Forthcoming Allied Health Books

Forthcoming Books

1. Body Composition in Sport, Exercise and Health

   Edited by Arthur Stewart, Laura Sutton

   The analysis of body composition (fat, bone and muscle) is an important process throughout the biomedical sciences. This is the first book to offer a clear and detailed introduction to the key methods and techniques in body composition analysis and to explain the importance of body composition data...

   To Be Published June 10th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Biological Basis of Clinical Observations

   2nd Edition

   By William T. Blows

   Accurate clinical observations are key to good patient care and fundamental to clinical practice. A thorough understanding of the biological science underlying vital observations – such as taking the temperature or measuring the pulse – enables health professionals to make well-informed...

   To Be Published June 13th 2012 by Routledge
3. Nanotechnology in Health Care

   Edited by Sanjeeb K. Sahoo

   Nanotechnologies are among the fastest growing areas of scientific research, and this is expected to have a substantial impact on human health care, especially in biomedical applications and nanomedicine now and in the near future. In the present scenario, nanotechnology is spreading its wings to...

   To Be Published June 29th 2012 by Pan Stanford Publishing
4. Neurorhetorics

   Edited by Jordynn Jack

   Series: Rhetoric Society Quarterly

   In academia, as well as in popular culture, the prefix "neuro-" now occurs with startling frequency. Scholars now publish research in the fields of neuroeconomics, neurophilosophy, neuromarketing, neuropolitics, and neuroeducation. Consumers are targeted with enhanced products and services, such as...

   To Be Published July 31st 2012 by Routledge
5. Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation

   From Impairment to Participation

   Edited by Marcia Finlayson

   Series: Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series

   This edited handbook provides a comprehensive resource to inform and guide health and rehabilitation practitioners as they engage in the rehabilitation process with multiple sclerosis patients. The text provides a broad-based perspective on multiple sclerosis, how it influences everyday life, and...

   To Be Published August 9th 2012 by CRC Press
6. Applied Health Economics

   2nd Edition

   By Andrew M. Jones, Nigel Rice, Teresa Bago d'Uva, Silvia Balia

   The first edition of Applied Health Economics did an expert job of showing how the availability of large scale data sets and the rapid advancement of advanced econometric techniques can help health economists and health professionals make sense of information better than ever before. This second...

   To Be Published August 23rd 2012 by Routledge
7. Sex Work: Labour, Mobility and Sexual Services

   By JaneMaree Maher, Sharon Pickering

   Series: Routledge Studies in Crime and Society

   Sex work has always attracted policy, public and prurient interest. Currently, legal frameworks in developed countries range from prohibition, through partial legalisation to active regulation. Globalisation has increased women’s mobility between developing and developed countries at the same time...

   To Be Published September 18th 2012 by Routledge
8. Powerful Occupational Therapists

   A Community of Professionals, 1950-1980

   By Christine Peters

   Powerful Occupational Therapists examines the life and times of a small group of occupational therapy leaders and scholars in a post-1950s America, to market their profession as one of increasing importance. Participating in the 1950s rehabilitation, the 1960s equal rights, and the 1970s women’s...

   To Be Published September 30th 2012 by Routledge
9. Quality of Life Technology

   Edited by Richard Schulz

   Series: Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series

   A collaboration between leading scientists, practitioners, and researchers at Carnegie-Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, this book is a comprehensive resource describing Quality of Life technologies and their development, evaluation, adoption, and commercialization. It takes an...

   To Be Published October 4th 2012 by CRC Press
10. Assistive Technology for Blindness and Low Vision

    Edited by Roberto Manduchi, Sri Kurniawan

    Series: Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series

    This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art in assistive technology for persons with visual impairment, as well as extensive coverage into promising new research directions. Beginning with a brief overview of the psychopathology of low vision and blindness, the text...

    To Be Published October 10th 2012 by CRC Press