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Epidemiology: Key to Prevention by Klaus Krickeberg 9781461412045
$203.72This book is meant for adoption in first courses on epidemiology in Medical Schools and Faculties of Public Health in developing and transition countries and in workshops in these countries, taught for example by members of international organizations... -
U.S. Family Planning & Population Assistance Abroad: Policies & Restrictions by Elva A. Rivera 9781626185326
RRP: $178.48$115.40This book examines the current policies and restrictions relating to U.S. family planning and population assistance abroad. Topics discussed in this book include abortion and family planning-related provisions in U.S. foreign assistance law and policy;... -
Vaccinations: Types, Potential Complications & Health Effects by David B. Steen 9781606929698
RRP: $279.28$182.15Vaccinations are the administration of antigenic materials to produce immunity to a disease. Vaccines can prevent or ameliorate the effects of infection by a pathogen. Vaccinations are considered to be the most effective and cost-effective method of... -
The Global Eradication of Smallpox by Sanjoy Bhattacharya 9788125039815
$89.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788125039815Author Sanjoy BhattacharyaFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint Orient Blackswan Pvt LtdPublisher Orient LongmanWeight(grams) 138g -
Plague, pox and pandemics: A Jacana pocket history of epidemics in South Africa by Howard Phillips 9781431403851
RRP: $23.08$18.38Over the last decades, we have seen more than three dozen new infectious diseases appear, some of which could kill millions of people with one or two unlucky gene mutations or one or two unfavourable environmental changes. The risks of pandemics only... -
Modern Medical Statistics: A Practical Guide by Brian S. Everitt 9780470711163
RRP: $144.80$124.95Statistical science plays an increasingly important role in medical research. Over the last few decades, many new statistical methods have been developed which have particular relevance for medical researchers and, with the appropriate software now... -
Encyclopaedic Companion to Medical Statistics by Brian S. Everitt 9780470684191
RRP: $123.80$109.33Statistical methodology is of great importance to medical research and clinical practice. The Encyclopaedic Companion to Medical Statistics contains readable accounts of the key topics central to current research and practice. Each entry has been written... -
Human-Insect Interactions by Sergey Govorushko 9780367781583
RRP: $96.58$84.27This book presents a 360-degree picture of the world of insects and explores how their existence affects our lives: the "good, bad, and ugly" aspects of their interactions with humankind. It provides a lucid introductory text for beginning... -
Childhood Obesity: Contemporary Issues by Noel Cameron 9780367454098
RRP: $123.88$107.27The consequences of childhood obesity are serious and far reaching, with both physical and psychological components that add to its complexity. Childhood Obesity: Contemporary Issues provides an up-to-date account of the increase of obesity in children,... -
Geocoding Health Data: The Use of Geographic Codes in Cancer Prevention and Control, Research and Practice by Gerard Rushton 9780367388218
RRP: $130.18$112.58In the past, disease pattern mapping depended on census tracts based on political units, such as states and counties. However, with the advent of geographic information systems (GIS), researchers can now achieve a new level of precision and flexibility... -
Spatial Epidemiological Approaches in Disease Mapping and Analysis by Poh Chin Lai 9781420045468
RRP: $283.50$246.29Containing method descriptions and step-by-step procedures, the Spatial Epidemiological Approaches in Disease Mapping and Analysis equips readers with skills to prepare health-related data in the proper format, process these data using relevant functions... -
Mobilities and Health by Anthony C. Gatrell 9781138269231
RRP: $104.98$91.35Looking at health and health care in a new way, this book examines health risks and benefits as encountered 'on the move' rather than focusing on the risks and benefits incurred at fixed locations. The provision and utilization of health care is also... -
Introduction to Biology and Biotechnology, Second Edition by K. Vaidyanath 9781138116658
RRP: $151.18$132.41Including recent advances, this edition focuses on sustainable development and human welfare in biology, genetics, microbial biotechnology, and molecular medicine. While written for engineers specializing in biotechnology, those in agriculture,... -
Managerial Epidemiology for Health Care Organizations by Peter J. Fos 9781119398813
RRP: $172.10$150.51A new edition of the comprehensive and practical introduction to managerial epidemiology and population health Managerial Epidemiology for Health Care Organizations has introduced the science of epidemiology and population health to students and... -
A Practical Approach to Using Statistics in Health Research: From Planning to Reporting by Adam Mackridge 9781119383574
RRP: $214.10$185.39A hands-on guide to using statistics in health research, from planning, through analysis, and on to reporting A Practical Approach to Using Statistics in Health Research offers an easy to use, step-by-step guide for using statistics in health research... -
Understanding and Conducting Research in the Health Sciences by Christopher J. L. Cunningham 9781118135402
RRP: $247.70$216.03A comprehensive introduction to behavioral and social science research methods in the health sciences Understanding and Conducting Research in the Health Sciences is designed to develop and facilitate the ability to conduct research and understand the... -
Nutrition in Public Health: Principles, Policies, and Practice, Second Edition by Lauren M. Dinour 9781032098289
RRP: $96.58$84.27This second edition of a bestseller, Nutrition in Public Health: Principles, Policies, and Practice focuses on the role of the federal government in determining nutrition policy and influencing practice. Beginning with an overview of public health... -
Nutrition and HIV: Epidemiological Evidence to Public Health by Julia Finkelstein 9781032095448
RRP: $96.58$84.27The world continues to lose more than a million lives each year to the HIV epidemic, and nearly two million individuals were infected with HIV in 2017 alone. The new Sustainable Development Goals, adopted by countries of the United Nations in September... -
Locating Zika: Social Change and Governance in an Age of Mosquito Pandemics by Kevin Bardosh 9781032082226
RRP: $83.98$73.63The emergence of Zika virus in 2015 challenged conventional ideas of mosquito-borne diseases, tested the resilience of health systems and embedded itself within local sociocultural worlds, with major implications for environmental, sexual, reproductive... -
People, Environment, Disease and Death: Medical Geography of Britain Throughout the Ages by G.Melvyn Howe 9780708313732
RRP: $16.78$13.94This text looks at illness and death in Britain as something very dependant upon the whole environment. It adopts the environmental and geographical approach to the study of diseases and death from Medieval to modern times. Maps illustrate the favourable... -
Evaluating Clinical and Public Health Interventions: A Practical Guide to Study Design and Statistics by Mitchell H. Katz 9780521514880
RRP: $207.88$207.33Whether you are evaluating the effectiveness of a drug, a medical device, a behavioral intervention, a community mobilization, or even a new law, this is the book for you. Written in plain language, it simplifies the process of designing interventions,... -
Health of the Nation by Dr Ali Mehdi 9780199499830
RRP: $117.60$114.26This volume brings together world's leading experts to analyse the challenges facing survival and health in India and what it would take to address them. It aims to enhance the significance of health in the context of India's public policy, with... -
Inside The 2009 Influenza Pandemic by Jon Stuart Abramson 9789814324106
RRP: $126.00$109.83The 2009 influenza pandemic, like all emerging infections, had unique characteristics and challenges. This book examines the epidemiology, clinical manifestations and outcome of the 2009 pandemic as compared to seasonal influenza and previous pandemics... -
Clear-Cutting Disease Control: Capital-Led Deforestation, Public Health Austerity, and Vector-Borne Infection by Rodrick Wallace 9783030102777
RRP: $83.98$76.00The vector-borne Zika virus joins avian influenza, Ebola, and yellow fever as recent public health crises threatening pandemicity. By a combination of stochastic modeling and economic geography, this book proposes two key causes together explain the... -
Contested Epidemics: Policy Responses In Brazil And The Us And What The Brics Can Learn by Eduardo J. Gomez 9781783265145
RRP: $220.50$191.92Despite their similar political and economic structures, Brazil and the United States have contrasting relationships with the international community as well as different policy approaches to the prevention and treatment of epidemics. In this regard, an... -
Evaluating A Pandemic by Charles A Pasternak 9789811262814
RRP: $147.00$127.76Written by an international group of experts and endorsed by leading scientists, this multi-author book answers two of today's most pressing questions: the origin of the virus and the consequences of lockdown. Aimed at the general reader as well as at... -
The Prevention of Cancer: Pointers from Epidemiology by Richard Doll 9781138537781
RRP: $283.50$246.29Epidemiological studies show that cancer incidence is far more dependent on the conditions of life than previously supposed. Classically, cancers occurred with heavy exposure to a specific occupational hazard, or were associated with habits. In some... -
Revival: Cannabis Physiopathology Epidemiology Detection (1992) by Gabriel G. Nahas 9781138557802
RRP: $94.48$82.49Cannabis Physiopathology and Detection features an outstanding collection of contributions from leading researchers around the world. Papers were presented at the Second International Colloquium on Illicit Drugs, held at the French National Academy of... -
Obesity Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment: A Multidisciplinary Approach by Rexford S. Ahima 9781774633304
RRP: $174.28$151.52This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. The book provides a comprehensive perspective on the subject of obesity epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of obesity. The chapters provide a better understanding of obesity and... -
Mathematical Population Dynamics and Epidemiology in Temporal and Spatio-Temporal Domains by Harkaran Singh 9781771886710
RRP: $260.40$225.56Mankind now faces even more challenging environment- and health-related problems than ever before. Readily available transportation systems facilitate the swift spread of diseases as large populations migrate from one part of the world to another... -
Obesity Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment: A Multidisciplinary Approach by Rexford S. Ahima 9781771880084
RRP: $252.00$218.42This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. The book provides a comprehensive perspective on the subject of obesity epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of obesity. The chapters provide a better understanding of obesity and... -
Epidemic Risk Analysis and Assessment in Transport Services: COVID-19 and Other Viruses by Rafał Burdzik 9781032069623
RRP: $115.48$100.21"Accurate and fully explicit mathematical models and derivations make the proposed method truly universal irrespective of the geographical location and the kind of virus epidemic."Minvydas Ragulskis, Kaunas University of Technology, LithuaniaThe effects... -
Textbook of Clinical Epidemiology: For Medical Students by Chongjian Wang 9789819936212
RRP: $146.98$124.11This book is a comprehensive and practical introduction of clinical epidemiology for students and practitioners. It covers both the basic principles and concepts of clinical epidemiology as well as its applications in various medical disciplines.It... -
Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Korea: Policy Learning Perspectives by Kilkon Ko 9780367645373
RRP: $104.98$91.35This book examines the importance of accumulated disaster management experience and the risk awareness of civil society by analyzing Korea’s COVID-19 response from the perspective of policy learning. Prior to the spread of COVID-19, Korea was a country... -
Fractal Signatures in the Dynamics of an Epidemiology: An Analysis of COVID-19 Transmission by Santo Banerjee 9781032327693
RRP: $252.00$217.58Describes a variety of innovative research models to illustrate the impact of COVID-19 in multiple countries. Offers models for predicting death or transmission patterns in a population. Monitors the global dynamics of the disease and its impact on... -
Applied Epigenomic Epidemiology Essentials: A Guide to Study Design and Conduct by Laurens Holmes, Jr. 9780367556273
RRP: $94.48$83.33This applied clinical medicine and public health text introduces the fundamental concepts in epidemiological investigation and demonstrates how to integrate emerging research on epigenomics into practice.Epidemiology has a vital strategic role in... -
Spatio–Temporal Methods in Environmental Epidemiology with R by Gavin Shaddick 9781032397818
RRP: $193.18$169.68Spatio-Temporal Methods in Environmental Epidemiology with R, like its First Edition, explores the interface between environmental epidemiology and spatio-temporal modeling. It links recent developments in spatio-temporal theory with epidemiological... -
The Encyclopaedic Companion to Medical Statistics by Everitt 9780470689301
RRP: $144.80$125.79During the last twenty years statistical methodology has become of central importance in research studies in medicine and also in day-to-day clinical practice. The medical literature is now liberally punctuated not only with relatively routine... -
Writing Grant Proposals in Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine, and Biostatistics by Lisa Chasan-Taber 9780367722326
RRP: $115.48$100.21Competition for research funds in epidemiology, preventive medicine and biostatistics is highly competitive and at the same time, the grant application and review process at such agencies at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has undergone... -
Climate Changes and Epidemiological Hotspots by Debleena Bhattacharya 9780367637682
RRP: $193.18$167.58Climatic change plays an integral part in planetary health and is amongst the most important global environmental aspect that has an impact on human health. The linkage between the environmental change and disease dynamics has been highlighted in recent...