This Special Issue focuses on the prevalence of obesity and hypertension, shedding light on several critical aspects of ......more

The Healthy Ageing Challenge aims for people to enjoy at least five extra healthy independent years of life by 2035 whil......more

Consumers are increasingly seeking food products that offer more than basic nutrients and the satisfaction of appetite. ......more

This Special Issue delves into cutting-edge methodologies and research in kinesiology aimed at optimizing motor skills a......more

Meat and meat products are among the most nutrient-dense food sources in the human diet. They fulfill most of our bodily......more

Food products are becoming increasingly affected by the use of antibiotics, as the transfer of residual veterinary drugs......more

This Special Issue delves into the ever-evolving realm of pharmacy practice and administration. It includes rigorously p......more

In 2020, the world was shaken by a very unexpected development, an unseen virus which could kill millions and spread wit......more

The Special Issue titled Nursing Care for Cancer Patients was led by Prof. Li and was published with 11 papers when it c......more

Violence between couples is one of the most common forms of abuse. The consequences that this phenomenon has on the vict......more

This reprint entails descriptions of novel issues and challenges for primary mental healthcare regarding both general an......more

The SI "Health and Preventive Strategies in Order to Protect Pregnancy" of Women represented a successful example of mix......more

Singapore has faced many pandemics over the centuries, from plague, smallpox and cholera to influenza and novel coronavi......more

This fascinating, multi-disciplinary collection examines how public health interventions in postcolonial Africa mirror w......more

This thoughtful book offers unique insights on global health research, drawing attention to the equity choices embedded ......more

Given the far-reaching effects that the pandemic has had on both individuals and society at large, this book was written......more

While many terms relate to One Health, the idea remains the same: to think outside a chosen area of specialty and work c......more

Understanding risk to humans is one of the most important problems in environmental public health. Risk assessment is co......more

While the JPEG image standard was developed more than 25 years ago, it is still dominant in terms of image formation, ma......more

Big Data is a concept of major relevance in today’s world, sometimes highlighted as a key asset for productivity growth,......more

Emerging technologies have been successfully employed within different disciplines improving the quality of life globall......more

Written by clinicians with years of experience in paediatrics, this unique textbook is designed to promote quality and s......more

Drawing on a growing consensus about the importance of community representation and participation for ethical research, ......more

Inclusive Child Development Accounts showcases the global context of emerging asset-building policies and programmes aro......more

A groundbreaking look at the complex relationship between the built environment and population health in small-town Amer......more

Since the revival of maggot therapy in Western wound care approximately thirty years ago, there has been no comprehensiv......more

Pearls for Primary Care is unique, integrating pertinent basic science information with clinical medicine. The resource ......more

Part of the "What Do I Do Now: Palliative Care" series, Clinical and Ethical Dilemmas in Palliative and End-of-Life Care......more

This definitive guide provides the insights surgical assistants need to excel in their field and the information student......more

Discussions about spending on health and social care often fall into silos, determined by disease or the cause of death.......more

"In the wake of COVID, it’s more important than ever to understand epidemics-how they emerge and what we can do to fight......more

The second edition of A Life Course Approach to Women’s Health is a timely addition to the literature, reflecting extrao......more

Winner, 2024 Best Book Prize, LASA Ecuadorian Studies Section The Ecuadorian Public Health Service was founded in 1908 i......more

INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS In Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Settings, a te......more

The Report on Tobacco Control of the Region of the Americas 2022 presents the progress of the implementation of the MPOW......more

The early to mid-1990s saw a large surge in U.S. cigar consumption, including premium cigars. Based on recent import dat......more

Focusing on optimising the normal biological processes of reproduction and early life, and in line with the NMC Future M......more

Investigating the ways in which digital technology is transforming the roles of nurses and how they deliver care, this b......more

Newborn babies are examined at around 6 to 72 hours after their birth to rule out major congenital abnormalities and rea......more

This concise guide equips readers with the essential skills required to analyze and critically appraise health research ......more

This accessible text presents a comparative analysis of health and social care policy and practice from around the world......more

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International MICCAI Stroke Workshop on Imaging and Treatment ......more

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International MICCAI Brain Lesion Workshop, BrainLes 2023, as ......more

...more

Mutual-help groups have proliferated, diversified and adapted to emerging substance-related trends over the past 75 year......more

The use of alcohol, tobacco, pharmaceutical drugs, illicit drugs and other substances are widespread throughout the worl......more

Research has consistently shown that there is a link between caregiver substance use and child maltreatment, but less at......more

This book explores the development of a better global governance for health. It identifies how health issues, such as HI......more

...more

This book provides an overview of how the intricacies of the Trolley Problem shed light on various aspects of medical et......more

This comprehensive textbook provides occupational therapy and science students and practitioners with a complete overvie......more

By means of a historical, legal and scientific approach, this book identifies the issues, progress and setbacks in the r......more

This book calls for a re-conceptualisation of the public health evidence-base to include crucial forms of creative and r......more

This book presents a broad overview of the challenges posed by COVID-19 in India and its neighboring countries. It studi......more

Aslam and Gunaratna bring together a broad analysis of the responses of states in Asia to the threats presented by the C......more

This book argues that neoliberal changes in health and social care go beyond resource allocations, priority setting and ......more

This book examines sex, sexuality, gender and health in the Pacific with a focus on three key sets of issues: young peop......more

This book analyses the first two years of South Africa’s response to the COVID-19 epidemic, from its emergence in early ......more

In this book, part of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) textbook series, experts in the field of c......more

...more

This book--Sex, Sexuality and Sexual Health in Southern Africa--is structured around four major themes: gender and sexua......more

This book takes a case study approach to explore leadership narratives of women in healthcare and science, paying attent......more

Focussing on end-of-life care for people who use, or have used, substances, this book explores their social and health c......more

Dogs have long been recognised as valuable companions for people with disabilities. In this book, readers will learn abo......more

This is a book about life during the HIV epidemic in Ethiopia, and seeks to understand how and why the global effort to ......more

This book systematically reviews the progress of Explainable Ambient Intelligence (XAmI) and introduces its methods, too......more

Drawing on naturally occurring doctor- patient conversations in real- life medical consultations, this book analyzes the......more

Racialized Health, COVID-19, and Religious Responses: Black Atlantic Contexts and Perspectives explores black religious ......more

Bringing Evidence Into Everyday Practice: Practical Strategies for Health Care Professionals, Second Edition provides a ......more

​This book provides an interdisciplinary analysis of UK African Diaspora health seekers and their sustained health inequ......more

This volume analyzes group purchasing organizations (GPOs) and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in order to better under......more

This book offers a vision of politics that govern the womb; from antiquity (’be fertile and replenish the earth’), throu......more

...more

Combines medical humanities and the Italian artistic heritage in a very original way Brings together leading scholars an......more

...more