1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910788935503321

Titolo

Outcomes assessment in end-stage kidney disease : measurements and applications in clinical practice / / edited by Paraskevi Theofilou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sharjah, U.A.E. ; ; Oak Park, Illinois : , : Bentham Science Publishers, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-60805-735-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TheofilouParaskevi

Disciplina

617.378

Soggetti

Kidneys - Diseases

Self-care, Health

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.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; EUL; Dedication; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Foreword; Preface; List of Contributors; Chapter 01; Part I; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Part II; Chapter 04; Part III; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Part IV; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; Part V; Chapter 09; Chapter 10; Part VI; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Part VII; Chapter 13

Sommario/riassunto

This volume is written by researchers with a well-rounded understanding of the characteristics and impact of ESKD and provides a penetrating practical discussion to date of alternative approaches for comprehensively measuring the burden of end-stage kidney disease. The e-book brings comprehensive and thoughtful insights into the issues confronted by patients with ESKD to readers interested in nursing or medical caregiving, geriatrics and health psychology.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910970000303321

Autore

Button Gregory

Titolo

Disaster culture : knowledge and uncertainty in the wake of human and environmental catastrophe / / Gregory Button

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Walnut Creek, CA, : Left Coast Press, 2010

ISBN

1-315-43035-5

1-315-43036-3

1-315-43037-1

1-59874-661-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Disciplina

363.340973

Soggetti

Emergency management - United States

Crisis management - United States

Disasters - United States

Uncertainty

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2010 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. A Sea of Uncertainty; 2. Uncertainty and Social Conflict over Animal Rescue; 3. "What You Don't Know Can't Hurt You"; 4. "Damaged by Katrina, Ruined by Murphy Oil"; 5. Knowledge Withheld; 6. "What We Don't Know Can't Hurt You"; 7. Mediated Disaster Narratives; 8. Contested Knowledge; 9. The Production of Uncertainty; 10. Sequestered Knowledge; 11. A Gulf of Uncertainty; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

When disaster strikes, a ritual unfolds: a flood of experts, bureaucrats, and analysts rush to the scene; personal tragedies are played out in a barrage of media coverage; on the ground, confusion and uncertainty reign. In this major comparative study, Gregory Button draws on three decades of research on the most infamous human and environmental calamities to break new ground in our understanding of these moments of chaos. He explains how corporations, state agencies, social advocacy organizations, and other actors attempt to control disaster narratives, adopting public relations strategi