1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455162803321

Autore

Goldblat Jozef

Titolo

Arms control [[electronic resource] ] : the new guide to negotiations and agreements / / Jozef Goldblat

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2002

ISBN

1-4462-2890-8

9786612337260

0-7619-4015-4

1-282-33726-2

1-84787-642-0

Edizione

[Fully rev. and updated 2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (443 p.)

Disciplina

327.174

Soggetti

Arms control

Arms transfers - Law and legislation

Disarmament

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acronyms; Glossary; Part 1 : Analytical Survey; 1 - Basic Concepts; 2 - Historical Overview; 3 - The United Nations; 4 - Nuclear-Weapon Explosions; 5 - Nuclear Arms Limitation; 6 - Nuclear-Weapon Proliferation; 7 - Proposals for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons; 8 - Chemical and Biological Weapons; 9 - Environmental and Radiological Weapons; 10 - Outer Space and Celestial Bodies; 11 - The Sea Environment; 12 - Demilitarized Areas; 13 - Denuclearized Zones; 14 - Conventional Arms Control; 15 - Constraints on Conventional Arms and Technology Transfers

16 - Confidence Building in Europe, Asia and the Americas 17 - Restrictions on the Methods of Warfare; 18 - Prevention of Accidental War; 19 - Verification and Compliance; 20 - Concluding Remarks; Appendix; Select Bibliography; About the Author; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The revised and updated edition of 'Arms control: the new guide to negotiations and agreements' contains the most authoritative and comprehensive survey ever published of the documents related to arms



control. All major agreements reached since the second half of the nineteenth century through to mid-2002 are critically analysed and assessed.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910449681303321

Titolo

Adheremce to long-term therapies [[electronic resource] ] : evidence for action / / edited by Eduardo Sabate

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : World Health Organization, 2003

ISBN

1-280-04123-4

9786610041237

1-4175-2627-0

92-4-068004-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SabatéEduardo

Disciplina

362.16

615.5

Soggetti

Chronic diseases - Treatment

Patient compliance

Medical policy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Ackowledgement; Scientific writers; Introduction; Take-home messages; Section I - Setting the scene; Section II - Improving adherence rates: guidance for countries; Section III - Disease-specific reviews; Annexes; Where to find a copy of this book

Sommario/riassunto

Adherence to therapies is a primary determinant of treatment success. Poor adherence attenuates optimum clinical benefits and therefore reduces the overall effectiveness of health systems. ''Medicines will not work if you do not take them''. Medicines will not be effective if patients do not follow prescribed treatment, yet in developed countries only 50% of patients who suffer from chronic diseases adhere to treatment recommendations. In developing countries, when taken



together with poor access to health care, lack of appropriate diagnosis and limited access to medicines, poor adherence is t