In this issue of Critical Care Clinics guest editors Drs. Jordan A. Kempker Elizabeth Chuang and Crystal E. Brown bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Health Disparities and Health Equity in Critical Care. Top experts cover key topics such as race ethn... Lees meer.

Offers a one-stop approach to the study of school discipline its theories methods practices policy recommendations for reducing its use. The book also provides an accessible authoritative resource on school discipline. School discipline is a leading cause of ineq... Lees meer.

This edited volume fills a critical void by providing the most current and authoritative information on what is known about disciplinary disparities. School exclusion out-of-school suspension and expulsion in particular remains a substantial component of discipline in... Lees meer.

This book provides deep insights for urban and housing scholars urban planners policy decision-makers and local communities that struggle with aging populations and urban shrinkage. This book explores how and why Tokyo has been divided over time in terms of living c... Lees meer.

This issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics guest edited by Dr. Candace Feldman is Part II of a two-part issue covering Health Disparities in Rheumatic Diseases. This issue is one of four selected each year by series Consulting Editor Dr. Michael Weisman. Topics discusse... Lees meer.

Socioeconomic conditions are known to be major determinants of health at all stages of life from pregnancy through childhood and adulthood. Life-course epidemiology has added a further dimension to the understanding of the social determinants of health by showing an... Lees meer.

Upon the backdrop of impressive progress made by the Indian economy during the last two decades after the large-scale economic reforms in the early 1990s this book evaluates the performance of the economy on some income and non-income dimensions of development at the n... Lees meer.

Offers an analysis of health disparities from both domestic and international perspectives. This book deals with the health disparities that plague the United States. It offers a complete foundation in the core issues and theoretical frameworks for the development of po... Lees meer.

Race and Wealth Disparities is a multidisciplinary reader on the subject of race and wealth primarily yet not exclusively within the United States. Race and Wealth Disparities is a multidisciplinary reader on the subject of race and wealth primarily yet not exclus... Lees meer.

The children of today are the citizens and leaders of the future. It behoves us as responsible citizens and leaders of today to make sure that we provide our children and future leaders with the necessary health education and guidance to prepare their future for succ... Lees meer.

The story of the groundbreaking Montford Point Marines and a brief period in the life of Corporal Thomas Mosley during World War II and seventy years later when they were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by Congress.... Lees meer.

In an unprecedented exploration of space and power in rural Xinjiang a Chinese region home to the Muslim population of the Uyghurs this book adopts a grounded theory approach and a trans-ethnic perspective into the complex and sensitive topic of land issues and agric... Lees meer.

In Ailing in Place Michele Morrone explores the relationship between environmental conditions in Appalachia and health outcomes that are too often ascribed to individual choices only. She applies quantitative data to observations from environmental health professional... Lees meer.

Challenging students to think critically about the complex web of social forces that leads to health disparities in the United States. The health care system in the United States has been called the best in the world. Yet wide disparities persist between social groups... Lees meer.

In Patent and Trade Disparities in Developing Countries Srividhya Ragavan examines the interaction between trade and intellectual property regimes using the patent regime in India as the focal point in an integrated developmental framework to determine how sustainabl... Lees meer.