Public Health


Insecurity, Inequality, and Obesity in Affluent Societies

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Hardback May 2012 ISBN13: 9780197264980ISBN10: 0197264980 Instead of the individual, Avner Offer edits a collect of articles providing an institutional perspective on obesity
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Essentials of Toxicology for Health Protection

Second Edition
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Paperback May 2012 ISBN13: 9780199652549ISBN10: 0199652546 Essentials of Toxicology for Health Protection is a key handbook and course reader for all health protection professionals.
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Health, Illness and Wellbeing:

Perspectives and Social Determinants.
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Paperback May 2012 ISBN13: 9780195576122ISBN10: 0195576128 Introduces students to the important ideas that underlie the field of public health today.
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Ethics in Global Health

Research, Policy and Practice
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Hardback May 2012 ISBN13: 9780199890453ISBN10: 0199890455 This is a collection of Ruth Macklin's previously published articles on ethics in global health and research. The articles range from a chapter in a book published in 1989 to a journal article currently in press. The essays fall into two broad categories: policy and practice, and multinational research.
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The Oxford Handbook of Exercise Psychology

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Hardback Apr 2012 ISBN13: 9780195394313ISBN10: 0195394313 The Oxford Handbook of Exercise Psychology is an authoritative and comprehensive presentation of the breadth and depth of empirical contributions utilizing state-of-the-science theories and approaches in exercise psychology. The information presented in this text highlights the public health challenge of increasing participation in physical activity to enhance physical and mental health.

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The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of the Biopharmaceutical Industry

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Hardback Mar 2012 ISBN13: 9780199742998ISBN10: 0199742995 Eighteen chapters by leading scholars unpack the economics of the biopharmaceutical industry, including R&D, markets, pricing regulation, promotion, and many other important topics

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Dissemination and Implementation of Evidence-Based Psychological Interventions

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Hardback Mar 2012 ISBN13: 9780195389050ISBN10: 0195389050 The lack of widely available, effective mental health care presents a major public health problem. This volume describes the rapidly expanding area of dissemination and implementation of evidence-based psychological interventions. Leading efforts internationally to improve access to effective care are highlighted by the leaders of these programs.
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Oxford American Handbook of Disaster Medicine

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Paperback Mar 2012 ISBN13: 9780195379068ISBN10: 0195379063 Covers the entire scope of disaster medicine.

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Fat, Fate, and Disease

Why exercise and diet are not enough
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Hardback Mar 2012 ISBN13: 9780199644629ISBN10: 0199644624 Explores the dominant myth that the exploding epidemic of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes can be tackled by focusing on adult life styles
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A Public Health Perspective on End of Life Care

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Paperback Mar 2012 ISBN13: 9780199599400ISBN10: 0199599408 Focusing on population health and discussing studies using different methodologies, A Public Health Perspective on End of Life Care presents a synthesis and overview of relevant research and empirical data on the end of life that can bear a basis for a more systematic 'public health of the end of life'.
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