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This book presents the problem of attempted suicide as a meaningful and momentous event in the person's life with special consideration of its effects on the human environment. Five groups of people who have made suicide attempts were studied.

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Grounded in feminist perspectives, the first study of transnational surrogacyto give due prominence to the voices of those most affected by the practice, namely the surrogate mothers, donors, prospective parents and the children themselves.

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Balancing the Self generates new insights into emerging fields of health governance, subjectivity and balance. This volume's wide-ranging discussions will be of interest to historians of medicine, sociologists, social policy analysts, and social and political historians, as well as lay and professional readers. -- .

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Originally published in hardcover in 2016 by Doubelday.

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This collection of essays addresses the belly and the bowels as key elements in our understanding of eighteenth-century mentalities, emotions, and perceptions of the self. -- .

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For decades, educators, historians and social commentators accorded major responsibility for the reform of medical education in the USA to the Flexner Report of 1910. This volume takes the themes articulated in the Report and traces their development.

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Readers will learn the nature of these hazards, the associated risks, and where to find information for further study and research.

In each category, the author presents the current scientific knowledge on causes, preventive measures, costs, outlook, and other topics of interest.

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Intended as a reference tool for college students, this book examines the origins of and controversies associated with birth control in the United States.

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Different blood types mean different body chemistries. If your blood type is AB, enjoy your best health on a high protein, low carbohydrate diet, and make sure you get plenty of vegetables, but balance it with animal protein.

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Different blood types mean different body chemistries. If your blood type is B, enjoy your best health with plenty of variation. Eat plenty of protein, and add a bit of dairy. Carry this guide with you to the grocery store, restaurants, even on vacation to avoid putting on those extra pounds or getting sick from eating the wrong things.

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Different blood types mean different body chemistries. If your blood type is O, enjoy your best health on a high protein, low carbohydrate diet, and make sure you get plenty of animal protein.

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This interdisciplinary book, produced by the Cambridge Socio-Legal Group, is a collection of critical essays on law and the human body.

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This interdisciplinary book, produced by the Cambridge Socio-Legal Group, is a collection of critical essays on law and the human body.

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This book explores the role medical doctors played in the colonial counterinsurgency campaigns in British Kenya (1952-1960) and French Algeria (1954-1962) in the final years of empire. It not only examines how these medical professionals became embroiled in the conflict, but also how they used their knowledge to further the interests of the state.

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Over the past four decades, the share of income devoted to health care nearly tripled. If policy is unchanged, this trend is likely to continue. Should Americans decide to rein in the growth of health care spending, they will be forced to consider whether to ration care for the well-insured, a prospect that is odious and unthinkable to many.

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This book outlines problems that have been building in the Canadian Health Care System over decades and presents a way to restructure the system to maximize benefits for the patient, healthcare providers, administrators, and taxpayers.

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This comprehensive introduction provides nursing students and practitioners with a firm grounding in the applied ethics of caring for vulnerable older people, and a thorough explanation and application of the policies, frameworks, standards and laws that govern safeguarding and care in the UK.

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