Category: Textbooks

About one in four people in OECD countries are presently obese. This epidemic has far-reaching consequences for society, individuals and the economy. Using microsimulation modelling, OECD Health Policy Studies (PDF) analyses the burden of overweight and obesity in 52 countries (including OECD, European Union and G20 countries), presenting how overweight

Positive psychologists focus on ways that we can advance the lives of communities and individuals by studying the factors that increase positive outcomes such as happiness and life satisfaction. Evolutionary psychologists use the principles of evolution, based on Charles Darwin’s understanding of life, to help shed light on any and

Managing COPD 3rd edition (PDF) is an ebook that includes recommendations for COPD from published guidelines (eg, the ATS, GOLD, and NICE guidelines) and presents them in the context of relevant clinical treatment issues. This is an in-depth guide on the management of COPD, concentrating on the impact of COPD

The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries reflect a period of remarkable intellectual vitality in British philosophy, as personalities such as Hobbes, Hume, Locke, and Smith attempted to explain the origins and supporting mechanisms of civil society. Their insights continue to educate how political and moral theorists think about the world in

Confidently meet the challenges of person-centered nursing practice! From basic nursing processes to advanced clinical capabilities, Taylor’s Clinical Nursing Skills: A Nursing Process Approach 5th edition (PDF) by Pamela Lynn helps you hone your technical, interpersonal, cognitive, and ethical/legal capabilities and master patient interaction, clinical reasoning, and communication skills essential