Bradley J. Phillips
ISBN13: 9781604976960
Date: 29-Feb-12
Each year in the United States alone, over 125,000 children suffer serious burn injuries, and only a relative few are treated at specialized centers. Ratios are even more dismal in other regions of the world. These cases require immediate and complex care from a myriad of disciplines if survival and full functional recovery are to be achieved. This unprecedented book is therefore a vital resource as it describes the most advanced practices in use throughout the world in every type of burn wound category, providing clear descriptions of treatment methods from every discipline’s perspective and from a variety of countries.
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Private-Sector Involvement in the Federal Provincial Health Care System
Howard A. Palley, Marie-Pascale Pomey, and Owen B. Adams
ISBN13: 9781604978155
Date: 28-Sep-12
"The American public views the Canadian healthcare system either as a socialist NHS or at best--an unending challenge to square a circle. In fact, this original universal health care system embodies the difference between political cultures of two otherwise similar countries. Through three case studies--Ontario, Quebec and Alberta--this remarkable comparative analysis sheds light on how the Canadian 'medicare', as people call it, copes with the pressures of financial sustainability." – The Honorable Monique Bégin, Former Canadian Minister of National Health and Welfare
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Food, Weight, and Eating Disorders
Renée S. Scott
ISBN13: 9781604976403
Date: 28-Nov-09
This book fills a theoretical void because it speaks to an ever-growing interest in Latin American literature about women, food, and the body. This study not only traces for the first time the historical development of the topics of food, eating consumption, and body image but also features well-known authors and others who are yet to be discovered in United States.
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