Accident and emergency medicine

The field of social inequalities in health continues its vigorous growth in the early years of the 21st century.

The field of social inequalities in health continues its vigorous growth in the early years of the 21st century.

In the last two decades of the 20th century, we witnessed a dramatic growth in social inequalities within and among countries.

In the last two decades of the 20th century, we witnessed a dramatic growth in social inequalities within and among countries.

None of us could survive in the workplace, community, or even in our homes, if we allowed everyone to see how truly vulnerable we are.

None of us could survive in the workplace, community, or even in our homes, if we allowed everyone to see how truly vulnerable we are.

This collection of essays addresses the broadening array of issues on the agenda of the women's health movements of the 1980s and 1990s, just as a previous collection, "e;Women and Health: The Politics of Sex in Medicine"e;, gathered contributions from the earlier wave of the women's health movement in the 1970s.

This collection of essays addresses the broadening array of issues on the agenda of the women's health movements of the 1980s and 1990s, just as a previous collection, "e;Women and Health: The Politics of Sex in Medicine"e;, gathered contributions from the earlier wave of the women's health movement in the 1970s.

This work provides a detailed look at the concept of community in the literature of the community mental health centers (CMHC) movement from the 1960s to the 1990s.

This collection of previously unpublished essays addresses a wide range of topics relevant to the on-going debates regarding dying and death and the subtleties, nuances, and complexities accompanying these phenomena.

This collection of previously unpublished essays addresses a wide range of topics relevant to the on-going debates regarding dying and death and the subtleties, nuances, and complexities accompanying these phenomena.

To date there has not been a clear look at the home care experience of older African Americans.

To date there has not been a clear look at the home care experience of older African Americans.

This book was written to be a comfort and guide for bereaved parents whose adult child has died; to show by sharing our experiences that we are not alone in our responses to our child's death; that we are not weak, defective in character or otherwise inadequate because of the way we grieve; to spell out ways in which some of us have increased our understanding of our condition, found solace, dispelled guilt and anger, overcome depression, come to terms with survivors, and memorialized our deceased children.

This book was written to be a comfort and guide for bereaved parents whose adult child has died; to show by sharing our experiences that we are not alone in our responses to our child's death; that we are not weak, defective in character or otherwise inadequate because of the way we grieve; to spell out ways in which some of us have increased our understanding of our condition, found solace, dispelled guilt and anger, overcome depression, come to terms with survivors, and memorialized our deceased children.

Not since the great military suicide epidemic of the American Civil War have we seen so many of our heroes, our soldiers and veterans, die by suicide.

Not since the great military suicide epidemic of the American Civil War have we seen so many of our heroes, our soldiers and veterans, die by suicide.

In this book, the author describes his attempt to create a meaningful and satisfying grieving process following the death of his 19 year old son, Jason, in a car accident.

In this book, the author describes his attempt to create a meaningful and satisfying grieving process following the death of his 19 year old son, Jason, in a car accident.

In his latest and perhaps most adventuresome book, Robert Kastenbaum offers a fresh view of the quest for perpetual youth.

In his latest and perhaps most adventuresome book, Robert Kastenbaum offers a fresh view of the quest for perpetual youth.

During the 1970s and 1980s, a hazardous waste management industry emerged in the U.

During the 1970s and 1980s, a hazardous waste management industry emerged in the U.

This book, written in the genre of "e;Imaginal Psychology"e;, presents the imaginal dimension of the mourning process.

This book, written in the genre of "e;Imaginal Psychology"e;, presents the imaginal dimension of the mourning process.

For nearly three decades, Sandra Bertman has been exploring the power of the arts and belief--symbols, metaphors, stories--to alleviate psychological and spiritual pain not only of patients, grieving family members, and affected communities but also of the nurses, clergy and physicians who minister to them.

For nearly three decades, Sandra Bertman has been exploring the power of the arts and belief--symbols, metaphors, stories--to alleviate psychological and spiritual pain not only of patients, grieving family members, and affected communities but also of the nurses, clergy and physicians who minister to them.

The book contributes to an awareness of the significance of loss in the life experience of persons with mental retardation.

The book contributes to an awareness of the significance of loss in the life experience of persons with mental retardation.

A comprehensive book of readings for courses on death and dying at the college or university level.

Supports the idea of matching the "e;system"e; to the technical writer's needs.

Supports the idea of matching the "e;system"e; to the technical writer's needs.

A collection of papers that address such issues as model limits and reliability, emerging expert systems and integrated gas and solid phase combustion simulation models.

A collection of papers that address such issues as model limits and reliability, emerging expert systems and integrated gas and solid phase combustion simulation models.

Presents a view of hospice care through the eyes of a long-term hospice nurse.

The author explores how the corporate transformation of hospitals, HMOs, and the insurance and pharmaceutical industries has resulted in reduction in services, dangerous cost cutting, poor regulation, and corrupt research.

The author explores how the corporate transformation of hospitals, HMOs, and the insurance and pharmaceutical industries has resulted in reduction in services, dangerous cost cutting, poor regulation, and corrupt research.

This book helps in .

This book helps in .

"e;Aging in place"e; is among the newer terms to be included along with "e;senior citizen,"e; "e;golden agers,"e; and others in the lexicon of gerontology.

"e;Aging in place"e; is among the newer terms to be included along with "e;senior citizen,"e; "e;golden agers,"e; and others in the lexicon of gerontology.

How does aging affect the interaction between people and their social environment?

How does aging affect the interaction between people and their social environment?

This volume provides a timely collection of the most germane studies and commentaries on the complex links between recent changes in national economies, welfare regimes, social inequalities, and population health.

Presents a view of hospice care through the eyes of a long-term hospice nurse.

Just as everyone must die, almost everyone will deal with death among close friends or loved ones.

Helps you recognise the continuity that runs across the generations from grandparents to grandchildren.

Just as everyone must die, almost everyone will deal with death among close friends or loved ones.

Helps you recognise the continuity that runs across the generations from grandparents to grandchildren.

This volume provides a timely collection of the most germane studies and commentaries on the complex links between recent changes in national economies, welfare regimes, social inequalities, and population health.