for Dermatology.- Clinical and Histological Features of Intrinsic versus Extrinsic Skin Aging.- Ethnic Differences in Skin Aging.- Photoaging of Skin.- Premature Skin Aging by Infrared Radiation, Tobacco Smoke...

Only ultrasound book that deals specifically with infectious and tropical diseases

This book closes a current gap by providing the scientific basis for consumer exposure assessment in the context of regulatory risk assessment. Risk is defined as the likelihood of an event occurring and the severity of its effects. The margin between...

This book discusses the latest advances in human factors and ergonomics, focusing on methods for improving quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness in patient care.  By emphasizing the physical, cognitive and organizational aspects of human...

Offering an example for transnational cooperation and successful reduction of a neglected tropical disease, this volume shows how Chinese scientists and local physicians controlled schistosomiasis in Zanzibar. Over a four-year study, local medical...

This timely volume provides an up-to-date and comprehensive summary about what is known about aging and work and addresses the challenges and opportunities confronting older workers and organizations. The authors describe current and emerging topics...

This book explores how human factors and ergonomic principles are currently transforming healthcare. It reports on the design of systems and devices to improve the quality, safety, efficiency and effectiveness of patient care, and discusses findings on...

This book reports on the state of the art in physical ergonomics and addresses the design of products, processes, services, and work systems to ensure they are productive, safe, and enjoyable for people to use. The human body's responses to physical and...

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of diseases frequently found in impoverished communities in tropical and sub-tropical countries. The risk for many of the NTDs is high in both deprived urban and rural areas of East Asia. Adapted to the...

Wireless devices such as Cell phones, routers, WiFi, cell towers and antenna emit ElectroMagnetic Field Radiation (EMF) which can make some people ill with a permanent malady called Electromagnetic HyperSensitivity (EHS). Women represent 85% of those...

Carpal-tunnel and other entrapment syndromes are perhaps the most common work-related injuries currently reported. With this book, Vladimir Golovchinsky presents the first evidence of double-crush syndrome as a subgroup of...

To be asked to prepare a second edition of a book is heartening for any author or editor. Apart from the opportunity to make the corrections and amendments which are inevitable in a practical manual there is also the ...

""Een en Twintig Jaren in de Oost: Eene Bijdrage tot de Tropische Gezondheidskunde"" is een boek geschreven door F.A.C. Waitz en gepubliceerd in 1864. Het boek beschrijft de ervaringen van de auteur tijdens zijn 21-jarige dienst in de Oost-Indische...

Introduction to Art Therapy: Sources and Resources, is the thoroughly updated and revised second edition of Judith Rubin's landmark 1999 text, the first to describe the history of art in both assessment and therapy, and to clarify the differences between...

This book discriminates and emphasizes approaches that are likely to be productive in terms of understanding the causation and mechanisms of occupational lung diseases. It benefits research academicians in the field of lung diseases, and government and...

The authors seem to have embarked on a sincere endeavour to disseminate what they know about the various types of problem students, their psychology and instruction. Based on reviews and research findings, strategies for coping with specific problem...

Plastic consumption increases with the growing population worldwide and results in increased quantities of plastic waste. It is estimated that the production of plastics increased nearly 200 fold and it is fairly related to two third of the world...

"Emerging Environmental Contaminants and Global Healthcare Systems" cover all aspects of emerging contaminants in the environment which threaten life on Earth. Further emerging contaminant remediation in a pressing need due to the ever increasing...

This book assembles leading scholars from the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and medicine to explore existing One Health approaches and to envision a mode of health that is both more-than-human and also more sensitive to, and explicit...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Der Autor untersucht die Betriebsratsgründung. Unter Analyse der rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen werden (Schutz)Lücken im geltenden Recht aufgezeigt. Es sind Maßnahmen bei der Freiwilligkeit der Bertriebsratsbildung, dem Kündigungsschutz und der...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) in Africa: A Comprehensive Guide" is a vital resource that offers a thorough exploration of the integrated approach to disease surveillance and response in the African context. This comprehensive guide...

Die Streikankündigung als Verfahrensbestandteil, Kalter Streik, Rechtliche Einordnung der Streikankündigung als Arbeitskampfmittel, Rechtmäßigkeit des Kalten Streiks? Die Haftung der Gewerkschaft für den Einsatz einer Streikankündigung

Im Gesundheitswesen und }ber den Gesundheitszustand der Be- v|lkerung steht eine F}lle von Routinedaten zur Verf}gung, an deren kontinuierlicher wissenschaftlicher Aufbereitung, Zusammenf}hrung, Analyse und ...

In diesem Buch wird die Einwirkung von Schadstoffen am Arbeitsplatz auf die Atemwege und das Lungenparenchym sowie deren Reaktion dargestellt. Neu ist die Einbeziehung der 1989 revidierten Berufskrankheitenverordnung. Die...

Die Arbeitswelt ist unbestritten ein Schlüsselsektor für das gesundheitliche Wohlbefinden der Mehrzahl der Bevölkerung. Menschen zwischen 16 und 65 Jahren verbringen einen großen Teil ihrer Zeit an ihrem Arbeitsplatz. ...

This book discusses the latest findings on ensuring employees' safety, health, and welfare at work. It combines a range of disciplines - e.g. work physiology, health informatics, safety engineering, workplace design, injury prevention, and occupational...

This book explores a number of important issues in the area of occupational safety and hygiene. Presenting both research and best practices for the evaluation of occupational risk, safety and health in various types of industry, it particularly focuses...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

The management of infectious diseases demands a deeper understanding of the ecological and socio-economic drivers and needs a holistic and systematic system-thinking approach. Issues such as the ecological and social features of the source of the...