Understanding the Global Dimensions of Health (Record no. 243058)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 978-0-387-24103-6 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | DE-He213 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20160614135103.0 |
| 007 - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION FIXED FIELD--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | cr nn 008mamaa |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 100301s2005 xxu| s |||| 0|eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780387241036 |
| -- | 978-0-387-24103-6 |
| 024 7# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 10.1007/b104427 |
| Source of number or code | doi |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) | |
| Holding library | Alfaisal Main Library |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | RA1-1270 |
| 072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE | |
| Subject category code | MBN |
| Source | bicssc |
| 072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE | |
| Subject category code | MED078000 |
| Source | bisacsh |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 613 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 614 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Understanding the Global Dimensions of Health |
| Medium | [electronic resource] / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | edited by S. W. A. Gunn, P. B. Mansourian, A. M. Davies, A. Piel, B. McA. Sayers. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Boston, MA : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Springer US, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | 2005. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | XIV, 304 p. |
| Other physical details | online resource. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content Type Term | text |
| Content Type Code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media Type Term | computer |
| Media Type Code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier Type Term | online resource |
| Carrier Type Code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
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| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Fundamentals -- A Brief History of Advances Toward Health -- The Health, Poverty, and Development Merry-Go-Round -- Old and New Pestilences -- Value Systems and Healthcare Ethics -- World Health -- Systems -- Health Policies versus Public Policies -- A Medicine Based on Evidence -- The Promise of Technology -- Critical Inquiries on Technology Utilization -- Therapeutic Patient Education for Chronic Diseases -- The Dynamics -- The Humanitarian Imperative in Major Health Crises and Disasters -- Dealing with Global Infectious Disease Emergencies -- Knowledge-Based Methodologies in the Health Sector -- Food Safety: A Pressing Public-Health and Economic Issue -- Future Health in an Ageing World -- The Controversies -- Disease and Health in the Cultural Context -- Global Issues and Health Interactions -- The Coming Storm -- Education, Understanding, and Eudaemonia -- Postscript: The Present and the Future of Global Health. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "Health is not escaping the current bulldozer of 'globalization,' with its attendant benefits, errors, complications, and unknowns. Economic, social, political, environmental, behavioural, and even transcendental factors are being perceived as shaping the increasingly borderless world order, and societal structures, including the health professional, are finding themselves ill prepared for the changes...This book is an attempt to understand, explain and if possible act on the transformations....It is highly recommended as a welcome collection of level-headed analyses of the current confused transmutations in disease theory and health action" (Journal of Humanitarian Medicine, vol. IV, no. 4, October-December 2004). "With a free spirit, the authors examine the bioethical, socio-political and scientific aspects of health" (World Health Organization Quarterly News, October-December 2005). Health is a basic human right. But as our planet grows smaller, the number of people without even minimal care continues to rise. Understanding the Global Dimensions of Health brings into sharp focus the ethics and multiple questions involved in keeping the world in optimal health - and identifies the massive tasks that lie ahead. Twenty-one internationally known contributors examine the bioethical, sociopolitical and scientific aspects of health, epidemics, aging populations, the double burden of disease, food safety, and other major health concerns of well-being at the international level. Because exporting health care expertise abroad entails more than merely translating what we know, they meet the controversies head-on: - Are health technologies wisely used? - Can today’s medicine coexist with traditional views and cultural practices? - Will the configuration of health resources change as people live longer? - Why are pandemics not controlled better? - Who wins when health systems clash with sociopolitical systems? - Does globalization necessarily mean the westernization and homogenization of care? Fast changing conditions and recent catastrophic events demand answers to these and similar vital questions. The authors of Understanding the Global Dimensions of Health balance realism, optimism and social conscience in their coverage so health professionals, policymakers and leaders can address them - locally as well as globally. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Medicine. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Public health. |
| 650 14 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Medicine & Public Health. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Public Health. |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| Source of term | local |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gunn, S. W. A. |
| Relator term | editor. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mansourian, P. B. |
| Relator term | editor. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Davies, A. M. |
| Relator term | editor. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Piel, A. |
| Relator term | editor. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sayers, B. McA. |
| Relator term | editor. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| 773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY | |
| Title | Springer eBooks |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Display text | Printed edition: |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780387241029 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b104427">http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b104427</a> |
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| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | eBooks |
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