An Introduction to Community and Primary Health Care provides an introduction to the theory, skills and the range of professional roles in community settings. This edition has been fully revised to include three new chapters on health informatics, refugee health nursing and developing a career in primary health care.
This book provides the scripts of all 103 podcasts from the Dr Podcast Final FRCA collection. Each script provides questions, tips, a model answer and where appropriate a diagram, in just the right format. A must for anyone preparing for the Final FRCA exam.
Now in its fourth edition, Essential Epidemiology is an engaging and accessible introduction to the foundations of epidemiology. It addresses the study of infectious and chronic diseases, public health and clinical epidemiology, and the role of epidemiology in a range of health monitoring and research activities.
Concise and informative, this book is for doctors preparing to specialise in stroke care and strokologists looking for rapid, but in-depth scientific guidance on stroke management. Fully revised, it features a problem-based approach and practice-orientated information in the fast-moving and expanding field of stroke medicine.
This book is for anyone with a beginner's interest in medical statistics. It introduces the reader to the key concepts of medical statistics with colour illustrations, worked examples and anecdotes. The chapters are bite-sized with the busy clinician in mind but the book also includes additional material for advanced readers.
Body image expert Dr Charlotte Markey uses her twenty-five years of experience to help girls aged 9-15 develop a positive body image and improve their overall wellbeing. Covering puberty, mental health, self-care, why diets are bad news, dealing with social media, and everything in-between, this is a must read!
In this 2007 volume, eighteen of the world's leading scholars present original essays on various aspects of atheism: its history, defense and implications. These essays give a broad understanding of atheism and a lucid introduction to this controversial topic.
An updated second edition providing evidence-based management of emergency obstetric and intrapartum care to improve maternal and neonatal health. New chapters cover preterm labour and rescue cerclage, addressing human factors in obstetric emergencies, and learning from MBRRACE and Each Baby Counts. A practical guide for the whole perinatal team.