Public Health & Preventive Medicine

Written by a team of medical experts, this market-leading dictionary offers clear and authoritative definitions for all aspects of medical science....

This book consolidates current knowledge in the field and discusses psychiatric disorders among the elderly, while bridging the gap between clinica...

This book examines the methods used to evaluate the value of health promotion projects and determines whether attempts to change peoples lifestyles...

What is public health and why is it important? By looking at the foundations of public health, its historical evolution, the themes that underpin p...

Part of the Understanding Public Health series, this book offers students and practitioners an accessible exploration of global health.Global healt...

Engaging Patients in Healthcare is the roadmap we need to guide the creation of the healthcare system weve all dreamed about one that truly taps t...

People-centred public health examines how members of the public can be involved in delivering health improvement, primarily as volunteers or lay he...

This Handbook provides an authoritative overview of current issues and debates in the field of health care management. It contains over twenty chap...

This excellent book could not be more timely. It must now be apparent to almost everyone that we cannot go on as we have done in the past The aut...

Welcome to the world of sexed-up medicine, where patients have been turned into customers, and clinics and waiting rooms are jammed with healthy pe...

The NHS is an institution close to the hearts of most Britons. People even profess to 'love it'. But it is now of pensionable age and, some would s...

Evaluation of health care is necessary if we are to understand the organisation of health services and to determine how health care interventions s...

Evidence-Based Health Practice is an introductory level text for undergraduate students studying in allied health, public health and nursing course...

This popular book is written by leading experts in the field and covers all the key aspects of healthcare management. Written with healthcare manag...

Rated as a top 10 book about the COVID-19 pandemic by New Statesman: https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2021/07/best-books-about-covid-19-pandemi...

In the 21st century, corporations have worked their way into government and, as they become increasingly more powerful, arguments about their invol...

There is a long-established, recognised relationship between poor housing and poor health. This report presents the findings from a joint BRE Trust...

This comprehensive and practical text... is widely recognised as an essential text of international relevance, for students and practitioners alike...

Caring for an elderly family member can be overwhelming. But fulfilling life experiences are still possible for both caregivers and their loved one...

This book is an investment in your life-long health. Dr Verner Wheelock brings the food scientist's eagle eye to the conflicting nutritional messag...