20,430円 Decision making in health care involves consideration of a complex set of diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic uncertainties. Medical therapies have side effects, surgical interventions may lead to complications, and diagnostic tests can produce misleading results. Furthermore, patient values a...

1,890円 “A frightening and fascinating masterpiece of science reporting that reads like a detective story.” ーWalter Isaacson In 1976 a deadly virus emerged from the Congo forest. As swiftly as it came, it disappeared, leaving no trace. Over the four decades since, Ebola has emerged sporadically, each ti...

12,154円 3 the observation focus on aggregate or individual behaviours? Will the meth ods used to identify the relationships between the values measured be the same or totally different depending on the level of observation? Can several aggregation levels be used simultaneously? and so on. The social scie...

12,154円 For every news story in the popular press detailing the horrors and the violence associated with cocaine, there have been corresponding studies in the medical litera ture shedding new light on our understanding of this most troublesome drug. Our knowledge of addiction, and specifically cocaine ad...

24,309円 Incidence and mortality of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease (CHD) vary considerably among races, populations and ethnic groups. Some individuals with low levels of risk factors succumb early to disease while many others with a high risk profile do not. CHD clusters in families and is ma...

6,076円 In March 1983 the Secretary of State for Welfare, Health and Cultural Affairs appointed the Steering Committee on Future Health Scenarios (STG). The task of the STG is to advise the Minister on the future of public health and health care in the long term in the Netherlands with a view to increasi...

6,076円 During the last few centuries, and particularly in recent decades, problems result ing from the excessive use of drugs and alcohol have spread virtually as an epidemic to every country in the world and to almost every community. Abuse of alcohol and drugs is related to numerous other health probl...

393円 In March 2014, an outbreak of Ebola was reported in Guinea. This is the first time the disease had hit this country and locals as well as health authorities were admittedly ill prepared to deal with the menace. Therefore, the virus spread rapidly throughout several communities in the country. Rep...

0円 Apresenta textos que discutem, entre outros temas: a interface entre a epidemiologia, matemática e filosofia; a pandemia pelo HIV/Aids e o desenvolvimento de vacinas anti-HIV; as estratégias para a investigação biológica e histórica da paleoparasitologia; os conceitos e métodos na implementação d...

0円 Parte do princípio de que finalmente uma malaise epistemológica se instala na epidemiologia, determinada pela incômoda posição de principal responsável pelas contradições da saúde pública neste fim de milênio. Assim, convoca estudiosos e profissionais a questionar fundamentos, explorar interfaces...

0円 Os autores apresentam uma das mais importantes contribuições da estatística para a discussão da causalidade, por meio do modelo de respostas potenciais proposto por Rubin, e sua interface com o método epidemiológico. De particular interesse são as soluções científica e estatística exploradas, alé...

7,610円 Head hits cause brain damage - but not always. Should we ban sport to protect athletes? Exposure to electromagnetic fields is strongly associated with cancer development - does that mean exposure causes cancer? Should we encourage old fashioned communication instead of mobile phones to reduce can...