Public Health & Preventive Medicine

Researchers often have difficulties collecting enough data to test their hypotheses, either because target groups are small or hard to access, or b...

A provocative chronicle of how US public health has strayed from its liberal roots. The Covid-19 response was a crucible of politics and public hea...

Did early modern people care about their health? And what did it mean to lead a healthy life in Italy and England? Through a range of textual evid...

Concise, portable, and user-friendly, The Washington Manual® of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement covers essential information in every area o...

The mortality rate from stroke is greater in low and middle income countries (LMIC) compared to high-income countries (HIC) as a result of multiple...

Migration-sensitive monitoring of health is essential in order to assess and react to changing health care needs of culturally diverse groups in Eu...

COVID-19: Cultural Change and Institutional Adaptations provides critical insights into the impact of the pandemic on the relationship between cult...

This report follows the first report produced under the Development Account project on: 'Strengthening consumer protection in the provision of heal...

A Plague on All Our Sports is the story of what happened when Covid-19 and sport collided, examining the impact of the pandemic through a unique le...

In September 2015, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a workshop to explore the basic and translational research ...

Mosquito Warrior tells the engrossing story of General William C. Gorgas (18541920), the once-renowned pioneer in tropical disease research and pub...

Beside the fascination in the feasibility and the remarkable advances in the impressive development of transplantation medicine, it is beset with a...

THE ESSENTIAL WORK IN TRAVEL MEDICINE -- NOW COMPLETELY UPDATED FOR 2018 As unprecedented numbers of travelers cross international borders each da...

Adulthood: An Introduction offers a thorough foundation to learn, consolidate, and apply developmental concepts and current knowledge to the psycho...

Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) plays an important role in health policy debates, helping to shape resource allocation and pricing decisions. Yet...

Dementia is a particularly cruel and teasing disease for which there is no known cure. No vaccine... and no escape, once it takes a hold. My book...

This book examines the challenges faced by developmental scientists as the population under the age of 18 in the United States has become a majorit...

This book will help you to understand and appraise clinical research articles and guidelines and assess how they should influence your practice. A...

This book reviews the etiology of major zoonotic diseases, their impact on human health, and control mechanisms for better management. It also exam...

Sifting through the numerous guidelines on physical activity and health published by government agencies, professional organizations, and associat...

With a focus on mental illness, Shell-shocked British Army veterans in Ireland provides the first in-depth investigation of disabled Great War vete...