Subject Area: Health Studies
Roberts, Jonathan2010 0-7734-3886-6 364 pages
This book is the first definitive, descriptive history of the Charity Hospital System of Louisiana, a story of how poverty, politics, public health, public interest, race, gender, and class, shaped the long history of one of the most storied public healthcare systems in the state and nation, to be published in a single volume. Over a period of more than 270 years, a total of ten charity hospitals were established in different venues of the state and evolved into one of the most celebrated public healthcare systems in the country.
Price: $239.95
Nwankwo, Mercy
2023 1-4955-1072-7 228 pages
This is an "oversized" (8x10), softcover book. "The objective of this study was to assess the determinants of occupational hazards and health outcomes, waste management practices and compliance to safety measures in three hospitals--Kibagabaga in Gasabo District, Muhima in Nyarugenge District and Masaka in Kicukiro District--in Kigali City, Rwanda. ...The study adopted a cross sectional design involving both qualitative and quantitative data collection approaches." -From the Author's Abstract
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Hendrix, Scott E.
2010 0-7734-3635-9 340 pages
This study analyzes the readership of a work commonly known as a Speculum astronomiae from the time of its production in the mid-thirteenth century to the point when it lapsed from learned discourse to in the late fifteenth century.
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Jinjiang, Zhu
2023 1-4955-1071-9 296 pages
"Lingnan Medicine is a collection of rich experience of local people and medical practitioners in the prevention and treatment of diseases. Over a long time, a log of medical herbs have been discovered, and the culture of medicinal food taken hold."
Price: $199.95