Where's the Evidence?: Debates in Modern Medicine

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Edition: 1
Release: 1999-06-03
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 0192630881
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Medicine is moving away from reliance on the proclamations of authorities to the use of numerical methods to estimate the size of effects of its interventions. But a rumbling note of uneasiness underlines present-day medical progress: the more we know, The more questions we encounter about what to do with the hard-won information.
The essays in Where's the Evidence examine the dilemmas that have arisen as the result of medicine's unprecedented increase in technical powers. How do doctors draw the line between "knowing" (the acquisition of new medical information) and doing" (the application of that new knowledge)? What are the long-term consequences of responding to the demand that physicians always do everything that can be done? Is medicine's primary aim to increase the length of life? Or is it to reduce the amount of pain and suffering? And who is empowered to choose when these ends are mutually exclusive? This engaging collection of essays will be of interest to professionals Download Where's the Evidence? for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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A Practical Approach to Pharmaceutical Policy (Directions in Development) Pdf

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Release: 2010-06-15
Publisher: World Bank Publications
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ISBN/ASIN: 0821383868
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Pharmaceuticals are an essential component of health care. But for many people in low- and middle-income countries, access to the medicines they need to prevent or treat severe illnesses is limited. Typical problems are lack of availability, costs that exceed the individual’s purchasing power or lack of competent “agents” – health workers that are well trained to give the correct advice on which medicines to take. Pharmaceutical policy is the part of health policy that aims at addressing these problems and increasing access to safe, effective and affordable medicines for all patients. There are many obstacles against achieving these goals. Such obstacles can arise from financial interests on the side of suppliers and health care providers, who may benefit from charging higher prices and issuing more prescriptions than might be justified from a clinical and economic viewpoint. Or from rogue suppliers trying to introduce low quality or counterfeit drugs into markets with less eff Download A Practical Approach to Pharmaceutical Policy (Directions in Development) for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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The ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Diagnostic Criteria for Research Pdf

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Release: 1993-11
Publisher: World Health Organization
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 9241544554
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Sets out internationally agreed diagnostic criteria specifically designed for use when conducting research on mental and behavioral disorders. Deliberately restrictive, the criteria are intended to facilitate the selection of groups of individuals whose symptoms and other characteristics resemble each other in clearly stated ways, and thus to maximize the homogeneity of study groups and the comparability of findings in multi-centre and international studies. The book, which covers over 300 disorders, is derived from chapter V(F) of the Tenth Revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10). The research criteria were developed in collaboration with the world's leading experts and finalized after testing by researchers and clinicians in 32 countries, representing all the major traditions and schools of psychiatry. Descriptions of clinical concepts upon which the research criteria are based are contained in the companion volume Download The ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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Contesting Illness: Process and Practices (Toronto Italian Studies)

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Edition: First Edition
Release: 2008-02-16
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 0802095127
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The relationship between power and illness is the subject of limited discussion despite it being one of the most important issues in health-related policies and services. In an effort to correct this, Contesting Illness engages critically with processes through which the meanings and effects of illness shape and are shaped by specific sets of practices. Featuring original contributions by researchers working in a number of disciplines, this collection examines intersections of power, contestation, and illness with the aid of various critical theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches.The contributors explore experiences of illness, diagnosis, and treatment, and analyse wider discursive and policy contexts within which people become ill and engage with health care systems. Though each essay is unique in its approach, they are linked together by a shared focus on contestation as a conceptual tool in considering the relationship between power and illness. Rather than focus on a Download Contesting Illness for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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Jonas and Kovner's Health Care Delivery in the United States, Tenth Edition (Health Care Delivery in the United States (Jonas & Kovner's)) Pdf

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Edition: 10
Release: 2011-05-25
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 0826106870
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"Jonas and Kovner's Health Care Delivery in the United States is one of the stronger health policy texts on the market. Readers and instructors looking for an up-to-date, broad-based overview of US health policy should strongly consider using the book."--The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) "This new edition brings order to the subject as well as a nuanced discussion of the systems complexities. The text is an important addition to a health professional's bookshelf." Stephen S. Mick, PhD, FACHE
Department of Health Administration
Virginia Commonwealth University "The timing of this book is impeccable. An exceptional primer for future health care leaders and a must read for all those interested in the most talked about topic today." Kathleen Gallo, RN, PhD, MBA
North Shore-LIJ Health System This 10th edition of a classic textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students presents the critical issues and core challenges surrounding our health care sy Download Jonas and Kovner's Health Care Delivery in the United States, Tenth Edition (Health Care Delivery in the United States (Jonas & Kovner's)) for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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Females Are Mosaics: X Inactivation and Sex Differences in Disease

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Edition: 1
Release: 2007-03-15
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN/ASIN: 0195188128
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Women can be described as genetic mosaics because they have two distinctly different types of cells throughout their bodies. Unlike males, who have one X chromosome (inherited from their mother), females have two X chromosomes in every cell (one from each parent). The fathers copy works in some cells, while the mothers copy works in others. These two X chromosomes often function differently, especially if one carries a defective gene.

Much has been written about the Y chromosome and its role in inducing maleness. This will be the first book about the X chromosome as a key to female development and the role of X-related factors in the etiology of sex differences in human disease. Barbara Migeon, from the renowned McKusick-Nathan Institute at Johns Hopkins, is a major figure in clinical genetics and is eminently qualified to write this book, and she writes clearly and effectively. She describes both the underlying molecular mechanisms and the remarkable genetic consequences of X Download Females Are Mosaics for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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At the Front Lines of Medicine: How the Health Care System Alienates Doctors and Mistreats Patients...and What We Can Do About It Pdf

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Release: 2001-10-23
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN/ASIN: 0742501310
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For three decades Dr. Howard Waitzkin has worked "at the front line of medicine." As a practitioner of internal medicine and primary care and as a sociologist, he has devoted much of his career to improving health services, especially for poor and underserved patients—migrant workers in California, immigrants living in Southwestern communities, and patients in developing countries of Latin America.
In his latest book Dr. Waitzkin offers a comprehensive analysis of the current problems of costs, coverage, and access to medical care in the United States. He takes the reader into the examination room with vivid patient-doctor encounters that portray dilemmas patients frequently face.
Many stories are too familiar in this era of rising costs and declining health coverage: A 31-year old diabetic man who died when his Medicaid co-payment spiraled out of reach; a 48-year old woman whose breast cancer metastasized as she waited funding for an outpatient biopsy; a 63-year old man st Download At the Front Lines of Medicine for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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