Author: Muir Gray Kt CBE DSc MD
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Keywords: health, public, decisions, services, care, based, evidence
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2008-11-03
List price: $72.95
ISBN-10: 044310123X
ISBN-13: 9780443101236

A guide to evidence-based decision making for healthcare, medical and nurse managers.New edition of a highly praised and successful book in one of the hottest areas of medicine.Covers the vital areas for healthcare managers - finding and appraising evidence and developing the capacity of individuals and organisations to use evidence.Pressure on healthcare services is growing - this book will be indispensable for managers making difficult decisions about the allocation of scarce resources.Exceptionally well written - highly praised by the Journal of the American Medical Association and the Brit

Author: Muir Gray Kt CBE DSc MD
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Keywords: management, decisions, policy, health, based, healthcare, evidence
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2001-08-15
List price: $73.95
ISBN-10: 0443062889
ISBN-13: 9780443062889

(Churchill Livingstone) Univ. of Oxford, UK. Explains how evidence can be applied to health policy and management decision for populations, rather that for individual patients. Places the emphasis on science, not opinion or quesswork. for managers. Previous edition: c1997. Outline format. Softcover.

Authors:Angela E Raffle, J. A. Muir Gray,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: practice, evidence, screening
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2007-10-04
List price: $57.95
ISBN-10: 0199214492
ISBN-13: 9780199214495

Screening is the routine testing of populations to identify individuals who may have a particular medical condition or disease. It is carried out by both government and private organisations with the aims of: better prognosis/outcome for individuals; to protect society from contagious disease; to allow rational allocation of resources; to allow selection of healthy individuals; and for research purposes. About £500 million is spent on screening each year in Britain alone, and it is an issue that has relevance in health systems and for the general public and media.For many years, screening was

Authors:David Pencheon, David Melzer, Muir Gray, Charles Gues
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: oxford, handbooks, series, practice, health, handbook, public
Number of Pages: 728
Published: 2006-10-26
List price: $47.50
ISBN-10: 0198566557
ISBN-13: 9780198566557

This is a practical public health book - written by public health practitioners for public health practitioners. It introduces learning practitioners to the early phases of approaching a public health issue, details why an issue is important and exactly how it can be analysed and addressed. It deals not only with the technical issues, but crucially with how those technical issues can be implemented in order to improve the health of the population directly, or via one of many important causal pathways (quality of health care design and delivery). It is written by experienced, internationally

Authors:Kevin Gray, Susan Francis Gray,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: law, land, elements
Number of Pages: 1434
Published: 2009-02-01
List price: $99.00
ISBN-10: 0199219729
ISBN-13: 9780199219728

’Here is a book whose breadth of purpose and depth of learning are breathtaking.’ Peter Butt, [2005] 69 Conv 363 Gray & Gray’s Elements of Land Law is the definitive textbook on the subject. The book offers comprehensive coverage of the law in this area. The authors provide an insightful and thought-provoking commentary on the modern development of the subject and go on to explore how land law functions in today’s society. The book includes an analysis of recent legislation and case law in England and Wales. There are also references to significant cases from Australi

Authors:Kevin Gray, Susan Francis Gray,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: series, texts, core, law, land
Number of Pages: 656
Published: 2007-08-30
List price: $75.00
ISBN-10: 019921378X
ISBN-13: 9780199213788

Gray and Gray’s Land Law discusses all the core topics covered on undergraduate courses in an appropriate level of detail, and brings the subject to life through critical analysis and a contextual approach that explores the social, political and economic significance of land law.The book adopts a user-friendly approach that makes use of self-test questions, diagrams and summaries to emphasize key issues and illuminate areas of difficulty or controversy. Further reading is also included at the end of each chapter. Students seeking sophisticated analysis within a manageable length and an

Authors:Susan Heinrichs Gray, Shirley W. Gray,
Publisher: Compass Point Books
Keywords: countries, reports, first, germany
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2001-08
List price: $22.65
ISBN-10: 0756501288
ISBN-13: 9780756501280

Presents information on the geography, history, people, economy, and social life and customs of Germany, one of the largest countries in Europe.