Deanne Stephens Nuwer explores the social, political, racial, and economic consequences of the 1878 yellow fever epidemic in Mississippi. A mild winter, a long spring, and a torrid summer produced conditions favoring the Aedes aegypti and spread of fever. In late July New Orlean…
Mental illness and American society, 1875-1940
This book provides a concise introduction to the increasingly important field of forensic mental health. It aims to set out both the key concepts in forensic mental health as well as the way the discipline operates in the broader context of criminal justice and mental health car…
People seeking psychiatric healing choose from an almost dizzying array of therapies-from the medicated mud packs of Ayurveda, to the pharmacopeia of Western biomedicine, to the spiritual pathways of the world''s religions. How do we choose, what do the treatments offer, and how…
Improving Diagnosis in Health Care
by The National Academies Of Sciences Engineering, And Medicine, The National Academies Of Sciences Engineering, And Medicine, Medicine, Institute of, Services, Board on Health Care, Care, Committee on Diagnostic Error in Health
fromQuality chasm series Improving diagnosis in health care
Improving access to and confidentiality of research data: report of a workshop
by National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on National Statistics, Mackie, Christopher D., Bradburn, Norman M., National Research Council (U.S.)., Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
fromCompass series (Washington, D.C.)
This book reviews evidence of health disparities among gay and bisexual men, identifying individual and community factors that have contributed to these disparities, and suggests strategies for public health efforts to eliminate inequality in the future.
Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding
by Medicine, Institute of, Populations, Board on the Health of Select, Institute of Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Issues and Research Gaps and Opportunities, Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Issues and Research Gaps and Opportunities
