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  • Successful Public Health Advocacy

    Lessons Learned from Massachusetts Legislators

    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This concise volume guides public health advocates on how to successfully advocate for their cause, strengthen their messaging and communication strategies, build coalitions, and gather political allies.In the book, the author shares lessons learned from an exploratory study in which key legislators from the Massachusetts General Court (legislature) were interviewed to determine their level of ... Read more

    $76.99 CAD

  • HIV/AIDS Treatment in Resource Poor Countries

    Public Health Challenges

    Series series Medicine (R0)
    The book focuses on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment strategies in resource-poor settings. Contributors include HIV/AIDS researchers and public health administrators from the US, Africa, China, and Thailand. Several chapters, written by local health officials, take a close look at AIDS prevention and treatment in China at the community level. Other chapters cover issues of treatment scale-up, ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Handbook of Global Tuberculosis Control

    Practices and Challenges

    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This ambitious reference surveys worldwide efforts at controlling the spread of tuberculosis, with special emphasis on the developing world. Case studies from China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Indonesia, and other frontline countries demonstrate a wealth of information on clinical, cultural, socioeconomic, and other relevant factors. This compilation provides a valuable resource for creating successful ... Read more

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  • An Introduction to Infectious Disease Modelling

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    How to treat infections without antibiotics

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