Health Risk Assessment

Join "Mr. Aluminum," a scientist who has made the study of aluminum his life's work, on a journey of discovery, reflection, and the science of aluminum. Professor Christopher Exley is a firm believer that science is only useful when it is properly...

Discover essential skills to liberate yourself from persistent anxiety about your health.Are you constantly worrying about your health, or the health of a loved one? Do you frequently check yourself for lumps, bumps, tingling, or pain? Do you find...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925228694Author Samer NashefFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Scribe PublicationsPublisher Scribe PublicationsDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 16mm

We find risks everywhere--from genetically modified crops, medical malpractice, and stem-cell therapy to intimacy, online predators, identity theft, inflation, and robbery. They arise from our own acts and they are imposed on us. In this Very Short...

"If you want to understand how the latest advances in genomics and AI can completely transform your health, and to translate this promise into practical tools that you can apply today, read this book!"-Mark Hyman, author of Young ForeverTaking us to the...

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429285912, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.This innovative book addresses the question of...

Today, we know cities as shared spaces with the potential to both threaten and promote human health: while urban areas are known to amplify the transmission of epidemics like Ebola, urban residency is also associated with longer, healthier lives. Modern...

An essential collection that advances our understanding of how cities influence our health More than half the world's population lives in cities - a figure that will grow to two-thirds by 2030. As global populations rapidly consolidate around urban...

"An invaluable primer on how inequity breeds ill health" -New England Journal of Medicine AN ESSENTIAL WORK ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, NOW UPDATED AND EXPANDED This newly revised edition of the classic text is a comprehensive,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781567934151Author Marc BardFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Health Administration PressPublisher Health Administration PressWeight(grams) 0g

An authoritative, topical, and comprehensive reference to the key concepts and most important traditional and contemporary issues in medical sociology. Contains 35 chapters by recognized experts in the field, both established and rising young...

Globalisation is breaking down economic, political, cultural, demographic, and social barriers across the world at an astonishing pace. The topic of globalisation can arouse passionate debate in many circles including academic journals, the popular...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781482393828Author Naira Roland MatevosyanFormat PaperbackPage Count 54Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781678135331Author Shane SpikerFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 186g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781640590236Author Abhishek BhagatFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint BhagatPublisher BhagatWeight(grams) 127g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647849573Author S J KlumpenhowerFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint EhgbooksPublisher EhgbooksWeight(grams) 104g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781499155976Author Kwasi Yeboah-AfiheneFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439209554Author Joseph T McFaddenFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams) 254g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781453820520Author Lyndon Troy CastroFormat PaperbackPage Count 338Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439249055Author Richard H RaheFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams) 178g

. . . an important contribution both to studies of women's health and to critiques of development. . . . [Allen's] work among the Sukuma of Shinyanga provides a rich and vivid picture of the circumstances women face from pregnancy through childbirth. . ...

This paper presents unique evidence on health workers' career choices in Ethiopia. It shows that challenges like health workers' limited willingness to work in rural areas, as well as their likelihood to migrate abroad vary substantially and are...

The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region is making progress in opening the doors of development to all. But it still has a long way to go. At the current pace, it would take, on average, a generation for the region to achieve universal access to the...

Similar to developing countries elsewhere, during the 1990s, Central American countries faced pressures to improve the performance of their health systems. In most countries, there was a consensus that the systems were failing to live up to their...

An investigation of the consequences resulting from fertility-related development interventions in TanzaniaBook InformationISBN 9780472112845Author Denise Roth AllenFormat HardbackPage Count 328Imprint The University of Michigan PressPublisher The...

Over the centuries, mankind has slowly reduced the risks and hazards that even as recently as a century ago kept life expectancy to a mere 45 years. Our average life span has improved to 77 years by remarkable progress in public health and safety. But...

Here is a study of Salem, Massachusetts, as that community went about conducting a self-study to discover its needs and moved toward meeting some of them. The story of how a committee was appointed and what it finally accomplished makes a fascinating...

This book addresses health care coverage, quality and costs and future better-quality coverage to all Americans.Book InformationISBN 9781607415329Author Damien B. VerbruggenFormat HardbackPage Count 126Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova...

This book identifies over 5,500 HPSAs designated throughout the United States as of September 2005; multiple federal programs relied on these designations to allocate resources or provide benefits. We estimated that slightly more than half of the HPSAs...

Oxidative Stress: Its Impact on Human Health and Disease Onset examines all factors known to elevate oxidative stress (OS) and the mechanism of OS disease causation. The book is organized in three parts. Part One, "Oxidative Stress and...

What is the likelihood that common chemicals such as bisphenol-A, which is found in plastic water bottles, are harming us? Should shoppers be concerned about pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables in the supermarket produce aisle? Are we risking...

What is the likelihood that common chemicals such as bisphenol-A, which is found in plastic water bottles, are harming us? Should shoppers be concerned about pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables in the supermarket produce aisle? Are we risking...

Molecular Biological Markers for Toxicology and Risk Assessment provides an introduction to the exciting field of biomarkers and their use in toxicology and risk assessment. In recent years, new classes of molecular biomarkers capable of detecting early...

Population, Health & Nutrition - Selected Papers of Hector CorreaBook InformationISBN 9781560727859Author Solomon CohenFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 584g

Urban environments have enormous impacts on health of populations, with close to 80% of the US population living in cities, and public health and planning professionls are presented with real challenges to create the healthiest environment possible. ...

This book provides an overview of the issues of rural healthcare programs and rural homelessness. Telemedicine offers a way to improve health care access for patients in rural areas through remote access, medical diagnosis and patient care; often from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833035110Author Catherine A. JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint RANDPublisher RANDWeight(grams) 354g

Perchloratea "a powerful oxidant used in solid rocket fuels by the military and aerospace industrya "has been detected in public drinking water supplies of over 11 million people at concentrations of at least 4 parts per billion (ppb). High...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789241565196Author World Health OrganizationFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint World Health OrganizationPublisher World Health Organization

Pediatric Collections offers what you need to know - original, focused research in a snapshot approach. Youths who are negatively affected by social determinants of health suffer adverse effects like increased risks of chronic health conditions and...