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Below is a list of WHO publications published in the last 6 months.
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2013 Order Number   15200161 ISBN-13  
9789290616016
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CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries  CHF 10,50
English
2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the work of the World Health Organization in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, which began in 1962 when a Country Liaison Office was established in the capital city of Vientiane. .../...
 
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Format CD-Rom - DVD Rom
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2013 Order Number   19900055 ISBN-13  
9789241548588
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CHF 150,00  / US$ 180,00 Developing countries  CHF 105,00
English
Quality assurance of pharmaceutical products is a continuing concern of WHO. Despite efforts made around the world to ensure a supply of quality and effective medicines, substandard, spurious, falsified and counterfeit products still compromise health care delivery in many countries. .../...
 
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2013 Order Number   11508672 ISBN-13  
9789241564588
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CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries  CHF 20,00
English
World Health Statistics 2013 contains WHO's annual compilation of health-related data for its 194 Member States, and includes a summary of the progress made towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and associated targets. .../...
 
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2013 Order Number   00209105  
 
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries  CHF 15,00
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The Bulletin of the World Health Organization is an international journal of public health with a special focus on developing countries. Since it was first published in 1948, the Bulletin has become one of the world's leading public health journals. .../...
 
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2013 Order Number   11000981 ISBN-13  
9789241209816
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CHF 50,00  / US$ 60,00 Developing countries  CHF 35,00
English
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2013 Order Number   11902701  
 
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CHF 33,00  / US$ 39,60 Developing countries  CHF 23,10
English
WHO Drug Information communicates pharmaceutical information that is either developed and issued by WHO or transmitted to WHO by research and regulatory agencies throughout the World. .../...
 
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2013 Order Number   19303228 ISBN-13  
9789241505185
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CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries  CHF 10,50
English
This book contains the guidelines adopted by the Conference of the Parties. .../...
 
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2013 Order Number   29303228 ISBN-13  
9789242505184
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CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries  CHF 10,50
French
Summary unavailable.
 
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2013 Order Number   39303228 ISBN-13  
9789243505183
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CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries  CHF 10,50
Spanish
Summary unavailable.
 
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2013 Order Number   49303228 ISBN-13  
9789244505182
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CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries  CHF 10,50
Russian
Summary unavailable.
 
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2013 Order Number   11000976 ISBN-13  
9789241209762
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CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries  CHF 28,00
English
The Thematic Reference Group on Environment, Agriculture and Infectious Diseases of Poverty (TRG 4) addresses the nature of the intersections and interactions between environment, agriculture and infectious diseases of poverty in order to identify research priorities for improved disease control. .../...
 
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2013 Order Number   11500853 ISBN-13  
9789241564540
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CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries  CHF 17,50
English
The second WHO report on neglected tropical diseases builds on the growing sense of optimism generated by the 2012 publication of the WHO Roadmap. .../...
 
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2013 Order Number   04501903  
 
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CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries  CHF 14,00
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The EMHJ was launched in 1995 as a peer-reviewed medical journal. Starting January 2010, the Journal has been given a new format and is now published monthly. .../...
 
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2013 Order Number   00209104  
 
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries  CHF 15,00
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The Bulletin of the World Health Organization is an international journal of public health with a special focus on developing countries. Since it was first published in 1948, the Bulletin has become one of the world's leading public health journals. .../...
 
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2013 Order Number   11502761 ISBN-13  
9789241564564
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CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries  CHF 28,00
English
In 2010, Member States at the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a Resolution proclaiming a Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011 - 2020). .../...
 
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Author Marchildon, G.P.
Year
2013 Order Number   13601501  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries  CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
 
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2013 Order Number   04501901  
 
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CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries  CHF 14,00
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The EMHJ was launched in 1995 as a peer-reviewed medical journal. Starting January 2010, the Journal has been given a new format and is now published monthly. .../...
 
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2013 Order Number   04501902  
 
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CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries  CHF 14,00
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The EMHJ was launched in 1995 as a peer-reviewed medical journal. Starting January 2010, the Journal has been given a new format and is now published monthly. .../...
 
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2013 Order Number   00209103  
 
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries  CHF 15,00
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The Bulletin of the World Health Organization is an international journal of public health with a special focus on developing countries. Since it was first published in 1948, the Bulletin has become one of the world's leading public health journals. .../...
 
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Author Palm, W., Glinos, I. A., Rechel, B., Garel, P., Busse, R., Figueras, J.
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2013 Order Number   13400129 ISBN-13  
9789289002769
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CHF 35,00  / US$ 42,00 Developing countries  CHF 24,50
English
Under the European Directive on the application of patients' rights in cross-border health care, the development of European reference networks was promoted as one of the prime areas for cross-border cooperation among Member States. .../...
 
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2013 Order Number   15400031 ISBN-13  
9789290224297
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CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries  CHF 7,00
English
Member States of the WHO South-East Asia Region have made considerable efforts at providing an extra surge to their efforts down the road to achieving the targets set by the United Nations Millennium Declaration in 2000, the core values of which have been enshrined in the Millennium Development Goals. .../...
 
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2013 Order Number   00209102  
 
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries  CHF 15,00
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The Bulletin of the World Health Organization is an international journal of public health with a special focus on developing countries. Since it was first published in 1948, the Bulletin has become one of the world's leading public health journals. .../...
 
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Author Fletcher, C. D.M., Bridge, J.A., Hogendoorn, P., Mertens, F.
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2013 Order Number   17004005 ISBN-13  
9789283224341
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CHF 135,00  / US$ 162,00 Developing countries  CHF 94,50
English
WHO Classification of Soft Tissue and Bone is the fifth volume of the 4th Edition of the WHO series on histological and genetic typing of human tumours. .../...
 
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2013 Order Number   21500841 ISBN-13  
9789242548396
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries  CHF 21,00
French
Le principal objectif de cette directive est d'améliorer la qualité des soins et l'issue de la maladie chez les personnes atteintes d'un diabète de type 2 dans un contexte de faibles ressources. .../...
 
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2013 Order Number   00209101  
 
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries  CHF 15,00
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The Bulletin of the World Health Organization is an international journal of public health with a special focus on developing countries. Since it was first published in 1948, the Bulletin has become one of the world's leading public health journals. .../...
 
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2012 Order Number   11000973 ISBN-13  
9789241209731
Price
CHF 14,00  / US$ 16,80 Developing countries  CHF 9,80
English
This report presents the recommendations of a WHO Expert Committee responsible for reviewing information on psychoactive substances to assess the need for their international control.

The report contains a summary of the Committee's evaluations of y-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) and ketamine. .../...
 
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2012 Order Number   31504579 ISBN-13  
9789243563886
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CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries  CHF 17,50
Spanish
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Author Steel, D., Cylus, J.
Year
2012 Order Number   13601409  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries  CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
 
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Author O'Neill, C., McGregor, P., Merkur, S.
Year
2012 Order Number   13601410  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries  CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
 
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Author Longley, M., Riley, N., Davies, P., Hernandez-Quevedo, C.
Year
2012 Order Number   13601411  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries  CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
 
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2012 Order Number   04501812  
 
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CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries  CHF 14,00
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The EMHJ was launched in 1995 as a peer-reviewed medical journal. Starting January 2010, the Journal has been given a new format and is now published monthly. .../...
 
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2012 Order Number   11000974 ISBN-13  
9789241209748
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CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries  CHF 28,00
English
This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various food additives, including flavouring agents, with a view to concluding as to safety concerns and to preparing specifications for identity and purity. .../...
 
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2012 Order Number   11000975 ISBN-13  
9789241209755
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CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries  CHF 28,00
English
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2012 Order Number   11503368 ISBN-13  
9789241548526
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CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries  CHF 17,50
English
Malaria continues to be a major health problem in many parts of the world. Delay in treating malaria, especially P. .../...
 
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2012 Order Number   11505740 ISBN-13  
9789241564533
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CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries  CHF 28,00
English
The World Malaria Report 2012 summarizes information received from 104 malaria-endemic countries and other sources, and updates the analyses presented in the 2011 report. .../...
 
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2012 Order Number   12700067 ISBN-13  
9789241660679
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries  CHF 21,00
English
This volume contains monographs prepared at the seventy-sixth meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which met in Geneva, Switzerland, from 5 to 14 June 2012. .../...
 
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Author Turcanu, G., Domente, S., Buga, M., Richardson, E
Year
2012 Order Number   13601407  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries  CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
 
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Author Mitenbergs, U., Taube, M., Misins, J., Mikitis, E., Martinsons, A, Rurane, A., Quentin, W.
Year
2012 Order Number   13601408  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries  CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
 
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Author Pitt, J.I., Wild, C.P., Baan, R.A., Gelderblom, W. C.A., Miller, J.D., Riley, R.T., Wu, F.
Year
2012 Order Number   17300158 ISBN-13  
9789283221586
Price
CHF 60,00  / US$ 72,00 Developing countries  CHF 42,00
English
Mycotoxins are fungal toxins that contaminate many of the most frequently consumed foods and feeds worldwide, including staple foods consumed by many of the poorest and most vulnerable populations in the world. Therefore, human and animal exposure to one or more of this broad group of toxins is widespread. .../...
 
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2012 Order Number   19300273 ISBN-13  
9789241548519
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CHF 50,00  / US$ 60,00 Developing countries  CHF 35,00
English
Blood transfusion services (BTS) have the responsibility to collect blood only from donors who are at low risk for any infection that could be transmitted through transfusion and who are unlikely to jeopardize their own health by blood donation. .../...
 
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2012 Order Number   19300275 ISBN-13  
9789241504645
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries  CHF 30,00
English
Enhancing the competencies of health professionals is only one of the ways health care services can be improved. The management of information in particular has been shown to impact the quality of health care service delivery. .../...
 
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2012 Order Number   19300276 ISBN-13  
9789241564526
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries  CHF 21,00
English
The Atlas of health and climate is a product of this unique collaboration between the meteorological and public health communities. It provides sound scientific information on the connections between weather and climate and major health challenges. .../...
 
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2012 Order Number   21000973 ISBN-13  
9789242209730
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CHF 14,00  / US$ 16,80 Developing countries  CHF 9,80
French
Le présent rapport contient les recommandations d'un comité OMS d'experts chargé d'étudier les données relatives aux substances psychoactives afin de déterminer dans quelle mesure il pourrait être nécessaire de les placer sous contrôle international. .../...
 
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2012 Order Number   21500809 ISBN-13  
9789242564181
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CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries  CHF 28,00
French
Plus d'un milliard de personnes vivent avec un handicap, et les tendances mondiales de vieillissement de la population et d'augmentation des maladies chroniques, signifient que la prévalence du handicap est encore en train d'augmenter. .../...
 
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2012 Order Number   23400122 ISBN-13  
9789289024259
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CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries  CHF 10,50
French
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2012 Order Number   29300276 ISBN-13  
9789242564525
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries  CHF 21,00
French
Alors que le climat continue de changer dans le monde, les dangers augmentent pour la santé de l'être humain. Cet atlas publié conjointement par l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) et l'Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM), illustre certains des défis actuels et émergents les plus pressants. .../...
 
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2012 Order Number   39300276 ISBN-13  
9789243564524
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries  CHF 0,00
Spanish
El Atlas del Clima y la Salud, publicado conjuntamente por la Organización Mundial de la Salud y la Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM), ilustra algunos de los problemas más acuciantes que ello plantea. .../...
 
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2012 Order Number   41502497 ISBN-13  
9789244548264
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries  CHF 21,00
Russian
The school-based control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections is of proven cost-effectiveness. .../...
 
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Author Sinisi, L., Aertgeerts, R
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2012 Order Number   43400116 ISBN-13  
9789289002875
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CHF 35,00  / US$ 42,00 Developing countries  CHF 24,50
Russian
Extreme weather events, including floods and droughts, are increasing in frequency and intensity. They affect the operation of water-supply, drainage and sewerage infrastructure, and the functioning of wastewater treatment plants, thereby affecting the protection of public health. .../...
 
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2012 Order Number   43400122 ISBN-13  
9789289044257
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CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries  CHF 10,50
Russian
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2012 Order Number   73400122 ISBN-13  
9789289034258
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CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries  CHF 10,50
German
In ihrem ersten Bericht als WHO-Regionaldirektorin für Europa schildert Zsuzsanna Jakab die Erfolge, die im Zweijahreszeitraum 2010 2011 durch gemeinsame Anstrengungen des WHO-Regionalbüros für Europa und der 53 Mitgliedstaaten erzielt werden konnten. .../...
 
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2012 Order Number   18000123 ISBN-13  
9789240689633
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CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries  CHF 10,00
English
Almost 940 million international journeys were undertaken in 2010. Global travel on this scale exposes many people to a range of health risks - different disease agents and changes in temperature, altitude and humidity are just some of these risks - all of which can lead to ill-health. .../...
 
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2012 Order Number   21502497 ISBN-13  
9789242548266
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries  CHF 21,00
French
Les maladies tropicales négligées ( MTN ) prospèrent là où des populations défavorisées vivent dans la pauvreté. .../...
 
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Format EPUB
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2012 Order Number   28000123 ISBN-13  
9789240689626
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CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries  CHF 10,00
French
Près de 940 millions de voyages internationaux ont été effectués en 2010. .../...
 
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2012 Order Number   15400030 ISBN-13  
9789290224112
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CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries  CHF 7,00
English
The Alma-Ata Conference on Primary Health Care in 1978 mobilized a "primary health care (PHC) movement that undertook to tackle the "politically, socially and economically unacceptable health inequalities In all countries. .../...
 
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Author Genet, N., Boerma, W., Kroneman, M., Hutchinson, A., Saltman, R.B.
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2012 Order Number   13400128 ISBN-13  
9789289002882
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CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries  CHF 28,80
English
For every person over the age of 65 in today's European Union, there are four people of working age but, by 2050, there will only be two. Demand for long-term care, of which home care forms a significant part, will inevitably increase in the decades to come. .../...
 
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2012 Order Number   04501811  
 
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The EMHJ was launched in 1995 as a peer-reviewed medical journal. Starting January 2010, the Journal has been given a new format and is now published monthly. .../...
 
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