Public health and preventive medicine Books
Johns Hopkins University Press Sexually Transmitted Diseases A Physician Tells
Book SynopsisForthright, compassionate, and practical, this guide is a trusted source of advice for anyone who is sexually active.Trade ReviewRecommended. Choice 2008 This is a useful resource for any sexually active person or STD educator. Given the rapidly changing nature of this field, this second edition provides useful updated information. Doody's Review Service 2008Table of ContentsPrefacePart I: What You Need to Know1. Genital Anatomy2. A Key to Symptoms3. What to Expect During an STD Examination4. Sexual Communication: Communicate Now, No Regrets Later5. What Is "Safer Sex"?Part II: Encyclopedia of STDsBacterial VaginosisChancroidChlamydia InfectionDonovanosisEpididymitisFungal (Yeast) InfectionsGenital WartsGonorrheaHepatitis AHepatitis BHepatitis CHerpesHIV Infection and AIDSLymphogranuloma VenerumMolluscum ContagiosumNongonococcal UrethritisPelvis Inflammatory DiseaseProctocolitis, Proctitis, and EnteritisPubic LiceScabiesSyphilisTrichomoniasisAppendix: ResourcesGlossaryReferencesIndex
£26.18
Johns Hopkins University Press Last Call Alcoholism and Recovery
Book SynopsisThrough the stories of people who have escaped the tyranny of alcoholism with the help of AA, Hedblom shows that the road to recovery is a journey of self-discovery, change, and hope.Trade ReviewInteresting, easy to read, and providing realistic insights... A valuable resource to families and therapists. Highly recommended. Choice 2008 This book is a valuable guide to anyone who treats someone suffering from alcohol addiction and is not familiar with the depth of the role that AA plays in treatment. Psychiatric Services 2008 If you really wish to understand Alcoholics Anonymous and work with its members, read this book. -- Brian D. Hore Alcohol & Alcoholism 2008Table of ContentsForeword, by Paul R. McHugh, M.D.Preface1. Alcoholics Anonymous2. A Matter of Definition3. Alcohol and the Alcoholic4. Getting Sober5. Mending: The Steps in Getting Well6. The Components of Sobriety7. The Alcoholic and the Family8. The Road to a Life Well Lives: The PromisesAppendix A: Events in the History of Alcoholics AnonymousAppendix B: How It Works, the Steps, and the TraditionsNotesReferencesIndex
£39.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Last Call Alcoholism and Recovery
Book SynopsisThrough the stories of people who have escaped the tyranny of alcoholism with the help of AA, Hedblom shows that the road to recovery is a journey of self-discovery, change, and hope.Trade ReviewInteresting, easy to read, and providing realistic insights... A valuable resource to families and therapists. Highly recommended. Choice 2008 This book is a valuable guide to anyone who treats someone suffering from alcohol addiction and is not familiar with the depth of the role that AA plays in treatment. Psychiatric Services 2008 If you really wish to understand Alcoholics Anonymous and work with its members, read this book. -- Brian D. Hore Alcohol & Alcoholism 2008Table of ContentsForeword, by Paul R. McHugh, M.D.Preface1. Alcoholics Anonymous2. A Matter of Definition3. Alcohol and the Alcoholic4. Getting Sober5. Mending: The Steps in Getting Well6. The Components of Sobriety7. The Alcoholic and the Family8. The Road to a Life Well Lives: The PromisesAppendix A: Events in the History of Alcoholics AnonymousAppendix B: How It Works, the Steps, and the TraditionsNotesReferencesIndex
£23.88
Johns Hopkins University Press Ethical Issues in Rural Health Care
Book SynopsisThis volume is a useful resource for bioethicists, members of rural bioethics committees and networks, policy makers, teachers of health care providers, and rural practitioners themselves.Trade ReviewOf obvious value for those active in rural health care. It may be even more useful, however, for nonrural practitioners, ethicists, and members of ethics committees. Reading the essays in this volume is like acquiring a new set of glasses. It made me better able to perceive differences in how ethics can be considered based on culture, population, geographic challenges, and personal connections... An even bigger service may be the tools it provides to look differently at problems commonly thought to be understood. -- Myles N. Sheehan, SJ, MD JAMA An excellent scholarly examination of what rural people face in the world of health care. Midwest Book Review A welcome addition to this oft-neglected area of ethics. The collection is broad-ranging and well-designed. -- Robert Macauley Journal of Bioethical Inquiry The common thread among the essays is a bioethical perspective. Their common goal is to raise awareness among rural practitioners and other interested parties about the particular challenges that the rural environment presents. Health AffairsTable of ContentsList of ContributorsPrefaceIntroductionPart I: Overview of Rurality and General Ethical IssuesChapter 1. Rural-Urban Differences in End-of-Life Care: Reflections on Social ContractsChapter 2. The Challenges of Rural Health CareChapter 3. Ethics, Errors, and Where We Go from HereChapter 4. The Ethics of Allocating Resources toward Rural Health and Health CarePart II: Practitioners' VoicesChapter 5. Reflections on Fifty Years in Rural Health CareChapter 6. Serving the Underserved: Personal, Social, and Medical ChallengesChapter 7. Ethical and Sociocultural Issues in Rural Mental Health CarePart III: Specific Ethical Issues and SolutionsChapter 8. Ethical Dimensions of the Quality of Rural Health CareChapter 9. Building Bioethics Networks in Rural States: Blessings and BarriersChapter 10. Structural Violence in the Rural Context: The Ethical implications of Welfare Reform for Rural HealthChapter 11. Rural Geristric Bioethics: A Texas PerspectiveChapter 12. Supporting the Rural Physician: Processes and ProgramsIndex
£47.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Making Cancer History Disease and Discovery at
Book SynopsisA cancer survivor who has himself been treated at the center, Olson imbues this history with humor, passion, and humanity.Trade ReviewOlson illuminates the struggle to understand and treat cancer in the United States. As a cancer survivor treated at the center, Olson imbues M.D. Anderson's history with humor, passion and humanity. Oncology Nursing Forum 2009 A meticulously researched and well-written book... Making Cancer History is a good read and well worth a look. -- Helen Valier Social History of Medicine 2010Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. R. Lee Clark, History, and the Dread Disease2. Present at the Creation3. Designing a Dream, 1946–19504. The Pink Palace, 1950–19555. Changing Paradigms, 1956–19636. M. D. Anderson and the Rise of Medical Oncology, 1964–19697. The Summit, 1970–19718. Waging War and Fading Away, 1971–19779. Charles A. LeMaistre and the Consolidation of Excellence, 1978–198310. Chasing the Devil, 1984–198811. Victory, Defeat, and an Elusive Enemy, 1988–199612. John Mendelsohn and the New Frontiers in Oncology, 1996–200013. New Offensives, 2001–200714. Tipping History?EpilogueNotesBibliographyIndex
£35.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Ethics and Newborn Genetic Screening New
Book SynopsisD., University of WashingtonTrade ReviewEthics and Newborn Genetic Screening... brings together some of the best minds and clearest thinking on the issues at stake. -- Fiona Alice Miller American Journal of Human Genetics 2009
£47.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Get Smart Samantha Hellers Nutrition Prescription
Book SynopsisGet Smart will motivate and empower people of all ages to change their lives.Trade ReviewThe way Heller turns science and the biology of our bodies into easy-to-understand, well organized and usable information, could not [be improved]. -- Riva Greenberg Huffington Post 2010 Very well research and compelling approach. -- Dr. Margie Maddox Boom! Magazine 2010 Perfect for health and general collections alike! Midwest Book Review 2010Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Fat Head2. Brain Spas: Protein3. The Sugar Brain Express: Carbohydrates4. Your ABCs: Vitamins and Minerals5. Brainastics: Exercise6. Cheers to Your Health! Alcohol, Caffeine, and the Brain7. Tips for Success8. Putting It Together, Bit by BitRecipes You Can Live WithReferencesIndex
£24.83
Johns Hopkins University Press Three Shots at Prevention The HPV Vaccine and the
Book SynopsisThe most common sexually transmitted infection, HPV causes cancers of the cervix, vulva, vagina, penis, and anus. When the HPV vaccine first came to the market in 2006, it immediately grabbed attention. This book explores the national arguments and global disputes surrounding the hotly controversial HPV vaccine.Trade ReviewWell written and well researched. It is a valuable addition to the fields of public health, public policy, and pharmaceutical marketing. Choice 2011Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. A Cancer Vaccine for Girls? HPV, Sexuality, and the New Politics of PreventionVaccine Time LinesPart I: The Known and the Unknown: Vaccination Decisions amid Risk and UncertaintyChapter 1. The Coercive Hand, the Benefi cent Hand: What the History of Compulsory Vaccination Can Tell Us about HPV Vaccine MandatesChapter 2. Gardasil: A Vaccine against Cancer and a Drug to Reduce RiskChapter 3. HPV Vaccination Campaigns: Masking Uncertainty, Erasing ComplexityChapter 4. The Great Undiscussable: Anal Cancer, HPV, and Gay Men's HealthChapter 5. Cervical Cancer, HIV, and the HPV Vaccine in BotswanaPart II: Girls at the Center of the Storm: Marketing and Managing Gendered RiskChapter 6. Safeguarding Girls: Morality, Risk, and ActivismChapter 7. Producing and Protecting Risky GirlhoodsChapter 8. Re- Presenting Choice: Tune in HPVPart III: Focus on the Family: Parents Assessing Morality, Risk, and Opting OutChapter 9. Parenting and Prevention: Views of HPV Vaccines among Parents Challenging Childhood ImmunizationsChapter 10. Decision Psychology and the HPV VaccineChapter 11. Nonmedical Exemptions to Mandatory Vaccination: Personal Belief, Public Policy, and the Ethics of RefusalChapter 12. Sex, Science, and the Politics of Biomedicine: Gardasil in Comparative PerspectivePart IV: In Search of Good Government: Eu rope, Africa, and America at the Crossroads of Cancer PreventionChapter 13. Vaccination as Governance: HPV Skepticism in the United States and Africa, and the North- South DivideChapter 14. Public Discourses and Policymaking: The HPV Vaccination from the Europe an PerspectiveChapter 15. HPV Vaccination in Context: A View from FranceNotes on Contributors Index
£59.00
The University Press of Kentucky Indigenous Public Health
Book SynopsisAn exploration of community engagement with public healthcare in indigenous communities.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Improving Indigenous Public Health through Community-Engaged Interventions: Stories of Success Standing on the Shoulders of Our Ancestors Addressing Racism in Indigenous Health Using Community-based Participatory Research to Address Indigenous Health Building Infrastructure, Increasing Capacity, and Improving Quality in Indigenous Health Systems Addressing Sexual Health in Indigenous Communities Cancer and Survivorship in American Indians and Alaska Natives Cancer Patient Navigation Community Engagement Programs Reducing Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes Addressing Heart Disease in Indigenous Communities
£38.00
John Wiley & Sons The Contested Boundaries of American Public
Book SynopsisA collection of essays, which attempt to understand what are, and what should be, the public health services' chief goals and activities. It examines the historical evolution of the profession and shows how public health is changing in the context of natural and human-made disasters and the politics that surround them.Trade ReviewThese essays are thought-provoking and speak to the core issues underpinning the public health effort across the spectrum. This book provides a solid foundation for guiding new thought among public health leaders as they work to build a new architecture to counter twenty-first century health threats. This book is a must read for anyone with a stake in protecting and promoting our public's health. -- Dr. Elin A. Gursky, Sc.D. * Fellow and Prinicipal Deputy for Biodefense, ANSER/Analytic Services Inc. *This book is a must read for anyone with a stake in protecting and promoting our public's health. -- Dr. Elin A. Gursky, Sc.D. * Fellow and Prinicipal Deputy for Biodefense, ANSER/Analytic Services Inc. *An important read for anyone in the field of public health, The Contested Boundaries of American Public Health provides a timely analysis of the many ways in which the boundaries of public health are constantly being negotiated. From the emergence of chronic diseases as leading causes of death to the threats of bioterrorism in a post 9-11 world, the authors lay down a compelling, analytical foundation as they examine how far public health should extend its reach and what means are appropriate to carry out its mission. -- Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E) * executive director of the American Public Health Association *An invaluable introduction to an often-neglected, but increasingly visible aspect of medicine in society. This should be of interest to anyone interested in the formation of policy in the twenty-first century. -- Charles Rosenberg * Harvard University *This valuable compendium's articles focus on the complexities of renegotiating the boundaries of intervention in promotion of a healthy population in a political climate that elevates individual responsibility and limited government. This collection should be mandatory reading for history of medicine/public health graduate students. Highly recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsPublic health and economics: externalities, rivalries, excludability, and politics / Sherry Glied The limits of relying on employers in an intersectoral public health partnership / Dennis P. Scanlon and Marianne H. Hillemeier Speaking for the public: the ambivalent quest of twentieth-century public health / Nancy Tomes Environmental health as a core public health component / Phil Brown Paternalism and its discontents: motorcycle helmet laws, libertarian values, and public health / Marian Moser Jones and Ronald Bayer Prevention strategies and public health: individual and structural prevention in homelessness / William McAllister, Mary Clare Lennon, and Işil Çelimli Dealing with Humpty Dumpty: research, practice, and the ethics of public health surveillance / Amy L. Fairchild Health production: a common framework to unify public health and medicine / Alvin R. Tarlov The challenge of 9/11 to the ideologies of population and public health / David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz Public health preparedness: evolution or revolution? / Nicole Lurie, Jeffrey Wasserman, and Christopher D. Nelson Blown away: health care, health coverage, and public health after 9/11 and Katrina / Beatrix Hoffman
£38.54
John Wiley & Sons The Door of Last Resort Memoirs of a Nurse
Book SynopsisTrade Review“A wonderful personal story of what it means to be part of a disruptive movement that changed healthcare in the United States, making nurse practitioners the future of primary care.” -- Tine Hansen-Turton * National Nursing Centers Consortium *"Ward makes a convincing case for a view of health care that relies on clinical skills and diagnosis with sensitivity to the differences among groups—against one that pursues only curing at the expense of thorough diagnosis and caring." -- Barbra Wall * University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing *Table of ContentsPreface1. Bread Is Not Sugar2. Health Care: Perspectives from the Street Level3. Nurse, Are You a Doctor?4. Protection of the Public or Creation of a Guild?5. Context, Data, and Judgment: When Is Enough, Enough?6. Barriers, Opportunities, and MilitancyEpilogueIndex
£42.61
Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Healthy Wealthy and Wise 2nd Edition Five Steps
Book SynopsisHealth care in the United States has made remarkable advances during the past forty years. Yet our health care system also has several well-known problems: high costs, significant numbers of people without insurance, and glaring gaps in quality and efficiencyand the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 is not the answer. This second edition of Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise details a better approach, offering fundamental reform alternatives centering on tax changes, insurance market changes, and redesigning Medicare and Medicaid.The book proposes five specific reforms to improve the ability of markets to create a lower-cost, higher-quality health care system that is responsive to the needs of individuals, including increasing individual involvement, deregulating insurance markets and redesigning Medicare and Medicaid, improving availability and quality of information, enhancing competition, and reforming the malpractice system. The authors show that, by promoting cost-conscio
£23.35
Hoover Institution Press,U.S. In Excellent Health Setting the Record Straight
Book SynopsisOffers an alternative view of the much maligned state of health care in America, using facts and peer-reviewed data to challenge the statistics often cited as evidence that medical care in the US is substandard and poor in value relative to that of other countries.
£21.21
Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Power to the Patient Selected Health Care Issues
Book SynopsisThe debate rages on over how to cope with the rising costs of medical care - proposed solutions range from a single payer system with a broad government control to loosely defined market-driven plans. The authors look at three key elements of health care costs and offer thoughtful, realistic suggestions to help stem the tide of rising expenses for everyone.
£13.46
Beaufort Books Blinders
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Oldcastle Books Ltd A Short History of Disease
Book SynopsisA Short History of Disease chronicles the historical and geographical evolution of infectious and non-infectious diseases, from their prehistoric origins to the present. A new afterword explores the origins of Covid-19 and examines how governments across the globe dealt with the most serious public health emergency in a...
£16.99
Michigan State University Press 29 Missing The True and Tragic Story of the
Book SynopsisIn 1958 the SS Edmund Fitzgerald entered the Great Lakes and was the biggest ship to sail fresh water. In 1975, while crossing Lake Superior in a snowstorm, she dropped from sight. Although the ship was located at the bottom, no bodies were recovered.
£13.77
Academy Chicago Publishers County
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Hap Book Futurescan 2010 Healthcare Trends and
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£40.46
John Wiley & Sons Inc Introduction to Community and Public Health
Book SynopsisLearn the basics of the five core areas of community and public health Introduction to Community and Public Health covers the basics in each area of community and public health as identified by the Association of Schools of Public Health. In a student-friendly approach, authors Manoj Sharma, Paul W.Table of ContentsFigures and Tables xiii Preface xxi Acknowledgments xxiii The Authors xxv Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH 1 Learning Objectives 1 Defining Community and Public Health 1 Basic Terms in Community and Public Health 5 Issues in Community and Public Health 10 Factors Affecting Community and Public Health 12 Community and Public Health Organizations 19 Historical Timeline for Community and Public Health 24 Current Challenges in Community and Public Health 37 Summary 40 Key Terms 41 Review Questions 42 Skill-Building Activity 42 Websites to Explore 43 References 45 Chapter 2 DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY IN COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH 49 Learning Objectives 49 Definition, Scope, and Evolution of Epidemiology 49 Descriptive Epidemiology and Analytical Epidemiology 51 Contributions of Epidemiology 52 Uses and Functions of Epidemiology 54 Agent, Host, and Environment 56 Rates, Ratios, Proportions, and Percentages 57 Summary 79 Key Terms 80 Review Questions 81 Skill-Building Activity 81 Websites to Explore 82 References 83 Chapter 3 ANALYTICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY IN COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH 87 Learning Objectives 87 Types of Analytical Epidemiological Studies 87 Association and Causation 100 Infectious Disease Epidemiology 103 Chronic Disease Epidemiology 107 Selected Lifestyle Risk Factors 110 Summary 114 Key Terms 115 Review Questions 115 Skill-Building Activity 116 Websites to Explore 116 References 117 Chapter 4 DESCRIPTIVE BIOSTATISTICS IN COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH 123 Learning Objectives 123 Basic Terms in Biostatistics 123 Frequency Distribution 127 Measures of Central Tendency 129 Measures of Dispersion 130 Graphing Methods in Biostatistics 132 Positively Skewed and Negatively Skewed Distributions 132 Summary 138 Key Terms 138 Review Questions 139 Skill-Building Activity 139 Websites to Explore 140 References 142 Chapter 5 INFERENTIAL BIOSTATISTICS IN COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH 143 Learning Objectives 143 Estimation 143 Hypothesis Testing 145 Testing Differences Between Two Group Means 148 Nonparametric Tests for Testing Differences Between Two Groups 151 Testing Differences Between Three or More Groups 152 Nonparametric Counterparts of ANOVA 158 Testing Differences in Proportions 158 Testing Associations Between Two or More Variables 160 Summary 164 Key Terms 165 Review Questions 166 Skill-Building Activity 166 Websites to Explore 167 References 168 Chapter 6 SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES IN COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH 171 Learning Objectives 171 Reasons for Studying Social and Behavioral Sciences 171 Examples from Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity, and HIV/AIDS 180 Community Organization and Community Building 186 Summary 192 Key Terms 193 Review Questions 193 Skill-Building Activity 194 Websites to Explore 194 References 195 Chapter 7 MODELS IN HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION 199 Learning Objectives 199 Planning Health Education and Health Promotion Interventions 199 PRECEDE-PROCEED 200 PATCH 209 MATCH 212 Intervention Mapping 217 APEXPH 219 PEN-3 220 Summary 226 Key Terms 226 Review Questions 227 Skill-Building Activity 227 Websites to Explore 228 References 229 Chapter 8 THEORIES IN HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION 231 Learning Objectives 231 Using Theories and Models 231 Health Belief Model 233 Trans theoretical Model 237 Theory of Reasoned Action, Theory of Planned Behavior, and the Integrative Model 242 Social Cognitive Theory 248 Social Marketing 251 Diffusion of Innovations Theory 254 Summary 259 Key Terms 259 Review Questions 261 Skill-Building Activity 261 Websites to Explore 261 References 262 Chapter 9 METHODS IN HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION 265 Learning Objectives 265 Methods of Teaching and Learning 265 Cognitive Methods in Health Education 268 Affective Methods in Health Education 271 Environmental Methods in Health Promotion 281 Summary 285 Key Terms 286 Review Questions 287 Skill-Building Activity 287 Websites to Explore 287 References 288 Chapter 10 POPULATION DYNAMICS AND CONTROL 291 Learning Objectives 291 Demographic Cycle 291 World Population Trends 292 World Population Stabilization or Decline Post peak 299 Summary 310 Key Terms 311 Review Questions 312 Skill-Building Activity 312 Websites to Explore 312 References 314 Chapter 11 AIR, WATER, AND NOISE POLLUTION 315 Learning Objectives 315 Air Pollution 315 Water Pollution 323 Noise Pollution 330 Solid Waste Management 335 Climate Change and Global Warming 337 Summary 342 Key Terms 344 Review Questions 344 Skill-Building Activity 345 Websites to Explore 345 References 346 Chapter 12 INJURY CONTROL AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 349 Learning Objectives 349 Unintentional Injuries 349 Intentional Injuries 354 Pests and Pesticides 358 Radiation 363 Disaster Management 366 Occupational Safety and Health 369 Summary 377 Key Terms 379 Review Questions 380 Skill-Building Activity 380 Websites to Explore 380 References 381 Chapter 13 ORGANIZATION, FINANCING, AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH SERVICES AND PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES 387 Learning Objectives 387 Understanding the Structure and Functioning of the US HealthCare System 387 Organization of US HealthCare 389 The Uninsured Population 393 Lack of Insurance and Access to Health Care Services 396 Financing Health Systems 399 US HealthCare in the International Context 400 Utilization Trends 402 Private Health Insurance and Managed Care 404 Cost Containment Initiatives 406 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 408 Organization of Public Health in the United States 410 Summary 415 Key Terms 418 Review Questions 419 Skill-Building Activity 419 Websites to Explore 420 References 421 Chapter 14 PROGRAM PLANNING, BUDGETING, MANAGEMENT, AND EVALUATION IN COMMUNITY INITIATIVES 425 Learning Objectives 425 Planning Public Health Programs 425 Preparing Budgets for Public Health Programs 432 Administration and Management of Public Health Programs 440 Evaluation of Public Health Programs 445 Summary 451 Key Terms 452 Review Questions 453 Skill-Building Activity 453 Websites to Explore 454 References 455 Chapter 15 SYSTEMS THINKING AND LEADERSHIP IN COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH 457 Learning Objectives 457 Systems Thinking: The Approach 457 Basics of Leadership 462 Leadership Styles 465 Leadership in HealthCare 466 NCHL Health Leadership Competency Model 467 Cultural Competence 469 Summary 479 Key Terms 481 Review Questions 482 Skill-Building Activity 482 Websites to Explore 483 References 484 Glossary 489 Index 527
£94.00
John Wiley & Sons Inc Statistics for Health Care Management and
Book SynopsisThe must-have statistics guide for students of health services Statistics for Health Care Management and Administration is a unique and invaluable resource for students of health care administration and public health.Table of ContentsPreface xiii Introducing Excel xiii So How Did We Get to Here? xiii Intended Level of the Textbook xiv Textbook Organization xiv Leading by Example(s) xv Acknowledgments xvii The Authors xix Part 1 1 Chapter 1 Statistics and Excel 3 1.1 How This Book Differs from Other Statistics Texts 3 1.2 Statistical Applications in Health Policy and Health Administration 4 Exercises for Section 1.2 14 1.3 What Is the ‘‘Big Picture’’? 15 1.4 Some Initial Definitions 16 Exercises for Section 1.4 26 1.5 Five Statistical Tests 28 Exercises for Section 1.5 30 Chapter 2 Excel as a Statistical Tool 33 2.1 The Basics 33 Exercises for Section 2.1 35 2.2 Working and Moving Around in a Spreadsheet 36 Exercises for Section 2.2 41 2.3 Excel Functions 41 Exercises for Section 2.3 46 2.4 The =IF() Function 47 Exercises for Section 2.4 50 2.5 Excel Graphs 51 Exercises for Section 2.5 56 2.6 Sorting a String of Data 57 Exercise for Section 2.6 60 2.7 The Data Analysis Pack 61 2.8 Functions That Give Results in More than One Cell 63 Exercises for Section 2.8 66 2.9 The Dollar Sign ($) Convention for Cell References 67 Chapter 3 Data Acquisition: Sampling and Data Preparation 71 3.1 The Nature of Data 71 Exercises for Section 3.1 78 3.2 Sampling 79 Exercises for Section 3.2 93 3.3 Data Access and Preparation 94 Exercises for Section 3.3 107 3.4 Missing Data 108 Chapter 4 Data Display: Descriptive Presentation, Excel Graphing Capability 111 4.1 Creating, Displaying, and Understanding Frequency Distributions 111 Exercises for Section 4.1 129 4.2 Using the Pivot Table to Generate Frequencies of Categorical Variables131 Exercises for Section 4.2 135 4.3 A Logical Extension of the Pivot Table: Two Variables 135 Exercises for Section 4.3 140 Chapter 5 Basic Concepts of Probability 141 5.1 Some Initial Concepts and Definitions 141 Exercises for Section 5.1 150 5.2 Marginal Probabilities, Joint Probabilities, and Conditional Probabilities 150 Exercises for Section 5.2 160 5.3 Binomial Probability 161 Exercises for Section 5.3 171 5.4 The Poisson Distribution 173 Exercises for Section 5.4 178 5.5 The Normal Distribution 178 Chapter 6 Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion: Data Distributions 183 6.1 Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion 183 Exercises for Section 6.1 196 6.2 The Distribution of Frequencies 197 Exercises for Section 6.2 208 6.3 The Sampling Distribution of the Mean 209 Exercises for Section 6.3 219 6.4 Mean and Standard Deviation of a Discrete Numerical Variable 220 Exercises for Section 6.4 222 6.5 The Distribution of a Proportion 222 Exercises for Section 6.5 227 6.6 The t Distribution 227 Exercises for Section 6.6 232 Part 2 235 Chapter 7 Confidence Limits and Hypothesis Testing 237 7.1 What Is a Confidence Interval? 237 Exercises for Section 7.1 243 7.2 Calculating Confidence Limits for Multiple Samples 244 Exercises for Section 7.2 246 7.3 What Is Hypothesis Testing? 247 Exercises for Section 7.3 249 7.4 Type I and Type II Errors 250 Exercises for Section 7.4 266 7.5 Selecting Sample Sizes 267 Exercises for Section 7.5 269 Chapter 8 Statistical Tests for Categorical Data 271 8.1 Independence of Two Variables 271 Exercises for Section 8.1 282 8.2 Examples of Chi-Square Analyses283 Exercises for Section 8.2 289 8.3 Small Expected Values in Cells 290 Exercises for Section 8.3 292 Chapter 9 t Tests for Related and Unrelated Data 295 9.1 What Is a t Test? 295 Exercises for Section 9.1 302 9.2 A t Test for Comparing Two Groups 303 Exercises for Section 9.2 316 9.3 A t Test for Related Data 318 Exercises for Section 9.3 321 Chapter 10 Analysis of Variance 323 10.1 One-Way Analysis of Variance 323 Exercises for Section 10.1 339 10.2 ANOVA for Repeated Measures 340 Exercises for Section 10.2 348 10.3 Factorial Analysis of Variance 349 Exercises for Section 10.3 362 Chapter 11 Simple Linear Regression 365 11.1 Meaning and Calculation of Linear Regression 365 Exercises for Section 11.1 373 11.2 Testing the Hypothesis of Independence 374 Exercises for Section 11.2 380 11.3 The Excel Regression Add-In 381 Exercises for Section 11.3 388 11.4 The Importance of Examining the Scatterplot 388 11.5 The Relationship between Regression and the t Test 391 Exercises for Section 11.5 392 Chapter 12 Multiple Regression: Concepts and Calculation 395 12.1 Introduction 395 Exercises for Section 12.1 406 Chapter 13 Extensions ofMultiple Regression 409 13.1 Dummy Variables in Multiple Regression 409 Exercises for Section 13.1 420 13.2 The Best Regression Model 421 Exercises for Section 13.2 431 13.3 Correlation and Multicolinearity 432 Exercises for Section 13.3 435 13.4 Nonlinear Relationships 435 Exercises for Section 13.4 447 Chapter 14 Analysis with a Dichotomous Categorical Dependent Variable 449 14.1 Introduction to the Dichotomous Dependent Variable 450 14.2 An Example with a Dichotomous Dependent Variable: Traditional Treatments 451 Exercises for Section 14.2 462 14.3 Logit for Estimating Dichotomous Dependent Variables 463 Exercises for Section 14.3 475 14.4 A Comparison of Ordinary Least Squares, Weighted Least Squares, and Logit 476 Exercises for Section 14.4 480 Appendix A Multiple Regression and Matrices 481 An Introduction to Matrix Math 481 Addition and Subtraction of Matrices 482 Multiplication of Matrices 483 Matrix Multiplication and Scalars 484 Finding the Determinant of a Matrix 484 Matrix Capabilities of Excel 486 Explanation of Excel Output Displayed with Scientific Notation 489 Using the b Coefficients to Generate Regression Results 490 Calculation of All Multiple Regression Results 491 Exercises for Appendix A 494 References 497 Glossary 499 Index 513
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Statistical Tools for the Comprehensive Practice
Book SynopsisReviews and reinforces concepts and techniques typical of a first statistics course with additional techniques useful to the IH/EHS practitioner.Table of ContentsPreface xv Acknowledgments xvii About the Author xix About the Companion Website xxi 1 Some Basic Concepts 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Physical versus Statistical Sampling 2 1.3 Representative Measures 3 1.4 Strategies for Representative Sampling 3 1.5 Measurement Precision 4 1.6 Probability Concepts 6 1.6.1 The Relative Frequency Approach 7 1.6.2 The Classical Approach – Probability Based on Deductive Reasoning 7 1.6.3 Subjective Probability 7 1.6.4 Complement of a Probability 7 1.6.5 Mutually Exclusive Events 8 1.6.6 Independent Events 8 1.6.7 Events that Are Not Mutually Exclusive 9 1.6.8 Marginal and Conditional Probabilities 9 1.6.9 Testing for Independence 11 1.7 Permutations and Combinations 12 1.7.1 Permutations for Sampling without Replacement 12 1.7.2 Permutations for Sampling with Replacement 13 1.7.3 Combinations 13 1.8 Introduction to Frequency Distributions 14 1.8.1 The Binomial Distribution 14 1.8.2 The Normal Distribution 16 1.8.3 The Chi-Square Distribution 20 1.9 Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Testing 22 1.10 Summary 23 1.11 Addendum: Glossary of Some Useful Excel Functions 23 1.12 Exercises 26 References 28 2 Descriptive Statistics and Methods of Presenting Data 29 2.1 Introduction 29 2.2 Quantitative Descriptors of Data and Data Distributions 29 2.3 Displaying Data with Frequency Tables 33 2.4 Displaying Data with Histograms and Frequency Polygons 34 2.5 Displaying Data Frequency Distributions with Cumulative Probability Plots 35 2.6 Displaying Data with NED and Q–Q Plots 38 2.7 Displaying Data with Box-and-Whisker Plots 41 2.8 Data Transformations to Achieve Normality 42 2.9 Identifying Outliers 43 2.10 What to Do with Censored Values? 45 2.11 Summary 45 2.12 Exercises 46 References 48 3 Analysis of Frequency Data 49 3.1 Introduction 49 3.2 Tests for Association and Goodness-of-Fit 50 3.2.1 r × c Contingency Tables and the Chi-Square Test 50 3.2.2 Fisher’s Exact Test 54 3.3 Binomial Proportions 55 3.4 Rare Events and the Poisson Distribution 57 3.4.1 Poisson Probabilities 57 3.4.2 Confidence Interval on a Poisson Count 60 3.4.3 Testing for Fit with the Poisson Distribution 61 3.4.4 Comparing Two Poisson Rates 62 3.4.5 Type I Error, Type II Error, and Power 64 3.4.6 Power and Sample Size in Comparing Two Poisson Rates 64 3.5 Summary 65 3.6 Exercises 66 References 69 4 Comparing Two Conditions 71 4.1 Introduction 71 4.2 Standard Error of the Mean 71 4.3 Confidence Interval on a Mean 72 4.4 The t-Distribution 73 4.5 Parametric One-Sample Test – Student’s t-Test 74 4.6 Two-Tailed versus One-Tailed Hypothesis Tests 76 4.7 Confidence Interval on a Variance 77 4.8 Other Applications of the Confidence Interval Concept in IH/EHS Work 79 4.8.1 OSHA Compliance Determinations 79 4.8.2 Laboratory Analyses – LOB, LOD, and LOQ 80 4.9 Precision, Power, and Sample Size for One Mean 81 4.9.1 Sample Size Required to Estimate a Mean with a Stated Precision 81 4.9.2 Sample Size Required to Detect a Specified Difference in Student’s t-Test 81 4.10 Iterative Solutions Using the Excel Goal Seek Utility 82 4.11 Parametric Two-Sample Tests 83 4.11.1 Confidence Interval for a Difference in Means: The Two-Sample t-Test 83 4.11.2 Two-Sample t-Test When Variances Are Equal 84 4.11.3 Verifying the Assumptions of the Two-Sample t-Test 85 4.11.3.1 Lilliefors Test for Normality 86 4.11.3.2 Shapiro–Wilk W-Test for Normality 87 4.11.3.3 Testing for Homogeneity of Variance 91 4.11.3.4 Transformations to Stabilize Variance 93 4.11.4 Two-Sample t-Test with Unequal Variances – Welch’s Test 93 4.11.5 Paired Sample t-Test 95 4.11.6 Precision, Power, and Sample Size for Comparing Two Means 96 4.12 Testing for Difference in Two Binomial Proportions 99 4.12.1 Testing a Binomial Proportion for Difference from a Known Value 100 4.12.2 Testing Two Binomial Proportions for Difference 100 4.13 Nonparametric Two-Sample Tests 102 4.13.1 Mann–Whitney U Test 102 4.13.2 Wilcoxon Matched Pairs Test 104 4.13.3 McNemar and Binomial Tests for Paired Nominal Data 105 4.14 Summary 107 4.15 Exercises 107 References 111 5 Characterizing the Upper Tail of the Exposure Distribution 113 5.1 Introduction 113 5.2 Upper Tolerance Limits 113 5.3 Exceedance Fractions 115 5.4 Distribution Free Tolerance Limits 117 5.5 Summary 119 5.6 Exercises 119 References 121 6 One-Way Analysis of Variance 123 6.1 Introduction 123 6.2 Parametric One-Way ANOVA 123 6.2.1 How the Parametric ANOVA Works – Sums of Squares and the F-Test 124 6.2.2 Post hoc Multiple Pairwise Comparisons in Parametric ANOVA 127 6.2.2.1 Tukey’s Test 127 6.2.2.2 Tukey–Kramer Test 128 6.2.2.3 Dunnett’s Test for Comparing Means to a Control Mean 130 6.2.2.4 Planned Contrasts Using the Scheffé S Test 132 6.2.3 Checking the ANOVA Model Assumptions – NED Plots and Variance Tests 134 6.2.3.1 Levene’s Test 134 6.2.3.2 Bartlett’s Test 135 6.3 Nonparametric Analysis of Variance 136 6.3.1 Kruskal–Wallis Nonparametric One-Way ANOVA 137 6.3.2 Post hoc Multiple Pairwise Comparisons in Nonparametric ANOVA 139 6.3.2.1 Nemenyi’s Test 139 6.3.2.2 Bonferroni–Dunn Test 140 6.4 ANOVA Disconnects 142 6.5 Summary 144 6.6 Exercises 145 References 149 7 Two-Way Analysis of Variance 151 7.1 Introduction 151 7.2 Parametric Two-Way ANOVA 151 7.2.1 Two-Way ANOVA without Interaction 154 7.2.2 Checking for Homogeneity of Variance 154 7.2.3 Multiple Pairwise Comparisons When There Is No Interaction Term 154 7.2.4 Two-Way ANOVA with Interaction 156 7.2.5 Multiple Pairwise Comparisons with Interaction 158 7.2.6 Two-Way ANOVA without Replication 160 7.2.7 Repeated-Measures ANOVA 160 7.2.8 Two-Way ANOVA with Unequal Sample Sizes 162 7.3 Nonparametric Two-Way ANOVA 162 7.3.1 Rank Tests 162 7.3.1.1 The Rank Test 162 7.3.1.2 The Rank Transform Test 166 7.3.1.3 Other Options – Aligned Rank Tests 166 7.3.2 Repeated-Measures Nonparametric ANOVA – Friedman’s Test 166 7.3.2.1 Friedman’s Test without Replication 167 7.3.2.2 Multiple Comparisons for Friedman’s Test without Replication 169 7.3.2.3 Friedman’s Test with Replication 170 7.3.2.4 Multiple Comparisons for Friedman’s Test with Replication 172 7.4 More Powerful Non-ANOVA Approaches: Linear Modeling 172 7.5 Summary 172 7.6 Exercises 172 References 178 8 Correlation Analysis 181 8.1 Introduction 181 8.2 Simple Parametric Correlation Analysis 181 8.2.1 Testing the Correlation Coefficient for Significance 184 8.2.1.1 t-Test for Significance 185 8.2.1.2 F-Test for Significance 186 8.2.2 Confidence Limits on the Correlation Coefficient 186 8.2.3 Power in Simple Correlation Analysis 187 8.2.4 Comparing Two Correlation Coefficients for Difference 188 8.2.5 Comparing More Than Two Correlation Coefficients for Difference 189 8.2.6 Multiple Pairwise Comparisons of Correlation Coefficients 190 8.3 Simple Nonparametric Correlation Analysis 190 8.3.1 Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient 190 8.3.2 Testing Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient for Statistical Significance 191 8.3.3 Correction to Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient When There Are Tied Ranks 193 8.4 Multiple Correlation Analysis 195 8.4.1 Parametric Multiple Correlation 195 8.4.2 Nonparametric Multiple Correlation: Kendall’s Coefficient of Concordance 195 8.5 Determining Causation 198 8.6 Summary 198 8.7 Exercises 198 References 204 9 Regression Analysis 205 9.1 Introduction 205 9.2 Linear Regression 205 9.2.1 Simple Linear Regression 207 9.2.2 Nonconstant Variance – Transformations and Weighted Least Squares Regression 209 9.2.3 Multiple Linear Regression 213 9.2.3.1 Multiple Regression in Excel 215 9.2.3.2 Multiple Regression Using the Excel Solver Utility 218 9.2.3.3 Multiple Regression Using Advanced Software Packages 221 9.2.4 Using Regression for Factorial ANOVA with Unequal Sample Sizes 222 9.2.5 Multiple Correlation Analysis Using Multiple Regression 227 9.2.5.1 Assumptions of Parametric Multiple Correlation 233 9.2.5.2 Options When Collinearity Is a Problem 233 9.2.6 Polynomial Regression 234 9.2.7 Interpreting Linear Regression Results 234 9.2.8 Linear Regression versus ANOVA 235 9.3 Logistic Regression 235 9.3.1 Odds and Odds Ratios 236 9.3.2 The Logit Transformation 238 9.3.3 The Likelihood Function 240 9.3.4 Logistic Regression in Excel 240 9.3.5 Likelihood Ratio Test for Significance of MLE Coefficients 241 9.3.6 Odds Ratio Confidence Limits in Multivariate Models 243 9.4 Poisson Regression 243 9.4.1 Poisson Regression Model 243 9.4.2 Poisson Regression in Excel 244 9.5 Regression with Excel Add-ons 245 9.6 Summary 246 9.7 Exercises 246 References 252 10 Analysis of Covariance 253 10.1 Introduction 253 10.2 The Simple ANCOVA Model and Its Assumptions 253 10.2.1 Required Regressions 255 10.2.2 Checking the ANCOVA Assumptions 258 10.2.2.1 Linearity, Independence, and Normality 258 10.2.2.2 Similar Variances 258 10.2.2.3 Equal Regression Slopes 258 10.2.3 Testing and Estimating the Treatment Effects 259 10.3 The Two-Factor Covariance Model 261 10.4 Summary 261 10.5 Exercises 261 Reference 263 11 Experimental Design 265 11.1 Introduction 265 11.2 Randomization 266 11.3 Simple Randomized Experiments 266 11.4 Experimental Designs Blocking on Categorical Factors 267 11.5 Randomized Full Factorial Experimental Design 270 11.6 Randomized Full Factorial Design with Blocking 271 11.7 Split Plot Experimental Designs 272 11.8 Balanced Experimental Designs – Latin Square 273 11.9 Two-Level Factorial Experimental Designs with Quantitative Factors 274 11.9.1 Two-Level Factorial Designs for Exploratory Studies 274 11.9.2 The Standard Order 275 11.9.3 Calculating Main Effects 276 11.9.4 Calculating Interactions 278 11.9.5 Estimating Standard Errors 278 11.9.6 Estimating Effects with REGRESSION in Excel 279 11.9.7 Interpretation 280 11.9.8 Cube, Surface, and NED Plots as an Aid to Interpretation 280 11.9.9 Fractional Factorial Two-Level Experiments 282 11.10 Summary 282 11.11 Exercises 283 References 284 12 Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis 285 12.1 Introduction 285 12.2 Simulation Modeling 285 12.2.1 Propagation of Errors 286 12.2.2 Simple Bounding 287 12.2.2.1 Sums and Differences 287 12.2.2.2 Products and Ratios 287 12.2.2.3 Powers 289 12.2.3 Addition in Quadrature 289 12.2.3.1 Sums and Differences 289 12.2.3.2 Products and Ratios 290 12.2.3.3 Powers 292 12.2.4 LOD and LOQ Revisited – Dust Sample Gravimetric Analysis 292 12.3 Uncertainty Analysis 295 12.4 Sensitivity Analysis 296 12.4.1 One-at-a-Time (OAT) Analysis 296 12.4.2 Variance-Based Analysis 297 12.5 Further Reading on Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis 297 12.6 Monte Carlo Simulation 297 12.7 Monte Carlo Simulation in Excel 298 12.7.1 Generating Random Numbers in Excel 298 12.7.2 The Populated Spreadsheet Approach 299 12.7.3 Monte Carlo Simulation Using VBA Macros 299 12.8 Summary 303 12.9 Exercises 303 References 307 13 Bayes’ Theorem and Bayesian Decision Analysis 309 13.1 Introduction 309 13.2 Bayes’ Theorem 310 13.3 Sensitivity, Specificity, and Positive and Negative Predictive Value in Screening Tests 310 13.4 Bayesian Decision Analysis in Exposure Control Banding 312 13.4.1 Introduction to BDA 312 13.4.2 The Prior Distribution and the Parameter Space 314 13.4.3 The Posterior Distribution and Likelihood Function 314 13.4.4 Relative Influences of the Prior and the Data 315 13.4.5 Frequentist versus Bayesian Perspectives 316 13.5 Exercises 316 References 318 A z-Tables of the Standard Normal Distribution 321 B Critical Values of the Chi-Square Distribution 327 C Critical Values for the t-Distribution 329 D Critical Values for Lilliefors Test 331 Reference 332 E Shapiro–Wilk W Test 𝜶 Coefficients and Critical Values 333 Reference 336 F Critical Values of the F Distribution for 𝜶 = 0.05 337 G Critical U Values for the Mann–Whitney U Test 341 Reference 342 H Critical Wilcoxon Matched Pairs Test t Values 343 Reference 344 I K Values for Upper Tolerance Limits 345 Reference 346 J Exceedance Fraction 95% Lower Confidence Limit versus Z 347 Reference 347 K q Values for Tukey’s, Tukey–Kramer, and Nemenyi’s MSD Tests 349 L q′ Values for Dunnett’s Test 351 Reference 353 M Q Values for the Bonferroni–Dunn MSD Test 355 N Critical Spearman Rank Correlation Test Values 357 O Critical Values of Kendall’s W 359 Reference 361 Index 363
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Environmental Pest Management
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsList of Contributors xi Preface xvMoshe Coll and Eric Wajnberg 1 Environmental Pest Management: A Call to Shift from a Pest]Centric to a System]Centric Approach 1Moshe Coll and Eric Wajnberg 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Modern Developments in Pest Control 1 1.3 The Disillusionment with Integrated Pest Management 3 1.4 A Call for Environmental Pest Management 11 Acknowledgements 13 References 13 Part I General Background 19 2 Approaches in Plant Protection: Science, Technology, Environment and Society 21Deborah K. Letourneau, Margaret I. FitzSimmons and Diego J. Nieto 2.1 Introduction 21 2.2 History of Plant Protection Approaches 22 2.3 Integrated Pest Management: What Does it Take? 31 2.4 Transforming Agriculture Systems for IPM 41 Acknowledgments 43 References 43 3 The Economics of Alternative Pest Management Strategies: Basic Assessment 55Clement A. Tisdell, David Adamson and Bruce Auld 3.1 Introduction 55 3.2 Economic Decisions at Farm Level Based on Threshold Models Assuming Use of a Given Pest Control Technique and Certainty 56 3.3 Uncertainties and Economic Decisions at Farm Level About Pest Control: Assumes a Given Pest Control Technique and Applies the Threshold Approach 60 3.4 Choice of Alternative Pest Control Techniques at Farm Level Assuming Certainty 64 3.5 The Economics of the Timing of Pest Control and the Optimal Choice of Techniques Given Uncertainty 66 3.6 A Note on Biological Pest Control 70 3.7 Discussion of the Modelling of the Economics of Pest Management at the Farm Level 71 3.8 Concluding Comments 73 References 73 Part II Impact of Pest Management Practices on the Environment 77 4 Effects of Chemical Control on the Environment 79Francisco Sanchez]Bayo 4.1 Introduction 79 4.2 Pesticides in Agriculture 79 4.3 Impacts of Pesticides on the Environment 83 4.4 Concluding Remarks 94 References 95 5 Environmental Impacts of Arthropod Biological Control: An Ecological Perspective 105David E. Jennings, Jian J. Duan and Peter A. Follett 5.1 Introduction 105 5.2 The‘Invasion’ Process of Establishing Non]native Biocontrol Agents 106 5.3 Ecological Processes Underlying the EnvironmentalImpact of Biocontrol 107 5.4 Ecological Impact Assessment and Cost–benefit Analysis 111 5.5 Case Study I: Biocontrol of Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) 112 5.6 Case Study II: Biocontrol of Tamarisk (Tamarix spp.) 115 5.7 Concluding Remarks 119 Acknowledgements 120 References 120 6 Effects of Transgenic Crops on the Environment 131Peter B. Woodbury, Antonio DiTommaso, Janice Thies, Matthew Ryan and John Losey 6.1 Range and Scope of Transgenic Crops 131 6.2 Conceptual Framework 132 6.3 Primary Effects 132 6.4 Secondary Effects 134 6.5 Tertiary Effects: Broader Spatial and Temporal Scales 137 6.6 Quantifying Risks and Benefits of Transgenic Traits 140 6.7 Variation Among Countries in Risk Assessment and Management 143 6.8 Conclusions 143 References 144 Part III Influence of Unmanaged Habitats on Pest Management 151 7 Ecosystem Services Provided by Unmanaged Habitats in Agricultural Landscapes 153Stefano Colazza, Morgan W. Shields, Ezio Peri and Antonino Cusumano 7.1 Introduction 153 7.2 Global Importance of Arthropod Natural Enemies in Pest Management 155 7.3 Importance of Multitrophic Interactions to Biological Pest Control 156 7.4 Importance of Unmanaged Vegetation for Biological Control 158 7.5 Landscape Use to Maximize Biological Control 163 7.6 Conclusions 164 References 165 8 The Role of Ecosystem Disservices in Pest Management 175Mark A.K. Gillespie and Steve D. Wratten 8.1 Introduction 175 8.2 EDS and Unmanaged Habitats 178 8.3 Landscape Context and the EDS from Unmanaged Habitats 186 8.4 Managing for EDS from Unmanaged Habitats 188 8.5 Conclusions and Future Research 189 References 190 Part IV Effects of Global Changes on Pest Management 195 9 Effect of Climate Change on Insect Pest Management 197Nigel R. Andrew and Sarah J. Hill 9.1 Introduction 197 9.2 Observed Climate Changes Influencing Agro]Ecosystems 198 9.3 Insect Responses to Climate Change 198 9.4 Overview of Insect Pests in Agro]Ecosystems and Climate Change 202 9.5 How Climate Change and Insect Responses May Affect Various Ecological Processes Important for Plant Protection 207 9.6 Climate Change and IPM Approaches 210 9.7 Directions for Future Research 214 Acknowledgements 214 References 215 10 Effects of Biological Invasions on Pest Management 225George K. Roderick and Maria Navajas 10.1 Invasion Science 225 10.2 Invasions – A Natural Process? 233 10.3 Perception and Value of Introduced and Invasive Alien Species 234 10.4 When to Act, and Why? 235 10.5 How Best to Control Invasive Species? 235 10.6 Case Studies 236 10.7 Conclusions 238 Acknowledgements 240 References 240 Part V Pest Control and Public Health 249 11 Pesticides and Human Health 251Jane A. Hoppin and Catherine E. LePrevost 11.1 Introduction 251 11.2 Human Exposure to Pesticides 251 11.3 Acute Toxicity 254 11.4 Chronic Human Health Effects 257 11.5 Conclusions 265 References 266 12 Human Health Concerns Related to the Consumption of Foods from Genetically Modified Crops 275Javier Magana]Gómez and Ana Maria Calderón de la Barca 12.1 History of GM Foods and Associated Food Safety Concerns 275 12.2 Status and Commercial Traits Regarding Genetically Modified Organisms 277 12.3 The Bases for Unintended Health Risks 281 12.4 Guidelines and Approaches Used for Risk Assessment of GM Foods 282 12.5 Recent Research on in vivo Evaluation of GM Foods Consumption 283 12.6 Shortcomings and Research Needs in the Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Foods 286 12.7 Conclusion 290 References 290 Part VI Policies Related to Environmental Pest Management 297 13 Effectiveness of Pesticide Policies: Experiences from Danish Pesticide Regulation 1986–2015 299Anders Branth Pedersen and Helle Ørsted Nielsen 13.1 Introduction 299 13.2 Denmark – a Pioneer in Pesticide Policies 300 13.3 Effects 306 13.4 Comparing Denmark to the EU and Internationally 315 13.5 Conclusion 319 References 319 14 Impacts of Exotic Biological Control Agents on Non]target Species and Biodiversity: Evidence, Policy and Implications 325Barbara I.P. 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Book SynopsisFeatures a practical approach to the analysis of biomedical data via mathematical methods and provides a MATLAB toolbox for the collection, visualization, and evaluation of experimental and real-life data Applied Mathematics for the Analysis of Biomedical Data: Models, Methods, and MATLAB presents a practical approach to the task that biological scientists face when analyzing data. The primary focus is on the application of mathematical models and scientific computing methods to provide insight into the behavior of biological systems. The author draws upon his experience in academia, industry, and governmentsponsored research as well as his expertise in MATLAB to produce a suite of computer programs with applications in epidemiology, machine learning, and biostatistics. These models are derived from realworld data and concerns. Among the topics included are the spread of infectious disease (HIV/AIDS) through a population, statistical pattern recognition methods Table of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgements xiii About the Companion Website xv Introduction xvii 1 Data 1 1.1 Data Visualization 1 1.2 Data Transformations 3 1.3 Data Filtering 7 1.4 Data Clustering 17 1.5 Data Quality and Data Cleaning 25 References 28 2 Some Examples 29 2.1 Glucose–Insulin Interaction 30 2.2 Transition from HIV to AIDS 33 2.3 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction 37 References 45 Further Reading 45 3 SEIR Models 47 3.1 Practical Applications of SEIR Models 50 References 88 Further Reading 90 4 Statistical Pattern Recognition and Classification 93 4.1 Measurements and Data Classes 94 4.2 Data Preparation Normalization and Weighting Matrix 98 4.3 Principal Components 104 4.4 Discriminant Analysis 107 4.5 Regularized Discriminant Analysis and Classification 112 4.6 Minimum Bayes Score Maximum Likelihood and Minimum Bayes Risk 116 4.7 The Confusion Matrix Receiver–Operator Characteristic Curves and Assessment Metrics 122 4.8 An Example 127 4.9 Nonlinear Methods 131 References 139 Further Reading 140 5 Biostatistics and Hypothesis Testing 141 5.1 Hypothesis Testing Framework 142 5.2 Test of Means 157 5.3 Tests of Proportions 179 5.4 Tests of Variances 212 5.5 Other Hypothesis Tests 232 References 268 Further Reading 270 6 Clustered Data and Analysis of Variance 271 6.1 Clustered Matched-Pair Data and Non-Inferiority 273 6.2 Clustered Data Assessment Metrics and Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios 278 6.3 Relative Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios 286 6.4 Analysis of Variance for Clustered Data 291 6.5 Examples for Anova 300 6.6 Bootstrapping and Confidence Intervals 314 References 316 Further Reading 316 Appendix: Mathematical Matters 317 Glossary of MATLAB Functions 335 Index 407
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John Wiley & Sons Inc An Introduction to Statistical Analysis in
Book SynopsisProvides well-organized coverage of statistical analysis and applications in biology, kinesiology, and physical anthropology with comprehensive insights into the techniques and interpretations of R, SPSS, Excel, and Numbers output An Introduction to Statistical Analysis in Research: With Applications in the Biological and Life Sciences develops a conceptual foundation in statistical analysis while providing readers with opportunities to practice these skills via research-based data sets in biology, kinesiology, and physical anthropology. Readers are provided with a detailed introduction and orientation to statistical analysis as well as practical examples to ensure a thorough understanding of the concepts and methodology. In addition, the book addresses not just the statistical concepts researchers should be familiar with, but also demonstrates their relevance to real-world research questions and how to perform them using easily available software packages incluTable of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xi About the Companion Website xiii 1 Experimental Design 1 1.1 Experimental Design Background 1 1.2 Sampling Design 2 1.3 Sample Analysis 7 1.4 Hypotheses 9 1.5 Variables 10 2 Central Tendency and Distribution 13 2.1 Central Tendency and Other Descriptive Statistics 13 2.2 Distribution 18 2.3 Descriptive Statistics in Excel 34 2.4 Descriptive Statistics in SPSS 48 2.5 Descriptive Statistics in Numbers 52 2.6 Descriptive Statistics in R 57 3 Showing Your Data 61 3.1 Background on Tables and Graphs 61 3.2 Tables 62 3.3 Bar Graphs, Histograms, and Box Plots 63 3.4 Line Graphs and Scatter Plots 136 3.5 Pie Charts 165 4 Parametric versus Nonparametric Tests 191 4.1 Overview 192 4.2 Two-Sample and Three-Sample Tests 194 5 t-Test 195 5.1 Student’s t-Test Background 195 5.2 Examples t-Tests 196 5.3 Case Study 201 5.4 Excel Tutorial 205 5.5 Paired t-Test SPSS Tutorial 209 5.6 Independent t-Test SPSS Tutorial 213 5.7 Numbers Tutorial 218 5.8 R Independent/Paired-Samples t-Test Tutorial 223 6 ANOVA 227 6.1 ANOVA Background 227 6.2 Case Study 236 6.3 One-Way ANOVA Excel Tutorial 241 6.4 One-Way ANOVA SPSS Tutorial 247 6.5 One-Way Repeated Measures ANOVA SPSS Tutorial 252 6.6 Two-Way Repeated Measures ANOVA SPSS Tutorial 261 6.7 One-Way ANOVA Numbers Tutorial 272 6.8 One-Way R Tutorial 288 6.9 Two-Way ANOVA R Tutorial 291 7 Mann–Whitney U and Wilcoxon Signed-Rank 297 7.1 Mann–Whitney U and Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Background 297 7.2 Assumptions 298 7.3 Case Study – Mann—Whitney U Test 299 7.4 Case Study –Wilcoxon Signed-Rank 302 7.5 Mann–Whitney U Excel Tutorial 305 7.6 Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Excel Tutorial 313 7.7 Mann–Whitney U SPSS Tutorial 319 7.8 Wilcoxon Signed-Rank SPSS Tutorial 324 7.9 Mann–Whitney U Numbers Tutorial 328 7.10 Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Numbers Tutorial 337 7.11 Mann–Whitney U/Wilcoxon Signed-Rank R Tutorial 350 8 Kruskal–Wallis 353 8.1 Kruskal–Wallis Background 353 8.2 Case Study 1 354 8.3 Case Study 2 358 8.4 Kruskal–Wallis Excel Tutorial 362 8.5 Kruskal–Wallis SPSS Tutorial 368 8.6 Kruskal–Wallis Numbers Tutorial 375 8.7 Kruskal–Wallis R Tutorial 386 9 Chi-Square Test 393 9.1 Chi-Square Background 393 9.2 Case Study 1 394 9.3 Case Study 2 401 9.4 Chi-Square Excel Tutorial 405 9.5 Chi-Square SPSS Tutorial 418 9.6 Chi-Square Numbers Tutorial 426 9.7 Chi-Square R Tutorial 429 10 Pearson’s and Spearman’s Correlation 435 10.1 Correlation Background 435 10.2 Example 435 10.3 Case Study – Pearson’s Correlation 442 10.4 Case Study – Spearman’s Correlation 445 10.5 Pearson’s Correlation Excel and Numbers Tutorial 448 10.6 Spearman’s Correlation Excel Tutorial 455 10.7 Pearson/Spearman’s Correlation SPSS Tutorial 462 10.8 Pearson/Spearman’s Correlation R Tutorial 467 11 Linear Regression 473 11.1 Linear Regression Background 473 11.2 Case Study 480 11.3 Linear Regression Excel Tutorial 484 11.4 Linear Regression SPSS Tutorial 497 11.5 Linear Regression Numbers Tutorial 508 11.6 Linear Regression R Tutorial 517 12 Basics in Excel 523 12.1 Opening Excel 524 12.2 Installing the Data Analysis Tool Pak 525 12.3 Cells and Referencing 529 12.4 Common Commands and Formulas 532 12.5 Applying Commands to Entire Columns 534 12.6 Inserting a Function 536 12.7 Formatting Cells 537 13 Basics in SPSS 539 13.1 Opening SPSS 539 13.2 Labeling Variables 541 13.3 Setting Decimal Placement 543 13.4 Determining the Measure of a Variable 544 13.5 Saving SPSS Data Files 545 13.6 Saving SPSS Output 547 14 Basics in Numbers 551 14.1 Opening Numbers 551 14.2 Common Commands 553 14.3 Applying Commands 555 14.4 Adding Functions 557 15 Basics in R 561 15.1 Opening R 561 15.2 Getting Acquainted with the Console 562 15.3 Loading Data 566 15.4 Installing and Loading Packages 570 15.5 Troubleshooting 576 16 Appendix 579 Flow Chart 579 Literature Cited 581 Glossary 585 Index 591
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Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book The Power of Women
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Bleeding Disease
Book SynopsisIronically, transforming the hope of a normal life into a purchasable commodity for people with bleeding disorders made it all too easy to ignore the potential dangers of delivering greater health and autonomy to hemophilic boys and men.Trade ReviewThe author's research was impeccable and he writes in a very readable manner. Book Bargains and Previews This book holds wide appeal for both lay readers and medical professionals who are interested in the history of medicine, the ability of technology development to produce both good and bad outcomes, and the influence of societal perceptions on health policy and technology development. -- Bruce L. Evatt Journal of Clinical Investigation A thoughtful, intelligent, and informative contribution to the history of hemophilia and the shaping of safety policies in blood use. Choice Few stories in modern medicine oscillate as dramatically between triumph and tragedy as the history of hemophilia. The Bleeding Disease combines classic history of science with sociological analysis to tell this story in a style that should appeal to both medical and lay audiences. -- Katherine A. High Nature Medicine Excellent. -- Chris Feudtner Bulletin of the History of Medicine A well-researched, readable, and useful history of hemophilia in the United States, contextualized within its scientific, social, and economic milieu... Pemberton's book will serve as an inspiration and a cautionary tale about medical 'progress' writ large. -- Jacalyn Duffin Canadian Bulletin of Medical History A great read for everyone interested in scientific development, technological progress and the management of disease. The Good Care Guide Provides a thorough and detailed history of hemophilia. -- William G. Rothstein History of Science Society A really good review of the historical developments of medicine within a particular clinical condition. -- Ibadete Fetahu Nursing Times A great read for everyone interested in scientific development, technological progress and the management of disease. Nursing Standard A well-researched and compelling history of hemophilia. This book will undoubtedly be a standard for future histories in this area. -- Richard Nollan Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences A meticulously researched and consistently argued work of scholarship... The Bleeding Disease is a significant contribution to the history of biomedicine. -- Peter Hobbins Metascience The Bleeding Disease makes an important contribution to the history of American biomedicine in the twentieth century. -- Sophie Chauveau Medical History The Bleeding Disease is a welcome addition to the literature of that crisis and the history of haemophilia that preceeded it... This Faustian story has been told before; Pemberton enriches he telling not by seeking to blame the companies, the doctors or the regulators but by emphasising the desire for haemophiliacs to have normal lives. It is a dream shared by sufferers of any disease that have made the transition from deadly to chronic from diabetes to AIDS. Social History of Medicine Pemberton has done an admirable job of showing us the vast potential, and substantial limitations, of medical science to solve health problems... This book is strongly recommended for those studying the history of medicine, the history of medical technology, and the sociology of medicine. -- Stephen Inrig American Historical ReviewTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Hemophilia as Pathology of Progress1. The Emergence of the Hemophilia Concept2. The Scientist, the Bleeder, and the Laboratory3. Vital Factors in the Making of a Masculine World4. Normality within Limits5. The Hemophiliac's Passport to Freedom6. Autonomy and Other Imperatives of the Health Consumer7. The Mismanagement of Hemophilia and AIDSConclusion: The Governance of Clinical Progress in a Global AgeNotesIndex
£40.95
Johns Hopkins University Press Public Health for an Aging Society
Book Synopsis2012 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice MagazinePublic Health and Aging was published to critical acclaim almost fifteen years ago. Much has changed in public health since then. Thomas R. Prohaska, Lynda A. Anderson, and Robert H. Binstock now offer a completely new and updated overview of the field in Public Health for an Aging Society. This comprehensive survey discusses research, policy, and practice; managing and preventing diseases; promoting mental and physical health; and maintaining quality of life for an aging society. The fields of public health and aging have grown increasingly complex. Given the interdependency of issues posed by an aging society, the editors of this volume expand the traditional scope and treatments of public health and aging by adopting a social-ecological perspective that incorporates individual, family, community, societal, and environmental concerns. Chapters address the most critical public health issues facing an aging society, including Medicare aTrade ReviewThis is an essential, timely, well-referenced, and thorough update of the subjects covered in Public Health and Aging.—ChoiceI would like to recommend it for all pre-entry health practice and policy courses . . . at the very least it should be a reference text.—Rhonda Nay, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public HealthAn extremely well-written, well-researched, and thorough book, with each topic written by experts. It will be extremely useful to researchers, faculty, practitioners, and students alike.—Sarah J. Olson, Health Promotion PracticePublic Health for an Aging Society is a highly readable volume that captures the essence of public health, introduces the reader to current aging-related challenges, provides direction for addressing those challenges, and offers a glimpse of things to come. After finishing this volume, even the more seasoned among us are likely to have learned something new, to have expanded the way they think about an issue or two, and may even find that their enthusiasm for what we do in public health has been reignited.—Sara J. McLaughlin, GerontologistA current, essential read; a primer for the scholar interested in research and policy setting as they affect the aging individual within a societal framework for public health. . . Comprehensive, well referenced, and presents a gestalt perspective that illuminates the aged within a public-health framework. . . Public Health for an Aging Society is a valuable read for academicians, researchers, clinicians, and policy makers. It is also valuable for each and every one of us as we move through life and become aware of this growing vulnerable population that needs our assistance for safety and security.—Julia A. Greenawalt, Activities, Adaptation and AgingTable of ContentsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of ContributersPart I. FundamentalsChapter 1. Contemporary Prespectives on Public HealthChapter 2. What Are the Roles of Public Health in an Aging SocietyChapter 3. Financing and Organizing Health and Long-Term Care Services for Older PopulationsChapter 4. Assessing the Health and Quality of Life of Older Populations: Concepts, Resources, and SystemsPart II. Social and Behavioral FactorsChapter 5. Social Determinants of Health Inequities and HealthChapter 6. Disability and Functional StatusChapter 7. Behavioral Risk Factors and Evidence-Based InterventionsPart III. Societal ApplicationsChapter 8. Translation: Dissemination and ImplementationChapter 9. Family Caregiving of Older AdultsChapter 10. Social Engagement and a Healthy Aging SocityChapter 11. Public Health Policy SuccessesPart IV. Public Health Infrastructure for an Aging SocietyChapter 12. Technology and AgingChapter 13. Public Health Workforce: Preparing for an Aging SocietyChapter 14. Disaster Preparedness, Response, and RecoveryPart V. Emerging IssuesChapter 15. Plenned and Built Environments in Public HealthChapter 16. Genomics and AgingChapter 17. Global Perspectives on Public Health and AgingChapter 18. Resource Allocation in an Aging U.S. SocietyIndex
£72.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Prescribed
Book SynopsisThe first authoritative look at the history of the prescription itself, Prescribed is a groundbreaking book that subtly explores the politics of therapeutic authority and the relations between knowledge and practice in modern medicine.Trade ReviewA powerful guide that should be in any basic health collection... A fine pick for medical, science, and computer collections alike. Midwest Book Review Prescribed provides the reader with a much better understanding of how we have gotten to our current system of managing, and mismanaging, prescription drugs in the United States. -- Scott D. Grimwood Watermark Both the health care professional and the consumer will benefit greatly from this topical book. Prescribed describes how the prescription has progressed from a document written in Latin to an electronic text that is the principal dimension of people's current encounters with physicians, nurse practitioners, and other physician extenders... Highly recommended. Choice This book provides a good overview of the major problems relating to prescriptions and detailed coverage of particular matters for those who want to investigate them further. -- Nano Khilnani Biz India Magazine The emerging field of pharmaceutical history is well served by Prescribed, an excellent book that examines postwar American pharmacy and medicine by focusing on the act of prescribing. -- Gregory Higby Journal of American History This collection may do for the history of epistemology of pharmaceuticals and ideas about drugs what Rosenberg and Golden's Framing Disease did for the history and epistemology of disease. -- Dan Malleck Social History of Medicine The volume is an exceptional collection of stories, which not only reveals the history of the prescription in modern America, but also adds a significant layer to our broader knowledge of pharmaceutical and medical history. -- Mat Savelli Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences There is no doubt that Prescribed is an excellent contribution to the literature, it deserves a wide readership, and it should be incorporated into many classroom reading lists. These are fascinating, well-told stories that elegantly explain why pharmaceutical studies should be an important element in the study of and instruction in the history of medicine, science, and technology, and in history more generally. Pharmacy in HistoryTable of ContentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction. The Prescription in PerspectiveChapter 1. Goofball Panic: Barbiturates, "Dangerous" and Addictive Drugs, and the Regulation of Medicine in Postwar AmericaChapter 2. Pharmacological Restraints: Antibiotic Prescribing and the Limits of Physician AutonomyChapter 3. "Eroding the Physician's Control of Therapy": The Postwar Politics of the PrescriptionChapter 4. Deciphering the Prescription: Pharmacists and the Patient Package InsertChapter 5. The Right to Write: Prescription and Nurse PractitionersChapter 6. The Best Prescription for Women's Health: Feminist Approaches to Well-Woman CareChapter 7. "Safer Than Aspirin": The Campaign for Over-the-Counter Oral Contraceptives and Emergency Contraceptive PillsChapter 8. The Prescription as Stigma: Opioid Pain Relievers and the Long Walk to the Pharmacy CounterChapter 9. Busted for Blockbusters: "Scrip Mills," Quaalude, and Prescribing Power in the 1970sChapter 10. The Afterlife of the Prescription: The Sciences of Therapeutic SurveillanceTime Line of Federal Regulations and Rulings Related to the PrescriptionNotesList of ContributorsIndex
£49.30
Johns Hopkins University Press Prescribed
Book SynopsisThe first authoritative look at the history of the prescription itself, Prescribed is a groundbreaking book that subtly explores the politics of therapeutic authority and the relations between knowledge and practice in modern medicine.Trade ReviewA powerful guide that should be in any basic health collection... A fine pick for medical, science, and computer collections alike. Midwest Book Review Prescribed provides the reader with a much better understanding of how we have gotten to our current system of managing, and mismanaging, prescription drugs in the United States. -- Scott D. Grimwood Watermark Both the health care professional and the consumer will benefit greatly from this topical book. Prescribed describes how the prescription has progressed from a document written in Latin to an electronic text that is the principal dimension of people's current encounters with physicians, nurse practitioners, and other physician extenders... Highly recommended. Choice This book provides a good overview of the major problems relating to prescriptions and detailed coverage of particular matters for those who want to investigate them further. -- Nano Khilnani Biz India Magazine The emerging field of pharmaceutical history is well served by Prescribed, an excellent book that examines postwar American pharmacy and medicine by focusing on the act of prescribing. -- Gregory Higby Journal of American History This collection may do for the history of epistemology of pharmaceuticals and ideas about drugs what Rosenberg and Golden's Framing Disease did for the history and epistemology of disease. -- Dan Malleck Social History of Medicine The volume is an exceptional collection of stories, which not only reveals the history of the prescription in modern America, but also adds a significant layer to our broader knowledge of pharmaceutical and medical history. -- Mat Savelli Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences There is no doubt that Prescribed is an excellent contribution to the literature, it deserves a wide readership, and it should be incorporated into many classroom reading lists. These are fascinating, well-told stories that elegantly explain why pharmaceutical studies should be an important element in the study of and instruction in the history of medicine, science, and technology, and in history more generally. Pharmacy in HistoryTable of ContentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction. The Prescription in PerspectiveChapter 1. Goofball Panic: Barbiturates, "Dangerous" and Addictive Drugs, and the Regulation of Medicine in Postwar AmericaChapter 2. Pharmacological Restraints: Antibiotic Prescribing and the Limits of Physician AutonomyChapter 3. "Eroding the Physician's Control of Therapy": The Postwar Politics of the PrescriptionChapter 4. Deciphering the Prescription: Pharmacists and the Patient Package InsertChapter 5. The Right to Write: Prescription and Nurse PractitionersChapter 6. The Best Prescription for Women's Health: Feminist Approaches to Well-Woman CareChapter 7. "Safer Than Aspirin": The Campaign for Over-the-Counter Oral Contraceptives and Emergency Contraceptive PillsChapter 8. The Prescription as Stigma: Opioid Pain Relievers and the Long Walk to the Pharmacy CounterChapter 9. Busted for Blockbusters: "Scrip Mills," Quaalude, and Prescribing Power in the 1970sChapter 10. The Afterlife of the Prescription: The Sciences of Therapeutic SurveillanceTime Line of Federal Regulations and Rulings Related to the PrescriptionNotesList of ContributorsIndex
£33.98
Johns Hopkins University Press Vaccine
Book SynopsisThis book disentangles competing claims, opens the controversy for critical reflection, and provides recommendations for moving forward.Trade ReviewAny health collection catering to parents, health professional or the general public needs this fine survey of the history and contentions of the vaccine debate. Midwest Book Review This is an important book in the context of the current vaccine wars. Every pediatrician and pediatric specialist should not only read this book but also take to heart its message. -- Roger A. Brumback Journal of Child Neurology This book provides a fantastic overview of both sides of the vaccine debate... This knowledge and understanding could improve [physician's] success in alleviating concerns for parents with anxiety toward vaccinatino of their children. -- Sarah S. Nyp Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Largent's fluid prose makes this 222-page book an easy read. It will interest vaccine proponents and detractors alike, along with parents and policymakers who have questions about the long list of mandated vaccines, and health professionals who must explain benefits and risks to anxious parents. Life Sciences In an era of polarized debate over vaccines-as over so much else- Vaccine can potentially lead us toward a promised land of dialogue and substantially greater mutual understanding. -- Robert D. Johnston Isis An important overview of scientific research on the safety and side effects of vaccination. Largent also incorporates his own decisions about his daughter's vaccinations as an example of how one parent has navigated the competing claims about vaccines... Parents need to educate themselves and make well-informed decisions about their children's vaccinations. -- Andrea Rusnock Nature Medicine Largent's reasoned, evidence based exploration is a worthy and important contribution to a public debate too often built upon flimsy claims and perpetuated by hyperbole. -- Sarah Glassford Canadian Bulletin of Medical HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Risk and Reward2. Sources of Doubt3. Thimerosal and Autism4. MMR and Autism5. Science and the Celebrity6. Getting to the Source of AnxietyConclusionAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
£33.00
Johns Hopkins University Press The American Red Cross from Clara Barton to the
Book SynopsisIn dark skirts and bloodied boots, Clara Barton fearlessly ventured on to Civil War battlefields to tend to wounded soldiers. She later founded and ran the American Red Cross. This book tells the story of this charitable organization from its start in 1881, through its humanitarian aid during wars, to its relief efforts of the 1930s.Trade ReviewTraces the organization's history from its founding in 1881 to the 1930s. The Chronicle Review A cogent review of the complicated evolution of the American Red Cross... Jones skillfully dissects the origins, principles, and practices shaping the contemporary ARC... The book is especially strong in explaining how national and international situations enhanced the ARC's possibilities and constrained its potential. -- Rima D. Apple, Ph.D. Journal of the History of Medicine Jones has, therefore, written a significant book that should challenge historians to consider anew the intertwined development of national disaster responses and social welfare policies, and to better understand the inherent complexity of humanitarian aid -- Branden Little H-SHGAPE, H-Net Reviews Jones's book is a valuable narrative and reference for scholars of humanitarianism, disaster, and volunteerism. -- Jacob A. C. Remes Journal of American History A cogent review of the complicated evolution of the American Red Cross... Jones skillfully dissects the origins, principles, and practices shaping the contemporary ARC. -- Rima D. Apple Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences While specialists will welcome The American Red Cross as a well-researched and analytical treatment of the principal U.S. humanitarian organization, the book should also appeal to popular audiences. Jones tells a fascinating and approachable story. -- Julia F. Irwin Bulletin of the History of Medicine This book provides a carefully researched examination of the particular path taken by the American Red Cross up to the Second World War. This is less a history of American exceptionalism than an illustration of the diversity of projects that operated under the banner of the Red Cross in this period. -- Rebecca Gill Social History of Medicine Well-researched and accessible in its writing, Jones's history of the ARC offers the reader - both inside and outside academia - a thorough and up-to-date examination of one of the most important voluntary associations in the history of the United States. -- Brendan M. Goff Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector QuarterlyTable of ContentsIntroductionChronologyPart I: The Barton Era1. Miss Barton Goes to Washington2. Transatlantic Transplant3. National Calamities4. The Misfortunes of Other Nations5. Cuba and ControversyPart II: The Boardman6. Barton versus Boardman7. Shifting Ground8. Establishment9. Fighting on Two FrontsPart III: Between the Wars10. Triage for Terror11. Baptism in Mud12. Scorched Earth13. A New Deal for DisastersEpilogue: Blood and GritAcknowledgmentsNotesList of Archival SourcesIndex
£37.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Broken Hearts The Tangled History of Cardiac
Book SynopsisBased on extensive reviews of medical literature and archives, this historical perspective on medical decision making and risk highlights personal, professional, and community outcomes.Trade ReviewOffers a historical perspective on medical decision making in the case of heart disease. The Chronicle Review For anyone who has had a heart attack or whose family member has had one, this book is definitely worth reading. -- Stephen Goddard History Wire - Where the Past Comes Alive Any health collection strong in cardiac care will find this a winning presentation perfect for general health or specialty collections alike. Midwest Book Review The light Jones shines on the interventional cardiovascular enterprise illuminates numerous, sometimes fatal and always costly flaws that every patient and society at large ignores at great peril. -- Nortin M. Hadler Scientists' Bookshelf A surprising and sobering book. David S. Jones combines rigorous research with a clear narrative style to produce a very persuasive historical analysis. I heartily recommend that physicians read Broken Hearts to benefit from a dose of detective work, a dose of insight, and a good dose of humility. -- Jack Coulehan, MD Pharos Jones does a very good job of outlining how difficult it is to understand all the workings of the human body, what is involved in medical research, and how that research is applied to human subjects through the lens of one medical specialty. -- Katherine Burger Johnson Watermark All in all, Jones presents a different and refreshing take on the challenges before us. He provides more questions than answers, but this is all to the good. Unless we pose the proper questions we cannot ever hope to obtain the right answers. -- Allen B. Weisse Bulletin of the History of Medicine Wide-ranging, full of interesting and telling historical details, steadily paced yet thorough in its making sense of complex medicine, Broken Hearts exposes cardiac care as neither mundane nor settled. -- Janet K. Shim Sociology of Health and Illness Jones asks us to embrace the complexity of medical decision-making, to recognize medical research gains and gaps, and to acknowledge the social values and priorities that shape our present scenario. Difficult decisions in medicine remain, but perhaps Jones's book will contribute to more judicious ones. -- Shelley Mckellar Technology and Culture For the past half century, patients have been advised to undergo valve replacement, angioplasty, or coronary artery bypass graft procedures to prevent or ameliorate cardiac pathologies. But how good are these procedures? How certain are the surgeons or physicians who recommend them that they will work? How do they know? Giving some answers to these questions and showing how the criteria for making medical decisions change over time are the themes of Broken Hearts. Choice Jones's larger point is a meditation on how we understand and misunderstand medical knowledge. -- Sarah Dine Health Affairs This book will appeal to a wide audience interested in the history of coronary artery disease, its treatment options, and medical decision-making. For those wanting more, there is an extensive bibliography. In closing, Jones asks us to embrace the complexity of medical decision-making, to recognize medical research gains and gaps, and to acknowledge the social values and priorities that shape our present scenario. Difficult decisions in medicine remain, but perhaps Jones's book will contribute to more judicious ones. -- Shelley McKellar Technology and Culture A fascinating and insightful history of the interplay between research on the causes of coronary artery disease and the development and assessment of therapeutic-especially surgical-approaches to cardiac care... There is much to recommend in Broken Hearts. It is accessible, it will appeal to a wide range of readers, and it offers a useful overview of the complex issues surrounding cardiac care at a time with health-care policy, both in the United States and globally, is fiercely debated and rapidly changing. -- A.R. Ruis Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences An excellent resource... The information gleaned from the book will aid the patient in understanding his or her disease and will assist one in decision-making. -- Robin Wulffson Examiner.com Jones's book is a sophisticated history of heart attacks and some of the most spectacular medical interventions of the twentieth century. It is meticulously researched and thoughtful, and Jones pays equal attention to technical details, social contexts and economic implications. The book will be of interest to anyone interested in the uncertainties of modern medicine: uncertainties associated with understanding the cause of illness and, perhaps more importantly, the success of treatment. -- Carsten Timmermann Social History of Medicine Broken Hearts is a captivating study of the history of cardiology. By moving away from the long-standing tendency to frame the history of cardiology as a progress-narrative, this book makes a great addition to the emerging body of literature that adopts a critical stance towards cardiac care... SomatosphereTable of ContentsList of FiguresPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: An Embarrassment of RichesPart I: Theory and TherapyChapter 1. The Mysteries of Heart AttacksChapter 2. The Case for Plaque RuptureChapter 3. The Case against Plaque RuptureChapter 4. Learning by DoingChapter 5. The Plaque Rupture ConsensusChapter 6. Rupture TherapeuticsChapter 7. Therapeutic RupturesChapter 8. Fear and UnpredictabilityPart II: ComplicationsChapter 9. Surgical Ambition and FearChapter 10. Suffering CerebrumsChapter 11. Deliriogenic PersonalitiesChapter 12. The Case of the Missing ComplicationsChapter 13. Selective InattentionChapter 14. The Cerebral Complications of Coronary Artery Bypass SurgeryChapter 15. A Taxonomy of InattentionChapter 16. Competition's ComplicationsConclusion: Puzzles and ProspectsNotesBibliographyIndex
£38.35
Johns Hopkins University Press Licensed to Practice
Book SynopsisThus does Dent, a little-known Supreme Court case, influence how Americans receive health care more than a hundred years after the fact.Trade ReviewThe tale told by Professor Mohr is not a dry sequence of facts, but is instead an evocative page-turner. Mohr's description of the characters in this tale is massively evocative and filled with palace intrigue and scheming worthy of Henry II... To learn the fascinating details I refer you wholeheartedly to this marvelous depiction. -- Howard Wainer Journal of Medical Regulation Mohr presents a thoroughly researched and eminently readable account of the times, people and circumstances that led to the passage of the West Virginia licensing law and its subsequent legal challenges... Reading this fascinating and personal history of a watershed moment in physician regulation encourages one to dig deeper into the history of medical regulation. -- John Harris Social History of Medicine In sprightly prose Mohr explains how the practice of medicine came to be licensed. His archival sleuthing has unearthed a complex drama involving personalities, ideas, and interests. -- Jeffrey Kahana Journal of American History Mohr clearly explains the rationale for opposing licensing and makes it easy to understand why for over a decade legal authorities remained confused and unconvinced by the decision. This book will be a useful case study for historians attempting to make the case for the contingent nature of change to non-historian policy makers. -- Joel D. Howell Bulletin of the History of Medicine Licensed to Practice covers a lot of ground... [James C. Mohr] provides a definitive account of Dent, makes an important contribution to the history of medicine in the United States, and offers an interesting study of regulation in the Progressive era. The Federal Lawyer Licensed to Practice is a valuable contribution to the history of US medicine and public health. Mohr frames the unique features of the West Virginia law and its subsequent legal history. He presents new information on the individuals involved. West Virgina History Mohr's book does a superb job presenting not just the history and the legal debates leading to Dent, but also offers well-thought-out criticisms of the consequences of the Supreme Court's Dent decision for issues such as the medical malpractice system and the policing of physician competence post-licensure. He manages to present all of this, including the rather arcane and complex legal issues in an accessible and easily-understood manner even for those who are not steeped in constitutional law or historical research. Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal Mohr's effective blending of engaging narrative with cogent historical analysis makes this book a useful resource for historians of medicine, legal historians, as well as those interested in social history. But the book is also appealing to medical, legal, and regulatory professionals seeking a historical perspective on medical licensing, its impact on practice, and the implementation of public health in the United States. Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied SciencesTable of ContentsIntroductionProloguePart One: Background1. Medical Regulation in the United States through the Civil WarPart Two: The Medical Society of West Virginia2. Dr. Reeves and the Founding3. Building the "True Church"4. Challenges from WithinPart Three: The Board of Health5. Securing Legislation6. Exercising Power7. The Dents Confront the BoardPart Four: The Courts8. The West Virginia State Supreme Court9. Conflict and Enforcement10. The United States Supreme Court11. American Medical Practice after DentEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
£40.95
Johns Hopkins University Press Licensed to Practice
Book SynopsisThus does Dent, a little-known Supreme Court case, influence how Americans receive health care more than a hundred years after the fact.Trade ReviewThe tale told by Professor Mohr is not a dry sequence of facts, but is instead an evocative page-turner. Mohr's description of the characters in this tale is massively evocative and filled with palace intrigue and scheming worthy of Henry II... To learn the fascinating details I refer you wholeheartedly to this marvelous depiction. -- Howard Wainer Journal of Medical Regulation Mohr presents a thoroughly researched and eminently readable account of the times, people and circumstances that led to the passage of the West Virginia licensing law and its subsequent legal challenges... Reading this fascinating and personal history of a watershed moment in physician regulation encourages one to dig deeper into the history of medical regulation. -- John Harris Social History of Medicine In sprightly prose Mohr explains how the practice of medicine came to be licensed. His archival sleuthing has unearthed a complex drama involving personalities, ideas, and interests. -- Jeffrey Kahana Journal of American History Mohr clearly explains the rationale for opposing licensing and makes it easy to understand why for over a decade legal authorities remained confused and unconvinced by the decision. This book will be a useful case study for historians attempting to make the case for the contingent nature of change to non-historian policy makers. -- Joel D. Howell Bulletin of the History of Medicine Licensed to Practice covers a lot of ground... [James C. Mohr] provides a definitive account of Dent, makes an important contribution to the history of medicine in the United States, and offers an interesting study of regulation in the Progressive era. The Federal Lawyer Licensed to Practice is a valuable contribution to the history of US medicine and public health. Mohr frames the unique features of the West Virginia law and its subsequent legal history. He presents new information on the individuals involved. West Virgina History Mohr's book does a superb job presenting not just the history and the legal debates leading to Dent, but also offers well-thought-out criticisms of the consequences of the Supreme Court's Dent decision for issues such as the medical malpractice system and the policing of physician competence post-licensure. He manages to present all of this, including the rather arcane and complex legal issues in an accessible and easily-understood manner even for those who are not steeped in constitutional law or historical research. Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal Mohr's effective blending of engaging narrative with cogent historical analysis makes this book a useful resource for historians of medicine, legal historians, as well as those interested in social history. But the book is also appealing to medical, legal, and regulatory professionals seeking a historical perspective on medical licensing, its impact on practice, and the implementation of public health in the United States. Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied SciencesTable of ContentsIntroductionProloguePart One: Background1. Medical Regulation in the United States through the Civil WarPart Two: The Medical Society of West Virginia2. Dr. Reeves and the Founding3. Building the "True Church"4. Challenges from WithinPart Three: The Board of Health5. Securing Legislation6. Exercising Power7. The Dents Confront the BoardPart Four: The Courts8. The West Virginia State Supreme Court9. Conflict and Enforcement10. The United States Supreme Court11. American Medical Practice after DentEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
£27.06
Johns Hopkins University Press The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes
Book SynopsisLiving with diabetes is a balancing act of monitoring blood glucose, food intake, and medication. This book answers questions such as: What are the differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes? How are the different forms of this disease treated? Can gestational diabetes become a permanent condition?Trade Review[ The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes] is comprehensive and up-to-date. It is an invaluable reference for diabetics and their families. -- Robin Wulffson The Examiner This is a comprehensive book, which presents in a reader friendly format relevant clinical data relating to the impact of diabetes for those diagnosed with this condition... This edition is an essential guide for individuals who has diabetes or been recently diagnosed. It could be described as a staple part of diabetes understanding and management. Nursing TimesTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Understanding Diabetes1. The Diagnosis of Diabetes: Making It and Hearing It2. Types of DiabetesPart II: Controlling Diabetes3. Goals of Treatment and How to Reach Them4. Blood Glucose Monitoring5. Hypoglycemia6. Introduction to Nutrition Therapy: Planning and Understanding the Diet7. Weight Control: Why It Matters and How to Do It8. Special Considerations in Nutrition Therapy9. Exercise and Diabetes10. Treating Type 2 Diabetes with Non-insulin Medications11. Treating Diabetes with Insulin12. Types of Insulin13. Insulin PumpsPart III: Living with Diabetes14. The Emotional Side of Diabetes15. Lessons for Families Who Live with Diabetes16. Dealing with Psychological Problems17. Interacting with Health Care Professionals18. Interacting with the Health Care System19. Employment and DiabetesPart IV: Complications20. Systemic Symptoms21. Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Coma22. Hardening of the Arteries23. Diabetic Eye Disease24. Diabetic Kidney Disease25. Diabetic Neuropathy26. Diabetes and the Foot27. Diabetes and the SkinPart V: Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Genetics28. Diabetes and Sexuality29. Diabetes and Pregnancy30. The Genetics of DiabetesPart VI: The Future of Care31. Diabetes Research32. The PrognosisIndex
£26.94
Johns Hopkins University Press Treatment of Child Abuse
Book SynopsisDescribes evidence-based and evidence-supported treatments for traumatized children and adolescents, information on research and theory underlying the interventions, and explanations of treatment protocols. This title focuses particular attention on special populations and cultural differences.Table of ContentsList of ContributorsForewordPrefacePart I: Initial Contact with the Abused ChildChapter 1. Identification, Mandated Reporting Requirements, and Referral for Mental Health Evaluation and TreatmentChapter 2. Psychosocial Assessment in Child MaltreatmentPart II: Evidence- Based TreatmentsChapter 3. Trauma- Focused Cognitive Behavioral TherapyChapter 4. Parent- Child Interaction Therapy in Child Welfare SettingsChapter 5. SafeCare: A Prevention and Intervention Program for Child Neglect and Physical AbuseChapter 6. Evidence- Based Practices for Working with Physically Abusive Families: Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral TherapyChapter 7. Empowering Families: Combined Parent- Child Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Families at Risk for Child Physical AbuseChapter 8. Early Intervention for Abused Children in the School SettingChapter 9. Family Foster Care for Abused and Neglected ChildrenChapter 10. Kinship CarePart III: Special Populations and Special TopicsChapter 11. The Sanctuary Model: Rebooting the Organizational Operating System in Group Care SettingsChapter 12. Cultural Considerations for Assessment and Treatment in Child Maltreatment CasesChapter 13. Trauma Systems Therapy: An Approach to Creating Trauma- Informed Child Welfare SystemsChapter 14. The Abused Student Cornered: School Bullying amidst TraumaChapter 15. Cognitive Processing Therapy with AdolescentsChapter 16. Risk Reduction through Family TherapyChapter 17. Children and Adolescents with Sexual Behavior ProblemsPart IV: Short- and Long- Term Medical TreatmentChapter 18. Medical Management of Sexual Abuse: A Therapeutic ApproachChapter 19. Treatment of Physical Child AbuseChapter 20. Intervening with Families When Children Are NeglectedChapter 21. Failure to Thrive and MaltreatmentPart V: Education, Training, Dissemination, and Implementation in CommunitiesChapter 22. Innovative Methods for Implementing Evidence- Supported Interventions for Mental Health Treatment of Child and Adolescent Victims of ViolenceChapter 23. Statewide Efforts for Implementation of Evidence- Based ProgramsChapter 24. Creating a Culture of Wellness for Providers in Harm's WayChapter 25. The Importance of Therapist and Family Engagement in Treatment ImplementationChapter 26. The Roles of Web- Based Technology in the Dissemination and Implementation of Evidence- Based Treatments for Child AbuseChapter 27. Education of Emergency Department PhysiciansChapter 28. Education of Physicians in Residency TrainingChapter 29. Education of Community PhysiciansChapter 30. Child Abuse Pediatricians: Treating Child Victims of MaltreatmentChapter 31. Training Child Psychiatry Fellows to Provide Trauma-Informed CarePart VI: New DirectionsChapter 32. PsychopharmacologyChapter 33. Treatment Implications of Gene- Environment Interplay in Childhood TraumaChapter 34. Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth in Abused and Neglected ChildrenPart VII: Legal IssuesChapter 35. Legal Issues Related to Child Maltreatment and Its TherapyIndex
£55.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Social Networks and Popular Understanding of
Book SynopsisThis book will appeal to social science students and citizens interested in the role of social networks in information diffusion and yet it serves as a cautionary tale for communication practitioners and policymakers interested in leveraging social ties as an inexpensive method to spread information.Trade ReviewSouthwell has made major contributions to our understanding of the roles that social processes play in driving the diffusion and impact of science- and health-related information. Concise and empirically grounded, Social Networks and Popular Understanding of Science and Health cautions against widespread reliance on peer-to-peer sharing strategies to disseminate vital information. In doing so, it challenges all of us-scientists, educators, and policy-makers-to think more critically and creatively about the potential for our communication efforts to increase disparities in access to information that can help people live healthier lives in a healthier world. Science Readers of Social Networks and Popular Understanding of Science and Health: Sharing Disparities are likely to come away better informed and inspired. -- Michelle Shumate Health CommunicationTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. Evidence of Inequality in Information Sharing3. A Catalogue of Information-Sharing Behaviors4. Who One Is Matters: Individual-Level Factors5. Where One Is Matters: Community-Level Factors6. What Information Matters: Content-Level Factors7. The Consequences of Information Sharing8. Remedies and RealismReferencesAbout the AuthorIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Mapping Disease Transmission Risk
Book SynopsisAnyone working in the area of disease transmission, particularly those employing predictive maps, will find Peterson's book both inspiring and indispensable.Trade ReviewIn this pioneering work... A. Townsend Peterson breaks new ground... Peterson's approach holds potentially enormous benefits for those charged with determining how disease spreads, and how to control that spread. -- Venkat Subramaniam Biz India Magazine His main thesis is repeated like a mantra throughout the text, and was well received by me--disease mapping must move beyond geography and better incorporate ecology and biogeography. Peterson defends this thesis over 20 (mostly very short) chapters primarily via a broad, conceptual overview focused on methodological considerations and caveats to ecological niche modeling (ENM), and through brief descriptions of numerous relevant case studies. Quarterly Review of BiologyTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. IntroductionEcology and BiogeographyThis BookConclusionsPart I: Distributional Ecology2. General Conceptual Framework for Species' DistributionsHistorical BackgroundA General Schema of Distributional EcologyDisease SystemsConclusions3. Status of Data for Understanding Disease DistributionsDisease Case-Occurrence Data SetsRelevant Biodiversity Occurrence Data SetsGeoreferencingThe Meaning of No RecordsConclusions4. Current Tools for Understanding Disease DistributionsThe Current ToolkitShortcomings of the Current MethodologiesConclusionsPart II: Disease Modeling Basics5. Modifications to the Basic FrameworkDisease PeculiaritiesReal-World Examples: West Nile Virus and OthersImplications for Disease ModelingConclusions6. Modeling Components versus OutcomesDisease Transmission Systems as Sets of Interacting SpeciesBlack-Box ApproachesComponent-Based ApproachesCombined ApproachesConclusions7. Space-Only versus Space-and-Environment ModelsExamples and IllustrationsContrasting the Two Types of ModelsConclusionsPart III: Preparing the Data8. Garbage-In-Garbage-Out PrincipleProblems with Data QualityBiases Created by GeographyConclusions9. Assembling Occurrence DataGeneral ConsiderationsObtaining and Improving Occurrence DataCompatibility and Study DesignConclusions10. Assembling Environmental DataRelevance to Species' DistributionsGeneral ConsiderationsModifiable Areal Unit ProblemSpecific Data ResourcesConclusions11. Study Areas and BAMDefining the Area MSampling ConsiderationsBAM ConfigurationsDetails of M and A for Model TransfersConclusionsPart IV: Developing Models12. Calibrating Niche ModelsIntroduction to Niche ModelsNuts and BoltsCalibrating the "Best" ModelTransferring and ExtrapolatingCharacterizing Ecological NichesConclusions13. Processing Raw Outputs into Useful MapsChoosing Appropriate ThresholdsFrom Potential to Actual DistributionsProjecting and Transferring ModelsConclusions14. Evaluating Niche ModelsControversies and Inappropriate ApproachesBasic ConceptsThe Confusion Matrix and Its ImplicationsBinary Model EvaluationContinuous Model EvaluationModel Evaluation and Model PerformanceConclusions15. Developing Risk MapsInitial EstimatesRisk ModifiersType I versus Type II ErrorsOverlay, Testing, and SimulationConclusionsPart V: Examples of Applications16. Identifying Risk FactorsBlack-Box Disease EcologyVector EcologyHuman VariablesImprovements and Future StepsSpatial Interpolation and PredictionBlack-Box ExamplesComponent-Based ExamplesImprovements and Future Steps18. Identifying Species Involved in Transmission CyclesIdentifying Guilty SpeciesUnderstanding Transmission SystemsDetecting Movement VectorsComplete UnknownsImprovements and Future Steps19. Responses to Environmental ChangeEarly Mechanistic ModelsEmpirical Niche Model Projections of Climate ChangeMechanistic versus Empirical ModelImprovements and Future Steps20. ConclusionsLiterature CitedIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press More Than Hot
Book SynopsisBroad in scope and sweep, Hamlin's study is a reflection of how the meanings of diseases continue to shift, affecting not only the identities we create but often our ability to survive.Trade ReviewHamlin expounds, with grace, wit and learning, the thinking of many of the major figures of medicine... Hamlin trawls medicine's history with great effect, uncovering a number of forgotten figures who had their own ideas about the causes, consequences and treatment of fever. -- W.F. Bynum Times Literary Supplement A senior historian of disease and public health, Hamlin displays considerable breadth and depth in his knowledge of medical theory and practice from different eras... What makes the book most impressive and compelling is Hamlin's ability to integrate the history of medicine and science with social and cultural history. PsycCRITIQUESTable of ContentsForeword, by Charles E. RosenbergAcknowledgments1. More Than HOTPart I: The Fevers of Classical Medicines2. Words3. BooksPart II: Fever as Social4. Communities5. SelvesPart III: Fever Becomes Modern6. Facts7. Naming the Wild8. Numbers and NursesPart IV: Fever, Modern and Poer-Modern9. Machines, Mothers, Sex, and ZombiesNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Intolerant Bodies
Book SynopsisConnecting laboratory research, clinical medicine, social theory, and lived experience, Intolerant Bodies reveals how doctors and patients have come to terms, often reluctantly, with this novel and puzzling mechanism of disease causation.Trade ReviewAnderson and Mackay's engaging survey is a studious examination of autoimmune diseases, and a humble admission that their cures remain stubbornly elusive. Publishers Weekly This is a fascinating read... A solid choice for academic science and health sciences collections. Library Journal ... This book packs in serious scholarship in both science and its history, adding hefty amounts of philosophy for good measure. Historical Records of Australian Science A magisterial, historically rich biography of autoimmunity... Anderson and Mackay reveal an expert understanding of how to use 'lived experience' to bring a biography of disease to life. Personal accounts demonstrate how, as theories about the causes of inexplicable chronic debilitating diseases abounded, the variety of treatments devised to alleviate or 'cure' them expanded. -- Tilli Tansey Nature Succinct, well-written, and informed, Intolerant Bodies narrates the history of immunology through the lens of autoimmune disease... the story told here extends far beyond the topic of "attack against self" to provide perhaps the best overview of immunity (normal and pathological) available for the general reader. Metascience Few topics in contemporary science hold the wide interest commanded by immunology, so this graceful and timely account of the development of this science is a welcomed addition to the literature. Intolerant Bodies is beautifully written-an informed, informative, and engaging assessment of the history of autoimmunity. But the small book is far more than the short history it humbly claims to be; for Anderson and Mackay take on a complex subject many of us have struggled to summarize with more words than fewer. -- A. David Napier Somatosphere Anderson and MacKay reward any readers who have dedicated decades to researching a cure for type 1 diabetes, and other equally elusive autoimmune diseases, by illustrating just how far into other scholarly realms the concepts of autoimmunity have reached. -- Sarah Linklater The Lancet Highly recommended for any collection strong in health history. California Bookwatch Well researched, highly readable history of autoimmune disease... The reader will journey in company with the authors on their fascinating tour of autoimmune history, facts, and observations. And what a journey indeed! In Focus Within a limited amount of pages, it tells the complicated but intriguing development of immunology and autoimmunity in a clear and consistent narrative that constantly crosses the boundaries between laboratories, hospitals, and patients' lives. East Asian Science, Technology and Society The book's concision, its fluid prose, its courageous (and largely successful) attempt to bring four chronic diseases into a coherent historical relationship, and its bold effort to come at immunology's history from the margins all conspire to make Intolerant Bodies a valuable and unique contribution to the field. Social History of Medicine [Anderson and Mackay's] work is refreshingly different from some recent best-selling histories of medicine written by scientists and clinicians, and the authors responsibly and soberly juxtapose the exciting science with the problematic clinical reality. Bulletin of the History of Medicine With clarity, depth, and subtle provocation, Intolerant Bodies covers significant historical, biomedical, and philosophical ground to investigate and explain the aetiological paradox of autoimmune disease...discussions at biomedical science conferences, immunology seminars, and research colloquia will be all the richer if this book is widely circulated. Health and HistoryTable of ContentsForeword, by Charles E. RosenbergIntroduction: Thinking Autoimmunity1. Physiology with Obstacles2. Immunological Thought Styles3. A Sense of Unlimited Possibilities4. The Science of Self5. Doing Biographical Work6. Reframing SelfAfterword: Becoming Autoimmune, or Being NotAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Antibiotic Era
Book SynopsisOnly by understanding the historical forces that have shaped our current situation, Podolsky argues, can we properly understand and frame our choices moving forward.Trade ReviewThe author deftly handles the debates that festered around the appropriate roles of industry, clinicians and government in the production and use of antibiotics... The work is scholarly, exceptionally well researched, and worthy of serious examination for those interested in past, current and future efforts to frame and inform the public about antibiotic-resistant bacteria. -- John S. Haller, Jr. Pharmacy in History This remarkable book ultimately shows that antibiotic resistance is an issue of huge cultural import that spans many disciplinary areas and which cannot be completely understood in all its significance without understanding its history: it is surely necessary to know the molecular details of the biological processes through which microbes acquire resistance; but it is also necessary to understand the conflict between the various social forces that shaped the debate concerning the misuse, abuse and overuse of antibiotics. The book accomplishes this latter result formidably well. -- Davide Vecchi Metapsychology ... this book is a fascinating reminder that the benefits of antibiotics were squandered right from the beginning of the antibiotic era. -- Roger Poole The Pharmaceutical Journal The Antibiotic Era is about more than just antibiotics per se: it is also a rich and deeply thoughtful exploration of the contested process by which notions of therapeutic rationality have been developed, enacted, and resisted. As such, it should be read by both historians and other scholars of recent American medicine and by those interested in the use and misuse of antibiotics more broadly. -- Joseph M. Gabriel Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences With access to a wide range of archives from government agencies and academia, Podolsky takes us through a host of conferences, councils, courts, congressional hearings, symposia and task forces to reveal the tensions that grew since the 1940s between the pharmaceutical industry and medical academia, patients and doctors, and government and the media concerning over-marketed and irrationally prescribed antibiotics. -- Roger Poole The Pharmaceutical Journal Podolsky's historical accounts challenge readers to be mindful of what continue to be serious concerns within the global public health system. Choice The need for an assessment such as The Antibiotic Era has never been greater... This book's value will only increase over time, and is recommended beyond health collections alone. Midwest Book Review The Antibiotic Era should be mandatory reading for those in the medical profession and is well worth the steep learning curve for those with an interest in the field but from a different background. Inside Story ... an in-depth and well researched book. Nursing Times This book is carefully researched and persuasively argued... it is a fascinating historical analysis... Nursing Times We can thank the author for the effort and hope the lessons are duly noted and learned. This is an essential addition to every academic library in the health care professions. Watermark Readers unfamiliar with the new pharma history will find The Antibiotic Era an excellent introduction to the field, while those well read in the subject will find plenty to hold their interest. Social History of Medicine [Podolsky] brilliantly reconstructs the history of how the debate on antibiotics regulation was crucial in the making of drug regulation legislation in the USA...The Antibiotics Era is an excellent book and it will clearly become a reference for all scholars interested in the history of twentieth-century medicine and drug relation. British Journal for the History of Science ... this is a fabulous book. This title contributes to a fundamental shift in the writing of the history of medicine. It tackles issues of therapeutics, and it also narrates the contemporary history of medicine, for which actors, debates, and interests are similar to those today. Scott Podolsky deserves praise as one of the drivers of this fundamental shift in the way the history of medicine is written. This publication deserves to gain the widest possible readership. Bulletin of the History of MedicineTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Origins of Antibiotic Reform2. Antibiotics and the Invocation of the Controlled Clinical Trial3. From Sigmamycin to Panalba4. "Rational" Therapeutics and the Limits to Delimitation5. Responding to Antibotic ResistanceConclusionList of AbbreviationsNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Politics in the Corridor of Dying
Book SynopsisFew diseases have provoked as many wild moralistic leaps or stringent attempts to measure, classify, and define risk and treatment standards as AIDS. In this book, the author documents the emergence of a diverse range of community-based, nongovernmental, and civil society groups engaged in patient-focused AIDS advocacy worldwide.Table of ContentsList of Tables and FiguresAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1. Introduction2. Against Science and the Stigmatization of the "At-Risk" Body3. Against Pharma and the Intellectual Propertization of Life4. Against Governance and the Oligopolization of Power5. Against Community and the Expertization of Activism6. ConclusionAppendixNotesReferencesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Lyme Disease
Book SynopsisFeaturing a list of reliable web sites and a glossary of terms, Lyme Disease is an invaluable resource for everyone who is at risk of the disease or is involved in preventing and treating it.Trade ReviewThis book will help you learn about Lyme disease, including its treatment and prevention. -- Larry Goodyer Pharmaceutical Journal With his extensive research and multiple publications, Dr. Barbour is a credible authority who is able to clearly address controversies surrounding Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment... This is an easy to read, easy to understand overview of Lyme disease from pathogen to treatment. Doody's Review Service This book is a brilliant insight to Lyme disease, mapping its geographic and histological development and spread. The author provides a good evidence base when providing this information. The structure of this book provides a journey, which supports maximum learning. Nursing TimesTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Early Infection and the Immune Response2. Late Infection and Its Complications3. The Pathogen, Its Vector, and Its Reservoirs4. The Ecology of Lyme Disease5. Approach to Diagnosis6. Laboratory Tests: The Basics7. Putting Laboratory Testing in Its Place8. Antibiotics and Lyme Disease9. Putting Antibiotics to Use10. After Antibiotic Therapy Ends11. Deer Ticks Transmit Other Diseases12. Preventing Lyme Disease13. Preventing Lyme DiseaseTrusted Internet SitesNotesGlossaryIndex
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