Reviews (5)

Good Reference
I'm a 4th year medical student, and found this book extremely helpful during my Blood Bank rotation. It is really good at explaining the concepts behind the technical procedures.

Assistant Professor at Auburn University and SBB from the NIH
The Harmening books which span more than twenty years in the making are without question the best source of transfusion medicine practices on the market today. Content areas include genetics, molecular biology, blood groups, antibody identification, transfusion transmitted diseases, hemolytic disease of the newborn, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, etc... Contributors are experts in their field providing a wealth of knowledge to the blood banking student and transfusion medicine fellow. Every blood bank should buy this book!!
Use this book as a doorstop
This book is not for the beginer in blood banking.It is disjointed, confusing, difficult to comprehend, and does not flow in a logical manner.It was written by several authors, including Harmening.This probably accounts for the confusing flow.May be helpful to experienced blood bankers, but if you are a begining student trying to fathom the many intricacies of blood banking, this book will make you want to tear your hair out.Without a doubt, the worst text book I have ever read and I have a master's degreee and 1.5 years toward my PhD.Avoid this book like the plague unless you have prior knowledge or experience.It will turn you off blood banking forever.I give it a D for effort (a poor and poorly edited effort). ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Medical Technology    2. Blood    3. Blood Banks    4. Hematology    5. Immunohematology    6. Medical    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Pharmacology    9. Transfusion    10. Haematology    11. Health systems & services   

Subjects:  1. Health & Fitness    2. Health Care Issues    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Nursing - Nutrition    6. Public Health    7. Medical / Public Health    8. Sports & Outdoor Recreation   

Subjects:  1. Environmental Health    2. Health Care Delivery    3. Health risk assessment    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Occupational & Industrial Medicine    7. Public Health    8. Medical / Public Health    9. Medicine: General Issues   

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The dis ease of living in the US
The costs of sprawl are enormous.This book describes the costs in terms of many different types of public health measurements.If you haven 't thought about sprawl, this is a good place to start.It is chilling to think about how many physical, emotional, psychological and medical ramifications there are to the US automobile lifestyle.The price to degradation of the planet was not discussed in depth but that too would make you think about our legacy of our lifestyle to the quality of our planet for future generations. I am encouraged that the topic is being developed.The automobile lifestyle is addictive and to change it will require a paradigm shift.The shift starts with organized discussions and lucidly presented data.This book is excellent on both accounts.

reasonably well done
A broad (though not particularly deep) guide to the public health problems associated with sprawl, including: (1) the air pollution caused by sprawl-induced auto traffic, (2) the health consequences of the reduction in walking caused by automobile dependency, (3) injuries and deaths from auto traffic, (4) water quality problems associated with suburban development, (5) the alleged intangible costs of automobile dependency (e.g. driving-induced stress, the isolation of nondrivers).None of these issues are addressed in enormous detail; for example, the book occasionally mentions pro-sprawl counterarguments, but does not fully address them.But then again, each of these topics could probably justify a separate book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cities and towns    2. City planning    3. Do-It-Yourself    4. Environmental Health    5. Environmental aspects    6. Growth    7. Health Policy    8. House & Home    9. Politics / Current Events    10. Public Health    11. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    12. Reference    13. Urban Planning    14. Health systems & services    15. Political Science / City Planning & Urban Development    16. Urban & municipal planning   

Editorial Review

Avoiding hyperbole while writing about a possible medical catastrophe is no easy task, but David Kirby has created a fine balance of investigative and personal detail in Read more

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Excellent book. For those who are still not convinced about the link between mercury and autism I strongly recommend the book "Mercury: The Winged Messenger".

I read it twice, and I'm still angry!
A lot has been said about blatant coverup and shoddy science exposed in this book by David Kirby.It looks like there's some movement now, certainly at least in part due to this book.The Senate just passed the Combating Autism Act of 2006, and it's now on to the House.
Explanationsfor Autism Epidemic
I thank the families mentioned in this book. Each one tried to help their autistic child and wanted an answer to what caused Autism.Some of them started SafeMinds as a result of their research and inquiries.I was born in 1977 and have an ASD so the possible thimerosal in vaccinations causing the Autism epidemic in the 1990s would not explain me. Thimerosal (p. 48) is 49.6 percent organic mercury used as a preservative in vaccinations.Organic mercury (p. 48) is the second most toxic substance on earth. Forget about "polluting" our air and water, and ask why are we putting toxic materials into children?People are more important than the earth! For some reason The Center for Disease and Control and The Institute of Medicine along with Lilly (a vaccine manufacturer) have not cooperated with them in answering their questions or giving them help. Why would Dr. Thomas Verstraeten go to Belgium in 2001 after leading a study on vaccination datalink study on thimerosal, be told not to answer any contacts from people in America about vaccinations, and to escape subpeonas (p. 341)? I appreciate Congressmen Dan Burton (R-IN) and Dave Weldon (R-FL) for listening to these families, holding hearings (I have called their offices to thank them), and talking the CDC and IOM into getting the public answers to autism and thimerosal. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Autism in children    2. Complications    3. Developmental disabilities    4. Epidemiology    5. Etiology    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health Care Issues    8. Health/Fitness    9. Medical / Nursing    10. Public Health    11. Safety    12. United States    13. Vaccination of children    14. Medical / General    15. Popular medicine   

Reviews (19)

Helped me Pass NCLEX first trial!
Great Book to have during your course of nursing, whether you're studying for nursing finals or NCLEX.I did not take any review classes and passed NCLEX first trial with 75 questions.If you spend good amount of time studying, you can do it too!

Beware!
This book and CD are full of errors!!The CD was absolutely useless.They appear to be translated from another language and many of the answers were simply wrong, or the book would contradict the answer.In addition, it wouldn't run on Windows XP.This is a waste of money, try the Saunders series, they were much more helpful.I'm surprized so many people have given this book quality ratings, if you own the book take a look at page 691 question 28, this is just one of many errors.

Wonderful Review while in school and for the boards!!
This book is wonderful!!I know that is has some mistakes on the math area, but I over looked that, I did not buy it to help me with the math, rather to help me pass my nursing exams.I have had this book since my second semester in nursing school.It has helped me with through all of the semesters, and then helped me pass the NCLEX!
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Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Nursing - Test Preparation & Review    4. Nursing Practice    5. Health systems & services    6. Medical / Reference   

Subjects:  1. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Ass    2. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Corporate & Business History - General    5. Health Insurance    6. History    7. History Of Specific Companies    8. Insurance - Health    9. Insurance companies    10. Insurance, Health    11. Medical    12. Public Health    13. United States    14. Emergency services    15. Public health & preventive medicine    16. Social history    17. Social welfare & social services    18. USA   

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A good reference on shelf
It is a good refence-type textbook for epidemiology.I first used it in my introductory course of epidemiology at Harvard University's program of Master of Public Health.Even Prof. Rothman came to classroom in person for several lectures.It was a good book but accompanying books were needed for better understanding of the topic.Now I am in my PhD program at National Taiwan University, Taiwan and using the book for the 2nd time.There are still new things to discover from the book.For a reader who uses the textbook twice in graduate studies, I recommend it as a guide or outline for further exploration into the field.Advanced studies require lots of reading, aren't they?It should be on your shelf, for future reference, but not the only one.

The standard textbook in the field
With all the pros and cons of an advanced-level book written by many authors, this work is widely considered the standard text in the field. As a professor of mine says, every epidemiologist should have it on her/his bookshelf.

unnecessary details on statistics subject
I agree with many reviewers here that the book is great, but poorly organized and put too much on statistical methods. I have read through it from cover to cover for my exams.Nevertheless, the first part discussion is very good, but you need to read other books before reading Rothman's book. Acutally, I really hate Greenland's writing, it is too obscure. I would not recommend this book to students. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Epidemiologic Methods    2. Epidemiology    3. Health/Fitness    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Public Health    7. Statistical methods    8. Epidemiology & medical statistics    9. Medical / Epidemiology   

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Great Pharm book
I love this book!It is a great compliment to the text that I am using for my Paramedic class.It was a required text for class, but I really like the book.It is easy to read and the information is not only interesting but easy to understand.
Excellent Reference
This book was required for my pharmacology class for paramedicine.It's an excellent text book, but watch for several misprints on drug dosages, (ex: milligrams instead of micrograms on drips).It made me pretty confused when the book indicated my calculations were incorrect when I knew I had the correct dose.I brought it to the attention of my teacher (retired medic) and he confirmed the misprints.Besides that, and excellent text.

Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology review
An absolute for the serious paramedic and students alike.This book provides detailed information on pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, with the paramedic in mind.The book utilizies a systematic approach starting with the fundamentals and advances to more complex pharmacological topics.Recently revised, Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology, includes new emergency drug updates, AHA algorithms, home meds and more.To be an outstanding prehospital practicioner, an intimate knowledge of pharmacology is a necessity.To maintain that knowledge base, Dr. Bledsoe's book is a must. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services    2. Chemotherapy    3. Drug Therapy    4. Drugs    5. Emergency Medicine    6. Emergency Treatment    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Medical emergencies    10. Pharmacology    11. Public Health    12. Accident & emergency medicine    13. Medical / Allied Health Services / Emergency Medical Services   

Subjects:  1. Health Care Delivery    2. Hospital Administration    3. Hospital care    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Medical personnel and patient    7. Patient-Centered Care    8. Physician & Patient    9. methods    10. trends    11. Health systems & services    12. Medical / Hospital Administration & Care   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Education And The State    3. Education and state    4. Health/Fitness    5. Labor    6. Labor Market    7. Manpower policy    8. Medical policy    9. Public Policy - General    10. United States    11. Central government    12. Educational systems    13. Health systems & services    14. Labour economics    15. Political Science / Public Policy    16. USA    17. Work & labour   

Editorial Review

The march of science in explaining human nature continues. In Read more

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Mens sana in corpore sano.
Over the years.....for as long as I can remember - I sit alone and let my mind soar to the most incredible heights. My mind hears, sees and feels ....original music that tragically will never be heard. Motion Pictures that will never be seen. Eroticism that would make even the most sexually creative blush - never be felt.
Still Worth A Read
While Prof. Jamison's previous writing has inspired me and also given me insight to the potential pitfalls that face someone with bipolar disorder, I found this book to be a bit more technical. Perhaps a little too technical.
Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament
It is a very beotifull book, with an almost poetical writing abaut the relation between the manic-Depressive illness and art creativity. It is over all a book thatdoes not approach the problematic of the illness from a negative point of view but yes looking to important points that they must be had in account when somebody is come across with this illness and not only from a clinical point but also social and cultural point of view. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Artists    2. Authors    3. Creative ability    4. Creativity    5. General    6. Manic-depressive illness    7. Mental health    8. Mood Disorders    9. Psychology    10. Behavioural theory (Behaviourism)    11. Clinical psychology    12. Health systems & services    13. Literary theory    14. Psychology & Psychiatry / General    15. Theory of art   

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Delivered as promised and in great condition
It came a bit slower than expected (say 2 weeks, when I was expecting to get it in one), but overall I was very pleased with the transaction.

Easy Read that Explains How Policy is Made
I am taking a course in Health Policy and the Political System and opted to use this book instead of that recommended by my professor. This book examined all the important aspects of policy making - paying close attention to the political actors - and has helped tremendously in my understanding of the politics surrounding health policy.

Best book in print on the health policy process
I have used this book for a number of years now in a class I teach on the Politics of Health Policy (along with Kingdon's classic). It provides an excellent overview of how health policy is made and the politics around it, drawing on both the academic literature as well as recent policies. The second edition is heavily revised from the first and contains up to date examples. An excellent academic overview of the health policy process. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Health Care Delivery    2. Health Policy    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Medical policy    6. Politics    7. Public Policy - Social Policy    8. United States    9. Health systems & services    10. History / Europe / General    11. Medical / Health Policy    12. Medical-Health Care Delivery    13. Political Science-Public Policy - Social Policy    14. Political science & theory    15. USA   

Subjects:  1. Administration    2. Allied Health Services - Medical Assistants    3. Allied Health Services - Medical Technology    4. Automation    5. Education & Training    6. Health Care Administration    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Medical offices    10. Health systems & services    11. Medical / Allied Health Services / Medical Assistants   

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How to empower health care consumers

Huge but a litle simplistic
Sub-Title: Implications for Providers, Players, and Policy-Makers --,Citizen participation, Consumer satisfaction, Evaluation, Health & Fitness, Health Care Administration, Health Care Delivery, Health Care Issues, Health Policy, Health planning, Health/Fitness, Medical / Nursing, Patient Compliance, Patient satisfaction, Health systems & services, Medical / Administration, Personal & public health, Medical ==If your interests or profession lies in any area of health care this is a book that you almost have to have. In its almost 1,000 pages nearly every aspect of health care coverage is discussed. The format of the book includes some 200 pages written by Professor Herslinger followed by some 72 articles written by some 93 participants in a conference she held. As you would expect, the quality of the papers vary greatly. ==There are also a few reasons to disagree with some of Professor Herslingers basic thesis. She seems to believe that health insurers would compete in a fair market place to provide care to anyone. This is simply not true. If an insurance company can pre-select to eliminate giving any coverage at all to the sicker or more risky patients, it is to their benefit. An AIDS patient, with a requirement for expensive drugs can be folded into the coverage written for a large group, but an individual policy would have to be very expensive, or simply not written at all. The coverage of such patients is covered with what I think are unrealistic assumptions. ==The book presents a series of views that are just a bit simplistic, but which are forming a part of the national debate on health care. The information is needed if only to be aware of the discussion.

Thoughtful Contribution
In Consumer-Driven Health Care, Regina E. Herzlinger, a leading health care thought leader and a professor at the Harvard Business School, provides a thought-provoking look inside a new, powerful force slowly transforming America's dysfunctional health care industry. Consumer-Driven Health Care builds on her popular 1997 book Market-Driven Health Care: Who Wins, Who Loses in the Transformation of America's Largest Service Industry.
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Subjects:  1. Citizen participation    2. Consumer satisfaction    3. Evaluation    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health Care Administration    6. Health Care Delivery    7. Health Care Issues    8. Health Policy    9. Health planning    10. Health/Fitness    11. Medical / Nursing    12. Patient Compliance    13. Patient satisfaction    14. Health systems & services    15. Medical / Administration    16. Personal & public health    17. Medical   

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Errors Galore
After purchasing the instructor's manual to check my answers, I found errors in every chapter!!From spelling to incorrect percentage amounts.I found myself editing the entire time to find their errors which contradict their text.When I got answers that were not an option in the multiple choice exercises, I would reference the book and the textbook would say I was correct, and the workbook did not.Not worth the money or the time.Extremely exhausting.

find something better to learn from
I took a night course which used this textbook. The instructor who is a certified coder and is an instructor at other institutions found MANY misleading instructions. You can be told to do something one way in the book but in real life at a billing job, you would have to do it another way. Also, we found many contradicting statements. They say one thing but do something totally different in their examples. It's really not worth the money.

inked
the book i received was in acceptable condition but all the practice pages were completed in ink and i was not notified of this condition of the book. other than that i am satisfied with my purchase. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administration    2. Health Care Delivery    3. Health insurance claims    4. Insurance - Health    5. Insurance, Health    6. Medical    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Practice Management & Reimbursement    9. United States    10. Health systems & services    11. Insurance   

Subjects:  1. Cross Infection    2. Health Care Administration    3. Health Care Issues    4. Health facilities    5. Infectious Diseases    6. Medical    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Nosocomial infections    9. Prevention    10. Preventive Medicine    11. Public Health    12. Reference    13. Sanitation    14. prevention & control    15. Infectious & contagious diseases    16. Medical / Medical History & Records    17. Reference works   

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A complete and valuable tool
A comprehensive review of this book appears in the March-April 2002 issue of "Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology", Vol. 36, No. 2, p. 141.The book is an important part of a library for anyone engaged in technologies or products dependent on sterilization or disinfection.

There is no better book out there
I have used this book for many years and it never ceases to amaze me how comprehensive it is.This book covers all modes of microbiological control.This is a must have for all Quality Assurance and Quality Control Professionals in the Food, Pharmacetical and Allied industries. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiseptics    2. Biotechnology    3. Disinfection and disinfectants    4. Epidemiology    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Medical Microbiology    8. Microbiology    9. Preventive Medicine    10. Sterilization    11. Medical / Infectious Diseases    12. Medical equipment & techniques    13. Public health & preventive medicine   

Subjects:  1. Aging    2. Education & Training    3. Evaluation    4. Health planning    5. Health promotion    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Methodology    8. Planning    9. Public Health    10. Self-Help    11. Health & Fitness / General    12. Personal & public health   

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Fits the bill
As required reading for the University of Richmond Public Budgeting and Finance course, Spring 2006, this small book is one that I will probably use for reference material even after the class.
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Subjects:  1. Budget    2. Business & Economics    3. General    4. Governmental Budgeting    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Public Finance    7. Public Health    8. Sociology    9. United States    10. POLITICS & GOVERNMENT    11. Political Science / General