You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
With reference to India.
Fully illustrated throughout with a wide range of scans, images and line drawings, ABC of Orthopaedics and Trauma provides practical guidance on the diagnosis, treatment and management of orthopaedic conditions, and assists with the initial assessment based on common presentations. Written by a team of renowned expert orthopaedic surgeons and rheumatologists, it includes coverage of the current national guidelines from NICE and professional bodies. Twenty-four chapters cover all the major areas of this vast speciality using a digestible and reader-friendly approach, including sections on fractures, joint replacements, rheumatological disorders, osteoarthritis, emergencies, and post-operative...
This is a study of the social and cultural roots of the persistent failure of India's attempts to intervene in the realm of population control and related issues of social welfare. The book examines both public and private programmes and policies and concludes with a discussion of prospects for future developments in the population arena and concrete policy recommendations.
India was a pioneer in legalizing induced abortion, or Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) in 1971. Yet, after three decades, morbidity and mortality due to unsafe abortion remain a serious problem. There is little public debate on the issue despite several national campaigns on safe motherhood. Instead, discussion on abortion has mainly centred around declining sex ratio, sex-selective abortion, and the proliferation of abortion clinics in urban areas. Adding to the problem is that abortion continues to be a sensitive, private matter, often with ethical/moral/religious connotations that sets it apart from other reproductive health-seeking behaviour. This book fills a gap in our understan...
"This well-researched anthology provides, for the first time, a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the reproductive and sexual health of women in india. Ten papers by eminent scholars synthesise what is known about every dimension of the reproductive health situation in India. Chapters cast a wide net, combining information from the social science and bio-medical literature, highlighting women's perspectives and women's needs. Unique in its wide coverage of issues and its multidisciplinary approach, this book will be of interest to policy makers, researchers and students in the fields of health and development, demography and gender studies, and programme managers in women's and men's health projects both within and outside the government. CONTRIBUTORS: Gillian Foo, Bela Ganatra, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Michael Koenig, Nandini Oomman, Pertti J. Pelto, Radhika Ramasubban, Bhanwar Rishyasringa, Leela Visaria"
This ground-breaking Handbook uniquely focuses on the business of sustainability, offering a fresh insight and practical solutions to the challenges that businesses face in making human activity sustainable. It is organized into four distinctive themes that cut across levels of analysis and illustrate a rich set of solution contexts that will guide future research.
None