Archive for the ‘Epidemiology’ Category

Health Promotion: Evidence and Experience

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008


* Publisher:   Sage Publications Ltd
* Number Of Pages:   176
* Publication Date:   2005-10-03
* ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0761940065
* ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780761940067
* Binding:   Paperback

Product Description:
‘In short, Lloyd and Lucas’ approach is challenging in its emphasis on a ‘positive’ and holistic orientation to health and always humane in its emphasis on quality of life and, in the authors’ words, ‘the indivisibility of the individual from society’ -Professor Keith Tones
Health Promotion is a major focus of government policy and an expanding area of practice involving a range of public health professionals.

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Basic Biostatistics for Geneticists and Epidemiologists: A Practical Approach

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

* Publisher: Wiley
* Number Of Pages: 384
* Publication Date: 2008-12-31
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470024895
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470024898
* Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
Anyone who attempts to read genetics or epidemiology research literature needs to understand the essentials of biostatistics. This book, a revised new edition of the successful Essentials of Biostatistics has been written to provide such an understanding to those who have little or no statistical background and who need to keep abreast of new findings in this fast moving field. Unlike many other elementary books on biostatistics, the main focus of this book is to explain basic concepts needed to understand statistical procedures.
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Hepatitis C: The Silent Epidemic

Friday, October 31st, 2008

* Publisher: McGraw-Hill
* Number Of Pages: 208
* Publication Date: 1999-05-11
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0809229579
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780809229574
* Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
Four times more prevalent than the AIDS virus and just as deadly, hepatitis C affects 3.5 million Americans--with 30,000 new cases reported each year. Yet, most Americans have never even heard of this disease. This book provides the general reader, those infected with the disease, and their loved ones with the latest information about prevention, transmission, and treatment.
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