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Disease Mapping with WinBUGS and MLwiN
Wiley 2003; US$ 131.00Disease mapping involves the analysis of geo-referenced disease incidence data and has many applications, for example within resource allocation, cluster alarm analysis, and ecological studies. There is a real need amongst public health workers for simpler and more efficient tools for the analysis of geo-referenced disease incidence data. Bayesian... more...
Seasonal Patterns of Stress, Immune Function, and Disease
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 54.00This first book to examine seasonal immune function from an interdisciplinary perspective presents evidence that infection is cyclical with the seasons, and that this phenomenon is mirrored in cycles of immune function. Stress, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, and human cancers are examined, and the role of hormones is considered. more...
Culture/Place/Health
Taylor and Francis 2001; US$ 69.95Culture/Place/Health is the first exploration of cultural-geographical health research for a decade, drawing on contemporary research undertaken by geographers and other social scientists to explore the links between culture, place and health. It uses a wealth of examples from societies around the world to assert the place of culture in shaping relations... more...
Integration Of Public Health With Adaptation To Cl
Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 149.95By exploring cases in public health and prior lessons learned, this valuable title for those involved in health aspects of climate variation, identifies the key adjustments necessary for public health systems to effectively adapt to climatic change. more...
Under the Weather
Vision Paperbacks 2006; US$ 16.99In our drive to achieve good health, we consult a variety of experts, but how many of us think of consulting the weatherman? This work introduces Biometeorology an expanding science that has shown our health to be inextricably linked to atmospheric conditions. more...
Evaluation of Certain Mycotoxins in Food, No. 906
World Health Organization 2002; US$ 12.60Fifty-sixth Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Committee on Food Additives. This report presents the conclusions os a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee converned to assess the risks associated with the consumption of food contaminated with specific mycotoxins. The first part of the report contains a general discussion of the principles for evaluating mycotoxins... more...
Climate Change and Human Health
World Health Organization 2003; US$ 18.00Over the ages, human societies have altered local ecosystems and modified regional climates. Today, the human influence has attained a global scale. This reflects the recent rapid increase in population size, energy consumption, intensity of land use, international trade and travel, and other human activities. These global changes have heightened awareness... more...
Prevention and Management of Osteoporosis
World Health Organization 2003; US$ 36.00Prevention and Management of Osteoporosis - Report of a WHO Scientific Group. To help describe the nature and consequences of osteoporosis, as well as strategies for its prevention and management, a WHO Scientific Group meeting of international experts was held in Geneva, which resulted in this technical report. This monograph describes in detail normal... more...
World Health Report 2003
World Health Organization 2003; US$ 13.50The World Health Report 2003: Shaping the Future: A Vision for Global Health predicts that major global health improvements will be achieved in the next few years. Dr Jong-Wook Lee, Director-General of WHO, describes WHO?s ambition ''to help all people, but especially the poorest among them, to shape a better future''. The report advocates a new drive... more...
WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations
World Health Organization 2006; US$ 45.00This report presents the recommendations of an international group of experts convened by the World Health Organization to consider matters concerning the quality assurance of pharmaceuticals and specifications for drug substances and dosage forms. The report is complemented by a number of annexes. These include: a list of available international chemical... more...









