Public health and preventive medicine Books

PrefaceForward and Backward Recurrence Times and Length Biased Sampling: Age Specific Models (M. Zelen)Difference between Male and Female Cancer Rates: How Can It Be Explained? (K. Arbeev, S. Ukraintseva, L. Arbeeva, A. Yashin)Non-parametric Estimation...

Models, Inference, and Truth.- The Open Problem.- Defining the Model and Parameter.- Super Learning.- Introduction to TMLE.- Understanding TMLE.- Why TMLE?.- Bounded Continuous Outcomes.- Direct Effects and Effect Among the Treated.- Marginal Structural...

Oncofertility is a specialty that bridges the disciplines of reproductive endocrinology and infertility and oncology, with the goal of expanding the reproductive options of cancer patients. Given fertility risks associated with...

Cancer survivors are returning to the workplace in higher numbers than ever before. This is a positive outcome of the "war on cancer", however, many of these cancer survivors face the possibility of illness- or treatment-related complications; employer...

China, which is fast on its way to becoming the most powerful economic force in the world, has four unique characteristics that distinguish it from other countries in Asia: (1) The proportion of aging population is growing faster than that of Japan (the...

Unless a food is grossly contaminated, consumers are unable to detect through sight or smell the presence of low levels of toxic chemicals in their foods. Furthermore, the toxic effects of exposure to low levels of chemicals are often manifested...

Kernicterus (bilirubin encephalopathy) is a highly interesting example of metabolic encephalopathy. It fills all the characteristics of a metabolic encephalopathy in that it can develop rapidly, produces signature signs and...

Spatiotemporal Environmental Health Modelling: A Tractatus Stochasticus provides a holistic, conceptual and quantitative framework for Environmental Health Modelling in space-time. The holistic framework integrates two...

Praise for Bayesian Thinking in Biostatistics:"This thoroughly modern Bayesian book ...is a 'must have' as a textbook or a reference volume. Rosner, Laud and Johnson make the case for Bayesian approaches by melding clear exposition on methodology with...

Item response theory (IRT) has moved beyond the confines of educational measurement into assessment domains such as personality, psychopathology, and patient-reported outcomes. Classic and emerging IRT methods and applications that are revolutionizing...

Recent years have seen an explosion in new kinds of data on infectious diseases, including data on social contacts, whole genome sequences of pathogens, biomarkers for susceptibility to infection, serological panel data, and surveillance data. The...

The concepts of estimands, analyses (estimators), and sensitivity are interrelated. Therefore, great need exists for an integrated approach to these topics. This book acts as a practical guide to developing and implementing statistical analysis plans by...

Structural equation modeling (SEM) is a very general and flexible multivariate technique that allows relationships among variables to be examined. The roots of SEM are in the social sciences. In writing this textbook, the authors look to make SEM...

In a present where there are countless opportunities for the spread of exotic diseases, the expansion and creation of far more illness in our global population through globalization and rapid transportation, and the contamination of water, air and land,...

This book examines a number of important debates in the philosophy of medicine, including 'what is disease?', and the roles and viability of concepts of causation, in clinical medicine and epidemiology.

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the health status of the Philippine Islands in the early 20th century. It covers topics such as infectious diseases, vaccination programs, public sanitation, and health education. The report was written by...

This book is a compelling treatise on the dangers of alcohol consumption, written in a style that is both persuasive and engaging. Cotter provides detailed information on the physical, social, and moral effects of drinking, and draws on a range of...

This manual is a comprehensive guide to public health practices for local authorities, medical officers, and others. Compiled by leading experts in the field, it provides specific advice and guidance for promoting health and wellness in communities.This...

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...

Shén Nóng Běncǎo Jīng: The Divine Farmer's Classic of Materia MedicaThis long-awaited English translation and critical edition of The Divine Farmer's Classic of Materia Medica by well-known medical historian and translator Dr...

This book teaches Kelee® meditation. This meditation takes 5 minutes to do. The hallmark of Kelee® meditation is that, things that used to bother you, no longer do.A study at UCSD Medical Center shows Kelee meditation decreases stress, anxiety and...

The Nutrition and Health series has been very fortunate to have each of the volumes recognized by rating services, such as Doody's, as valuable contributions for health professionals and individuals interested in the most...

Entitlement Politics describes partisan attempts to shrink the size of government by targeting two major federal health care entitlements. Efforts to restructure or eliminate entitlements as such, and to privatize and decentralize programs, along with...

Are you someone looking for an effective, flexible, and sustainable fat loss plan? A plan that hits excess body fat with multiple strategies in one clear-cut package? So that you can shed those extra kilos more constructively and keep them off for the...

Fachbuch aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medizin und Gesundheit, Note: 1,3, Alice-Salomon Hochschule Berlin , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Lebensqualität zu messen stammt ursprünglich aus der Soziologie. Lebensqualität wird hier „als Maß für...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Medizin - Gesundheitswesen, Public Health, Note: 1,0, DIPLOMA Fachhochschule Nordhessen; Zentrale, Veranstaltung: Clinical Reasoning II, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit ist die schriftliche...

Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Health - Nutritional Science, grade: A, Addis Ababa University (college of veterinary medicine and agriculture), course: Seminar I :CURRENT TOPIC I IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION (ANPS 803), language: English,...

The first volume of this SpringerBrief presents a series of papers compiled from a conference about how after-school programs may be implemented to promote positive youth development (PYD) hosted by Youth-Nex, the University of Virginia Center to Promote...

This concise volume analyzes the potential for the workplace environment-where so many people spend so much of their day-to improve workers' capacity for health and wellness. It pinpoints the link between sedentary lifestyles and poor health, and...

This volume explores the arts-based methodology of body mapping, a participant-driven approach wherein people create richly illustrated life-size maps that articulate their embodied experiences with various health issues. First developed in the...

This brief addresses important aspects of food additives. Through four chapters, the authors describe the chemistry of food additives, the regulatory classification of additives on a large-scale, the risks involved in using chemicals for food preparation...

This brief highlights several of the most pressing challenges in addressing the needs of families who are experiencing homelessness and presents a set of strong policy recommendations for assessment, intervention, research, and service delivery related...

This concise text contains clinical cases covering different types of dysfunctional eating with a focus on the eating disorders in the DSM-5, including the new disorder Avoidant-Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). Each case will follow the format...

This book is designed to present an overview of common geriatrics ethical issues that arise during patient care and research activities. Each chapter includes a case example and practical learning pearls that are useful in day-to-day patient care...

This accessible resource coordinates what we know about the intergenerational transmission of child maltreatment (ITCM), with a specific focus on prevention in context. Cutting through facile cause-and-effect constructs, the authors review and critique...

This inclusive work presents a comprehensive update on vaccines for the international traveller.In over 21 chapters, written by leading writers in travel medicine from Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, vaccinology for travel is explained in...

This thought-provoking treatise argues that current human fertility rates are fueling a public health crisis that is at once local and global. Its analysis and data summarize the ecological costs of having children, presenting ethical dilemmas for...

This book investigates the mathematical analysis of biological invasions. Unlike purely qualitative treatments of ecology, it draws on mathematical theory and methods, equipping the reader with sharp tools and rigorous methodology. Subjects include...

This readable overview offers a public health framework for integrating medical and alternative care to improve health outcomes in patients with chronic illnesses. It details the promise, potential, and challenges of holistic services as patients seek...