Authors:Kelly Joyce, Meika Loe,
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: illness, health, lens, sociology, monographs, technology, ageing, studying, technogenarians, science
Number of Pages: 184
Published: 2010-10-12
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 1444333801
ISBN-13: 9781444333800
Technogenarians investigates the older person?s experiences of health, illness, science, and technology. It presents a greater theoretical and empirical understanding of the biomedical aspects of aging bodies, minds, and emotions, and the rise of gerontechnology industries and professions??.? A unique scholarly investigation into elders as technology usersEmphasizes the need to put aging, science, and technology in the center of analyses of health and illnessExplores the rise of gerontechnology industries and professions?Offers a critical study of the transformation of aging bodies, minds, and
Authors:Pamala D. Larsen, Ilene Morof Lubkin,
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Keywords: chronic, illness, larsen, impact, intervention
Number of Pages: 656
Published: 2008-12-17
List price: $86.95
ISBN-10: 076375126X
ISBN-13: 9780763751265
The new edition of best-selling Chronic Illness: Impact and Intervention continues to focus on the various aspects of chronic illness that influence both patients and their families. Topics include the sociological, psychological, ethical, organizational, and financial factors, as well as individual and system outcomes. The Seventh Edition has been completely revised and updated and includes new chapters on Models of Care, Culture, Psychosocial Adjustment, Self-Care, Health Promotion, and Symptom Management.
Author: H. Winter Griffith
Publisher: Perigee Trade
Keywords: surgery, illness, symptoms, complete, guide, amp
Number of Pages: 1184
Published: 2006-03-07
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0399533214
ISBN-13: 9780399533211
For more than two decades, readers have turned to the Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery as an accessible, comprehensive and easy-to-use resource for diagnosing, understanding and treating illness- from the common cold to cancer or heart disease. With up-to-date information on new medical therapies, drugs, and surgeries- like gastric bypass and rotator cuff repair-this authoritative guide features: - Illustrated surgeries and medical procedures - Advice on general medical topics from diets and self-examinations to immunizations and the safe use of medicine - Explanations
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Publisher: Raw Dog Screaming Press
Keywords: illness, anthology, sick
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 2003-11-30
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 0974503118
ISBN-13: 9780974503110
The world of publishing has just received its bill of health, and the prognosis isn’t pretty. Literary marauders are rising up from the hazardous material bins labeled Horror, Surrealism, and Science Fiction. These malcontents have only one intent: spreading the disease. Here the pen is not merely mightier than the sword; it is a plague heralding the apocalypse for convention, writing a dirge for complacency. SICK is an anthology compiled by editor John Edward Lawson. Themes explored are physical, mental, and societal in nature. These stories are horrendous, hilarious, and stupefying
Author: Anatole Broyard
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Keywords: illness, intoxicated
Number of Pages: 156
Published: 1993-06-01
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0449908348
ISBN-13: 9780449908341
"Succeeds brilliantly....He lives as a writer and we are the wealthier for it."THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLDAnatyole Broyad, long-time book critic, book review editor, and essayist for THE NEW YORK TIMES wants to be remembered. He will be, with this collection of irreverent, humorous essays he wrote concerning the ordeals of life and death--many of which were written during the battle with cancer that led to his death in 1990. A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
Author: David Locker
Publisher: Law Book Co of Australasia
Keywords: illness, symptoms
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 1981-05-07
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 042277460X
ISBN-13: 9780422774604
Author: Dr Leslie Lim
Publisher: Armour Publishing Pte Ltd
Keywords: illness, misunderstood, depression
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2008-01-28
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 9814222267
ISBN-13: 9789814222266
Did you know that depression is a common disorder that afflicts more than 10 percent of the world s population? In Depression: The Misunderstood Illness, author Dr Leslie Lim provides an extensive coverage of this ailment including topics such as clinical features and causes of depression, treatment measures and options that may reduce the risk of depression. Case studies and the nature of the illness in the various age groups offer valuable and practical information and a greater understanding of this condition. This relevant and insightful book reveals hope for the patient and their caregive
