Published October, 2014
By Zdenek Hubalek and Ivo Rudolf
Publisher: Springer
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The number of known zoonotic and sapronotic pathogens of humans is growing. This book presents the state of art in the field. It examines the ecological aspects of these diseases and characterizes particular zoonoses and sapronoses.

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Published October, 2014
By O. S. Miettinen
Publisher: Springer
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The author of this book can be described as the father of modern epidemiology. Here he exposes the untenability of the prevailing teachings about clinical epidemiology and EBM, and advances a vision of major improvements in clinical medicine.

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Published October, 2014
By Ziv Shkedy, Niel Hens, Marc Aerts, Christel Faes, Pierre Van Damme and Philippe Beutels
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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This guide to the latest statistical techniques for estimating the parameters of infectious diseases arises from a groundbreaking collaboration between Hasselt and Antwerp universities in Belgium, and features valuable case studies and software advice.

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Published October, 2014
By George M. Hidy, Jeffrey R. Brook, Kenneth L. Demerjian, Luisa T. Molina, William T. Pennell and Richard D. Scheffe
Publisher: Springer
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This book assesses the factors involved in implementing a risk-based approach to air quality management that includes means for measuring the effectiveness of decisions, and outlines the technical developments needed to achieve emission reduction decisions.

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Published October, 2014
By Kenichi Miyamoto, Mori Hiroyuki and Kenji Morinaga
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag, Japan)
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Japan's asbestos disasters, encompassing both occupational disease and environmental pollution, have been caused principally by the asbestos textile, asbestos cement water pipe, and construction industries.

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Published October, 2014
By Denise M. Oleske
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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This completely revised and updated edition of an outstanding text addresses the fundamental knowledge of epidemiological methods and statistics that can be applied to evolving systems, programs, technologies, and policies.

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Published October, 2014
By Henry A Glick, Jalpa A Doshi, Seema S Sonnad and Daniel Polsky
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Handbooks in Health Economic Evaluation
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A a practical guide to the techniques and issues involved in conducting economic evaluation in ongoing clinical trials, supported with detailed advice on the design and analysis of studies including analysis of cost effectiveness and methodological integrity.

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Published September, 2014
By George Christakos
Publisher: Springer
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The consideration of 'Decadence' is essential in the scientific study of environmental and other problems and their rigorous solution, because the broad context within which the problems emerge can affect their solution.

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Published September, 2014
By Frans Willekens
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
Series: Use R!
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This book provides an introduction to multistate event history analysis. It is the subsample of the German Life History Survey, which was also used by Blossfeld and Rohwer in their popular textbook on event history modeling.

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Published September, 2014
By Z F Fu and Z.F. Fu
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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This volume reviews the unique and common features of rhabdoviruses, which have a very wide host range and are associated with human diseases and also infect domestic livestock and agricultural plants, causing enormous economic loss.

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