Public health and preventive medicine Books

This book compiles reports and findings of the Advisory Committee for Plague Investigation in India between 1898 and 1904. It covers the epidemiology, pathology, and prevention of the bubonic and pneumonic plagues that swept through India during this...

This textbook provides a thorough examination of military hygiene and sanitation practices, including disease prevention, nutrition, and environmental factors. It also discusses the management of medical services in the military setting. A vital resource...

This report covers the work and activities of the Illinois Department of Public Health during its second year of operation. It provides valuable insights into the challenges, successes, and ongoing efforts to improve public health in the state. This is a...

Dieses Buch ist eine bahnbrechende Studie über die Wirkungen von Fettsäuren auf den tierischen Organismus. Der Autor Christianus Andreas Justinus Kerner stellt eine radikale Theorie auf, dass Fett als Gift wirkt und die Ursache für viele Krankheiten...

The first official report on the living conditions of the working class in the city of New York, with a variety of suggested remedies for improvement. A seminal work in the history of American public health.This work has been selected by scholars as...

Ce livre propose des conseils pratiques pour l'alimentation des patients malades et convalescents. Il peut être une ressource utile pour les professionnels de la santé et les soignants.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally...

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...

Significant advancements in nutrition's impact on the eye have occurred faster than any volume can document... until now. This book gives the background and rationale regarding the physiological damage caused by biological oxidants as well as the...

Caffeine-found in tea, coffee, maté, cola beverages, cocoa, and chocolate products-is an integral part of the diet of many people. Caffeine answers questions for a broad range of readers interested in the effects beverages and foods containing this...

The Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition is a concise reference for professionals and students interested in the role of lipids in nutrition. Over 100 tables and illustrations provide quick access to the most current data available.

This book provides a comprehensive review of our knowledge of vitamin B-6 requirements and metabolism throughout pregnancy and lactation. It concentrates on two primary points: adequacy of available methodologies and a presentation of the extant...

In ten essays commissioned by the NutraSweet Company, contributors from the health and food sciences explain to the general consumer that nutrition is not as simple as some people make it out to be, and there are still questions about sugar, cholesterol,...

This book is devoted to the effects of food and of nutrient intake on the disposition of foreign compounds, and discusses effects of drugs on nutrition. It is intended for nutritionists and clinical investigators concerned with interpretation of aberrant...

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The Advanced Research Workshop in Bucharest from 20. to 22. 04. 1998 covered a broad spectrum of medical and pharmaceutical approaches dealing to maintenaning and restoring of the health of civilians and military personnel...

Econometrics of Health Care - which we have sometimes called 'medico­ metrics' - is a field in full expansion. The reasons are numerous: our knowl­ edge of quantitative relations in the field of health econometrics is far from...

Your Tube is a beacon of empowerment for anyone who relies on a feeding tube for nutrition and hydration. The book adopts a reader-friendly approach by demystifying nutrition jargon and presenting personalisation of tube feeding nutrition in an...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Only one generation ago, entomology was a proudly isolated discipline. In Comstock Hall, the building of the Department of Entomology at Cornell University where I was first introduced to experimental science in the laboratory...

Only in recent years has it been revealed that V. cholerae is a normal inhabitant of esturine and riverine waters. This means that even if the disease can be eliminated from human population by vaccines etc. the vibrio will...

This IMA Volume in Mathematics and its Applications STATISTICAL MODELS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY, THE ENVIRONMENT,AND CLINICAL TRIALS is a combined proceedings on "Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials" and "Statistics and Epidemiology:...

A sound statistical account of the principles and methods for the design and analysis of observational studies. Readers are assumed to have a working knowledge of basic probability and statistics, but otherwise the account is...

Destined to become a classic epidemiological study, EXPECTA- TIONS OF LIFE surveys world mortality, describing and ex- plaining the declines of mortality which have become especi- ally evident in this century.

This book contains the ideas of functional data analysis by a number of case studies. The case studies are accessible to research workers in a wide range of disciplines. Every reader should gain not only a specific understanding of the methods of...

This IMA Volume in Mathematics and its Applications MATHEMATICAL APPROACHES FOR EMERGING AND REEMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES: MODELS, AND THEORY METHODS is based on the proceedings of a successful one week workshop. The pro­...

Biobanking, i.e. storage of biological samples or data emerging from such samples for diagnostic, therapeutic or research purposes, has been going on for decades. However, it is only since the mid 1990s that these activities...

From the authors of "Fundamentals of Clinical Trials" which has sold over 15,000 copies world wide since its publication in 1998. No competition yet as the text does not focus on how to do clinical trials but on very specific...

- Coherent and unified treatment of nonlinear regression with R. - Example-based approach. - Wide area of application.

Approaching global health through a social justice lens, this text explores both established and emerging issues for contemporary health and wellbeing.Divided into two parts, the book introduces key concepts in relation to global public health, such as...

Proceedings of the First Symposium held in Yamagata, Japan, June 16, 1994

Systemic Method Mark B. Mengel, M. D. , M. P. H. Learning Objectives 3 The Biomedical Model 6 A New Framework: The Systemic Patient-Centered Method 9 Physician Roles Patient Roles 22 Patient-Centered Clinical Decision-Making...

The formation of drug policy is a complex phenomena influenced by a multi­ tude of sources. Among others, these influences include historical factors, contemporary public opinion regarding the nature and magnitude of drug use...

Susan M. De Vos uses comparative and life course perspectives to provide an in-depth demographic study of the household. Based on data gathered by the World Fertility Survey, this illuminating reference explores household...

 Computer scientists have increasingly been enlisted as “bioinformaticians” to assist molecular biologists in their research. This book is a practical introduction to bioinformatics for these computer scientists. The chapters are...

"The Rabies Mastery Bible: Your Blueprint for Complete Rabies Management" is a definitive guide that unravels the complexities of Rabies, offering a comprehensive look at its history, transmission, symptoms, and global impact. Delve into the foundations...

Einsendeaufgabe aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Psychologie - Beratung, Therapie, Note: 0,7, Deutsche Hochschule für Prävention und Gesundheitsmanagement GmbH, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die folgende Arbeit befasst sich mit der Theorie der...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Psychologie - Klinische Psychologie, Psychopathologie, Prävention, SRH Fernhochschule, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit führt eine quantitative Datenanalyse durch, die das Ziel verfolgt, die Qualität...

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Health - Public Health, grade: 8,4, Maastricht University (Faculty for Health, Medicine and Life Sciences), language: English, abstract: According to Eurostat statistics, the proportion of elderly people...

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Public Health, Note: 1,3, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (Epidemiologie, Sozialmedizin und Gesundheitssystemforschung), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Zur Untersuchung der Qualität sowie der...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2001 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medizin und Gesundheit, Note: 2,0, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf (Sozialwissenschaftliches Institut), Veranstaltung: Soziologie des Sports, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das...

The book was created in the light of experiences considering how individuals in different cultures in Turkey evaluate concepts of health and disease. It is important to know the cultural characteristics of the community to allow individuals and societies...

The book presents a range of new developments in the theory and practice of multivariate statistical data analysis. Several contributions illustrate the use of multivariate methods in application fields such as economics,...