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To advance the epidemiological analysis of social inequalities in health, and of the ways in which population distributions of disease, disability, and death reflect embodied expressions of social inequality, this volume draws on articles published in the "International Journal of Health Services" between 1990 and 2000.

Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, large numbers of people from mainland China emigrated to the United States and other countries seeking employment. Over the years, numerous archaeological and historical investigations of the overseas Chinese have taken place. This work presents the results of some of those studies.

Seeks answer to the question: "Can we attend to the personhood of individuals within systems and cultures which are mass oriented?"

Considers the effects of digital technologies on scientific argumentation and the circulation of scientific knowledge. The contributors to Science and the Internet analyse digital developments in science communication from open notebooks and live-blogged experiments to podcasts and citizen-science projects to assess their rhetorical implications.

Considers the effects of digital technologies on scientific argumentation and the circulation of scientific knowledge. The contributors to Science and the Internet analyse digital developments in science communication from open notebooks and live-blogged experiments to podcasts and citizen-science projects to assess their rhetorical implications.

Children, Adolescents, and Death provides information that can be used to address the death-related questions from children and adolescents. It also looks at questions from caring adults about the way children or adolescents view death and the grief that follows a death or any major loss.

Suitable for older adults, and the people who work with them, this title offers practical and scientifically based suggestions and interventions on how to maintain and improve memory ability. It contains cognitive enhancement activities, with instructions, that can be used to create a memory enhancement program for oneself or others.

In the face of the long domination of medical care by men, this title explores from a variety of perspectives the twin issues of women in health care, and the health care of women.

Explores ideas related to forging effective academia-industry relationships and partnerships so members of the field can begin a dialogue designed to foster communication and collaboration among academics and industry practitioners in technical communication. The 11 chapters present different perspectives on and ideas for achieving this goal.

Contains 22 chapters that discuss theory, research, and clinical applications. This work presents a brief history of the use of imagery for healing in both Eastern and Western traditions, a review of research that deals with the physiological consequences of imagery and related approaches, and an explanation of how images lead to bodily changes.

The blessing of longer life has brought with it a host of new issues faced by the elderly, their families, and their caregivers. Ethical Issues in the Care of the Dying and Bereaved Aged , twenty-three essays by some of the most eminent thinkers in the field of death and bereavement, addresses some of these problems.