Subject Area: Health Studies

Determinants and Compliance to Safety Standards: A Case Study of Health Facilities in Kigali City, Rwanda

Nwankwo, Mercy
2023 1-4955-1072-7 228 pages
This is an "oversized" (8x10), softcover book. "The objective of this study was to assess the determinants of occupational hazards and health outcomes, waste management practices and compliance to safety measures in three hospitals--Kibagabaga in Gasabo District, Muhima in Nyarugenge District and Masaka in Kicukiro District--in Kigali City, Rwanda. ...The study adopted a cross sectional design involving both qualitative and quantitative data collection approaches." -From the Author's Abstract

How Albert the Great’s Speculum Astronomiae Was Interpreted and Used by Four Centuries of Readers: A Study in Late Medieval Medicine, Astronomy and Astrology

Hendrix, Scott E.
2010 0-7734-3635-9 340 pages
This study analyzes the readership of a work commonly known as a Speculum astronomiae from the time of its production in the mid-thirteenth century to the point when it lapsed from learned discourse to in the late fifteenth century.

The Fragrance of Chinese Lingnan Medicine

Jinjiang, Zhu
2023 1-4955-1071-9 296 pages
"Lingnan Medicine is a collection of rich experience of local people and medical practitioners in the prevention and treatment of diseases. Over a long time, a log of medical herbs have been discovered, and the culture of medicinal food taken hold."