by Paula Snyder (1992)
"The first sourcebook on women in Europe, The European Women's Almanac is a handy and easy-to-use compilation of information on women's rights and status and how they live in a continent that stretches from Iceland in the north to Malta in the south, from Portugal in the west to Bulgaria in the east." "A central aim of this essential guide is to present not the promises of where women ought to be but the facts of where they are. How do women in twenty-six countries fare in education and employment? What are their legal rights? What health care are they offered?" "Arranged alphabetically by country, each section of the almanac includes an introductory "snapshot" of the country, with such general statistics as area and population density. Then, fascinating and detailed statistics on women are presented:" "The Scandinavian countries have a higher percentage of women in their national parliaments than other European countries. Finland is first with 38.5 percent. The United Kingdom ranks twenty-first out of twenty-six with 6.3 percent." "The country with the highest death rate from cancer of the cervix is Romania, followed by Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, the former East Germany, Denmark, and the United Kingdom." "Before German unification in 1989, 90 percent of women with children in East Germany were employed. In West Germany in 1988 the figure was 38 percent." "For each country The European Women's Almanac provides addresses readers can write to obtain further information, and letters from individual women to add an essential element: the voice of personal experience. The volume concludes with tables that compare how all the countries included measure up on population, health, and lifestyle trends."--BOOK JACKET.
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This book can be used by students preparing for AMC 8. Each chapter consists of (1) basic skill and knowledge section with plenty of examples, (2) about 30 exercise problems, and (3) detailed solutions to all problems.
Catherine Knox, Benison O'Reilly and Seana Smith
Beyond the Baby Blues is the first comprehensive Australian resource guide to perinatal depression and anxiety (PND). Readers will receive solid scientific advice combined with the experiences of individuals and families affected and the professionals who treat them.
Louise M. Malarkey, Mary Ellen McMorrow
Saunders Nursing Guide to Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 2nd Edition is the perfect guide to laboratory testing for both students and practicing nurses alike. Featuring the latest testing information organized alphabetically for quick reference, this resource offers test formats that emphasize the nurse's specific role in all aspects of the testing process. Basics the Nurse Needs to Know and Nursing Care sections for every laboratory test explain what the nurse is to do during the pre-, post- and actual test stages, and highlights the nursing responses to critical values, complications, patient teaching, and health promotion. A new companion Evolve website also offers a variety of learning resources and skills videos to help you master diagnostic procedures and perform accurate testing. - Publisher.
Andrew N. Davis and Paul E. Schaffman
The Home Environmental Sourcebook will walk you through 50 possible on- and off-site hazards that can be found in your home and in the surrounding neighborhoods, such as asbestos, dry cleaners, electromagnetic fields, gas stations, lead-based paint, radon, and toxic waste dumps. Each entry offers an in-depth background, discusses the health and financial risks and how to manage them, presents the outlook on laws that regulate disclosure and cleanup, and contains detailed. Information on what to look for, how to test, and where to go for help. The Home Environmental Sourcebook is critical for home owners, buyers, sellers, developers, inspectors, banks, and real estate professionals.