Search Results - infectious disease

Megacities and global health

Table of Contents: “…Conceptual framework : megacities and public health / Greg Pappas -- The urban ecology of megacities / David Vlahov -- Housing, crowding, migration : case study of Dhaka, Bangladesh / Omar Rahman -- Emerging infectious disease threats in megacities : case study of Brazil / Mary Wilson -- Developing health indicators for megacities : case study of the European Urban Health Indicator System (EURO-URHIS) / Arpana Verma -- Environmental and occupational hazards : case study of Karachi, Pakistan / Greg Pappas & Zafar Fatmi -- Forced displacement of African-Americans in New York City and the international diffusion of MDR-HIV / Rodrick Wallace -- Megacities and disaster preparedness / Irshad Shaikh & Greg Pappas -- Tackling health issues in a megacity : case study from London / Neil Blackshaw -- Emergency response : case study of NYC / Linda Landesman -- Suburbs of megacities : case study of Los Angeles / Dennis Andrulis, Najia Siddiqui -- Public health impacts of megacities and primary care responses / Omar Khan, Tom Peterson.…”
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Veterinary Research

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Public health policy : issues, theories, and advocacy / by Bhattacharya, Dru

Table of Contents: “…: a look back at the 2008 presidential campaign -- Supplemental nutrition assistance program and modifying behavior change -- Medical readmissions and the Affordable Care Act -- Tobacco control and cessation programs -- Emergency preparedness and infectious diseases -- Primer on research policy brief -- Primer on writing effective letters to an editor.…”
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Molecular principles of fungal pathogenesis

Table of Contents: “…Hogan and Roberto Kolter -- Amphibian chytridiomycosis as an emerging infectious disease of wildlife : what can we learn from the earliest diverging fungi? …”
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Globalization and health

Table of Contents: “…Globalization and health: challenges and prospects / Ichiro Kawachi and Sarah Wamala -- Infectious disease in the age of globalization / Lance Saker, Kelley Lee, and Barbara Cannito -- Globalization and tobacco / Derek Yach ... …”
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Manual of commercial methods in clinical microbiology /

Table of Contents: “…Aller and Vincent Salazar -- Emerging infectious diseases / Brett Laurence, Julie Collins, Carolyn Fernandes, Rafik Samuel, and Byungse Suh -- Automated and manual systems for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria / Alan T. …”
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Gut Pathogens

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Blindside how to anticipate forcing events and wild cards in global politics /

Table of Contents: “…In search of energy security / Gal Luft and Anne Korin -- Emerging infectious diseases: are we prepared? / Scott Barrett -- Forecasting -- Ahead of the curve: anticipating strategic surprise / Peter Schwartz and Doug Randall -- Can scenarios help policymakers be both bold and careful? …”
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Bacteriophages in the control of food- and waterborne pathogens

Table of Contents: “…Sabour --Application of bacteriophages for control of infectious diseases in aquaculture / Toshihiro Nakai -- Control of bacterial diarrhea with phages : coverage and safety issues in bacteriophage therapy / Harald Brüssow -- Industrial and regulatory issues in bacteriophage applications in food production and processing / Alexander Sulakvelidze and Gary R. …”
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Parasites in ecological communities from interactions to ecosystems / by Hatcher, Melanie J.

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Sex differences in the brain from genes to behavior /

Table of Contents: “…Travers -- Endocrine contributions to sex differences in visuospatial perception and cognition / Elizabeth Hampson -- Sex differences in infectious and autoimmune diseases / Sabra L. Klein -- Sex differences in neuroimmunology / Steven S. …”
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Global health and global health ethics

Table of Contents: “…For and against David Hunter and Angus Dawson; 7. Justice, infectious disease and globalisation Michael Selgelid; 8. …”
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Cell & Bioscience

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Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology

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Evidence-based emergency care diagnostic testing and clinical decision rules /

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: About the AuthorsForeword - Jeffrey KlinePreface to Second EditionSection 1: The Science of Diagnostic Testing and Clinical Decision Rules1 Diagnostic Testing in Emergency Care2 Evidence-Based Emergency Care: The Process 3 The Epidemiology and Statistics of Diagnostic Testing4 Clinical Decision Rules 5 Appropriate Testing In an Era of Limited Resources: Practice and Policy Considerations6 Understanding Bias in Diagnostic Research Section 2: Trauma7 Cervical Spine Fractures8 Cervical Spine Fractures in Children 9 Cervical Spine Fractures Older Adults10 Blunt Abdominal Trauma11 Acute Knee Injuries12 Acute Ankle and Foot Injuries13 Blunt Head Injury in Children14 Blunt Head Injury15 Blunt Chest Trauma16 Occult Hip Fracture17 Blunt Soft Tissue Neck Trauma18 Occult Scaphoid Fractures19 Penetrating Abdominal Trauma20 Penetrating Trauma to the Extremity and Vascular Injuries Section 3: Cardiology 21 Heart Failure 22 Syncope23 Acute Coronary Syndrome 24 Palpitations Section 4: Infectious Disease 25 Bacterial Meningitis In Children26 Serious Baterial Infections in Children Aged One to Three Months27 Necrotizing Fasciitis28 Infective Endocarditis29 Pharyngitis30 Rhinosinusitis 31 Pneumonia32 Urinary Tract Infection33 Sepsis34 Septic Arthritis35 Osteomyelitis36 Sexually Transmitted Diseases37 Influenza38 Pediatric Fever Section 5: Surgical and Abdominal Complaints 39 Acute, Non-specific, Non-traumatic abdominal pain40 Small Bowel Obstruction41 Acute Pancreatitis42 Acute Appendicitis43 Acute Cholecystitis44 Aortic Emergencies45 Ovarian torsion Section 6: Urology 46 Nephrolithiasis47 Testicular torsionSection 7: Neurology 48 Non-traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage49 Acute stroke50 Transient Ischemic Attack51 Seizure Section 8: Miscellaneous: Ophthamology, Hematology, Rheumatology, and Pulmonology 52 Venous Thromboemoblism53 Temporal arteritis54 Intraocular pressure55 Asthma56 Non-traumatic Back Pain57 Intravascular Volume Status58 Geriatric syndromesIndex.…”
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Fertility Research and Practice

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Military Medical Research

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Modern epidemiology / by Rothman, Kenneth J.

Table of Contents: “…Buehler -- Using secondary data / Jørn Olsen -- Field methods in epidemiology / Patricia Hartge and Jack Cahill -- Ecologic studies / Hal Morgenstern -- Social epidemiology / Jay S. Kaufman -- Infectious disease epidemiology / C. Robert Horsburgh, Jr., and Barbara E. …”
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Modern epidemiology / by Rothman, Kenneth J.

Table of Contents: “…Buehler -- Using secondary data / Jørn Olsen -- Field methods in epidemiology / Patricia Hartge and Jack Cahill -- Ecologic studies / Hal Morgenstern -- Social epidemiology / Jay S. Kaufman -- Infectious disease epidemiology / C. Robert Horsburgh, Jr., and Barbara E. …”
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