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This book explores the concept of 'critical' public health, at a point when many of its core concerns appear to have moved to the mainstream of health policy. Issues such as addressing health inequalities and their socioeconomic determinants, and the inclusion of public voices in policy-making, are now emerging as key policy aims for health systems...

The Art of Awakening a SessionIn The Creative Therapist, Bradford Keeney makes the case that "e;creativity is the most essential aspect of vibrant, meaningful, and successful therapy."e; No matter what therapeutic orientation one practices, it must be awakened by creativity in order for the session to come alive. This book presents a...

Adolescence is a distinct period of development that presents a number of special challenges. This fact has important implications for professionals selecting and administering assessment procedures and interpreting the data they yield, yet assessment texts have focused on adults or children and devoted minimal attention to adolescents. This book...

The proceedings of the 25th Pediatric Work Physiology MeetingOffering critical reviews of current topics and reports of current and on-going research in paediatric health and exercise science, Children and Exercise XXV is a key text for all researchers, teachers, health professionals and students with an interest in paediatric sport and exercise...

Students have often commented on the need for a concise textbook on sports medicine that presents the essential information otherwise scattered across several much larger medical textbooks on other topics. Addressing this need, Key Topics in Sports Medicine makes effective use of the successful Key Topics format to provide extensive relevant...

Drug use and abuse represents perhaps the most profound and high-profile issue facing sport today. Each major international championship seems to deliver a new drug-related controversy, while drug takers and sports administrators attempt to out-manoeuvre each other with new substances and new testing procedures.Drugs in Sport - 3rd Editionis a...