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Mobilizing science and technology to Canada's advantage

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Canada. Industry Canada. [Ottawa, ON]: Government of Canada , 2007.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: Q127 DC2 C212 2007

v.1: Mobilizing science and technology to Canada's advantage; v.2: Realiser le potentiel des sciences et de la technologie au profit du Canada; v.3: Mobilizing science and technology to Canada's advantage : summary

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Corporate Author: Canada. Industry Canada

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Government of Canada

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: 3 v.

Subjects: Health Policy; Science; Technology; Canada

Abstract: v.1: Mobilizing science and technology to Canada's advantage; v.2: Realiser le potentiel des sciences et de la technologie au profit du Canada; v.3: Mobilizing science and technology to Canada's advantage : summary

ISBN: 09780662451556 (English); 09780662735304 (French); 9780662692287 (Summary)

Language: English; French

Material Type: Book; Online

Retention Policy: Discard in 2010

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Call Number: Q127 DC2 C212 2007

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http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/icgc.nsf/eng/h_00856.html

http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/icgc.nsf/vwapj/SandTstrategy.pdf/$file/SandTstrategy.pdf

Palliative care

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World Health Organization. Geneva: World Health Organization , 2007.

Audience: Professional

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Alternate Title: Cancer control : knowledge into action : WHO guide for effective programmes : palliative care

Corporate Author: World Health Organization

Place of Publication: Geneva

Publisher: World Health Organization

Publication Date: 2007

Series: Cancer control : knowledge into action : WHO guide for effective programmes module 5

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Palliative Care - organization & administration; Hospice Care - organization & administration; Health Planning; National Health Programs - organization & administration; Palliative Care - utilization; Health Policy; Guideline

ISBN: 9241547345

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.who.int/cancer/media/FINAL-PalliativeCareModule.pdf

Responding to the challenge of cancer in Europe

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Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia. Ljubljana, Slovenia: Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia , 2008.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia

Editor: Coleman, Michel P.

Place of Publication: Ljubljana, Slovenia

Publisher: Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia

Publication Date: 2008

Subjects: Neoplasms - prevention & control; Neoplasms - epidemiology; Neoplasms - mortality; Neoplasms - therapy; Delivery of Health Care; National Health Programs - organization & administration; European Union; Health Planning; Health Policy; Europe

ISBN: 9789616659208

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-do/health-topics/diseases-and-conditions/cancer/publications/pre-2009/responding-to-the-challenge-of-cancer-in-europe

http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/97823/E91137.pdf

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2008 : the MPOWER package

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16315

World Health Organization. Geneva: World Health Organization , 2008.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: World Health Organization

Place of Publication: Geneva

Publisher: World Health Organization

Publication Date: 2008

Subjects: Smoking - prevention & control; Tobacco Use Disorder - prevention & control; Tobacco Use Cessation; Health Policy; World Health

ISBN: 9789241596282

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.who.int/tobacco/mpower/en/

http://www.who.int/tobacco/mpower/mpower_report_full_2008.pdf

Health equity and nursing : achieving equity through policy, population health, and interprofessional collaboration

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New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , [2021].

Audience: Professional

Contents:; Introduction : health equity does not equal health equality / Janice M. Phillips and Margaret P. Moss -- Nursing as a force for health equity / Joanne Disch -- Evidence-based policymaking / Myra Michelle DeBose, Ejim Sule, and Debbie Ann Jones -- Health equity and nursing education : pas…

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Editor: Moss, Margaret P.; Phillips, Janice Mitchell

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, LLC

Publication Date: [2021]

Series: R2 Library

Subjects: Nurse?s Role; Health Equity; Health Policy; Population Health Management; Social Determinants of Health; Nursing - organization & administration; United States

Abstract: Contents:; Introduction : health equity does not equal health equality / Janice M. Phillips and Margaret P. Moss -- Nursing as a force for health equity / Joanne Disch -- Evidence-based policymaking / Myra Michelle DeBose, Ejim Sule, and Debbie Ann Jones -- Health equity and nursing education : past, present and future / Wrenetha A. Julion and Monique Reed -- Health equity and healthcare system transformation policy / Sinsi Hernández-Cancio and Noelle Thompson -- Genetics, health & policy challenges across the lifespan / Justina A. Trott and Sharon L. Ruyak -- The conceptual model of nursology for enhancing equity and quality : population health and health policy / Jacqueline Fawcett -- Integrating the social determinants of health into the clinical setting / Angela M. Moss and Christopher M. Nolan -- Structural determinants of health : an American Indian exemplar / Margaret P. Moss -- Global health equity for LGBTQI people and populations / William E. Rosa, Patricia Moreland, and Tonda L. Hughes -- Veterans and health equity / Linda A. Spoonster Schwartz -- Achieving health equity : exemplars in engaging global communities / Margherita Procaccini Clark and Franchesca A. Cifuentes-Andrade -- A health systems interprofessional approach to impact health equity / Barbara Wadsworth, Chinwe Onyekere, Karen Fitzpatrick Smith, Sandra Ross, Shonalie Roberts, Sharon Larson, and Barry D. Mann -- The critical discussion of race & racism toward achieving equity in health policy / Mia Keeys -- Pathways to achieving health equity : exemplars of community and intersectoral partnerships / Raj C. Shah and Heather Miller -- Politics and law at the root of health equity / Daniel E. Dawes and Nelson J. Dunlap -- The intersection of health literacy, health equity, and nursing practice / Diana Peña Gonzalez, Rachel Roberts, and Kirby Johnson -- The role of community health centers in health equity / Kevin C. Lo and Thomas Tsang.

ISBN: 0826195067; 9780826195067; 9780826195074

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Malignant : how bad policy and bad evidence harm people with cancer

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Prasad, Vinayak K. Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins University Press , 2020.

Audience: Professional

"In this critical study of current cancer therapies, Dr. Prasad, an oncologist and hematologist, examines oncology practice and policy in the United States. His book is organized into four sections: (1) an overview of cancer drugs, (2) forces that distort cancer medicine and practice, (3) details a…

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Author: Prasad, Vinayak K.

Place of Publication: Baltimore, MD

Publisher: John Hopkins University Press

Publication Date: 2020

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Neoplasms - drug therapy; Antineoplastic Agents - economics; Biomedical Research - economics; Drug Development - economics; Health Policy; Patient rights; United States

Abstract: "In this critical study of current cancer therapies, Dr. Prasad, an oncologist and hematologist, examines oncology practice and policy in the United States. His book is organized into four sections: (1) an overview of cancer drugs, (2) forces that distort cancer medicine and practice, (3) details about cancer research and practice, (4) recommended solutions on multiple levels (policy, practitioners, medical education, and pharmacology)"-- Provided by publisher.; Contents:; The Basics of Cancer Drugs : Cost, Benefit, Value -- Surrogate Endpoints in Cancer : What Are They and Where Are They Used? -- Use and Misuse of Surrogates for Drug Approvals -- How High Prices Harm Patients and Society -- Hype, Spin, and the Unbridled Enthusiasm That Distorts Cancer Medicine -- Financial Conflict of Interest -- The Harms of Financial Conflicts and How to Rehabilitate Medicine -- Will Precision Oncology Save Us? -- Study Design -- Principles of Oncology Practice -- Important Trials in Oncology -- Global Oncology -- How Should Cancer Drug Development Proceed? -- What Can the US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and -- Medicaid Services Do Tomorrow? -- What Can People with Cancer Do? -- What Can Students, Residents, and Fellows Do?

ISBN: 9781421437637; 9781421437644

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Cancer Workforce Scoping Study : a report from the front lines of Canada's cancer control workforce : technical report

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19974

Gaudette, Leslie, Da Prat, Christine. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer , 2010.

Audience: Professional

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Author: Gaudette, Leslie; Da Prat, Christine

Corporate Author: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Publication Date: 2010

Subjects: Cancer Care Facilities - manpower; Health Planning; Health Policy; Health Services Needs and Demand; Health Manpower - trends; Health Personnel; Delivery of Health Care; Health Services Accessibility; Canada

Notes: March 2010

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.cancerview.ca/idc/groups/public/documents/webcontent/hhr_cwss_technical_report.pdf

Methods of evaluating tobacco control policies

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International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, IARC Working Group on Methods for Evaluating Tobacco Control Policies (2008 : Lyon, France). Lyon, France: IARC , 2008.

Audience: Professional

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Alternate Title: IARC handbooks on tobacco control

Corporate Author: International Agency for Research on Cancer; World Health Organization; IARC Working Group on Methods for Evaluating Tobacco Control Policies (2008 : Lyon, France)

Place of Publication: Lyon, France

Publisher: IARC

Publication Date: 2008

Series: IARC handbooks of cancer prevention 12

Subjects: Health Policy; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Program Evaluation; Smoking - prevention & control; Tobacco Industry - legislation & jurisprudence; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Tobacco Use Cessation - methods

ISBN: 9789283230120

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.iarc.fr/en/publications/pdfs-online/prev/index1.php

http://www.iarc.fr/en/publications/pdfs-online/prev/handbook12/Tobacco_vol12.pdf

Health care lessons from Japan

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Esmail, Nadeem. [Vancouver, BC?]: Fraser Institute , 2013.

Audience: Professional

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Author: Esmail, Nadeem

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Fraser Institute

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: 53 p.

Series: Lessons from abroad : a series on health care reform

Subjects: Delivery of Health Care; Health Care Reform; Health Policy

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/health-care-lessons-from-japan.pdf

Continuous Update Project : keeping the science current : endometrial cancer 2013 report : food, nutrition, physical activity, and the prevention of endometrial cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21294

World Cancer Research Fund, American Institute for Cancer Research. Washington, DC: American Institute for Cancer Research , 2013.

Audience: Professional

This report provides an updated version of section 7.12 Endometrium from the "Second Expert Report : food, nutrition, physical activity and the prevention of cancer : a global perspective"

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Alternate Title: Continuous Update Project report : food, nutrition, physical activity, and the prevention of endometrial cancer 2013; Endometrial cancer report 2013

Corporate Author: World Cancer Research Fund; American Institute for Cancer Research

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: American Institute for Cancer Research

Publication Date: 2013

Series: Continuous Update Project (CUP)

Subjects: Endometrial Neoplasms - prevention & control; Endometrial Neoplasms - diet therapy; Food; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Health Status; Exercise; Health Policy; Nutrition Policy; Health Promotion; Public Health; Physical Fitness

Abstract: This report provides an updated version of section 7.12 Endometrium from the "Second Expert Report : food, nutrition, physical activity and the prevention of cancer : a global perspective"

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.dietandcancerreport.org

http://www.aicr.org/assets/docs/pdf/reports/2013-cup-endometrial-cancer.pdf

http://www.dietandcancerreport.org/cup/whats_new.php

Health effects of cannabis and cannabinoids : the current state of evidence and recommendations for research

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Committee on the Health Effects of Marijuana: An Evidence Review and Research Agenda, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Health and Medicine Division., National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2017.

Audience: Professional

PART I: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 CANNABIS; 3 CANNABIS: PREVALENCE OF USE, REGULATION, AND CURRENT POLICY LANDSCAPE; PART II: THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS; 4 THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF CANNABIS AND CANNABINOIDS; PART III: OTHER HEALTH EFFECTS; 5 CANCER; 7 RESPIRATORY DISEASE; 8 IMMUNITY; 9…

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Corporate Author: Committee on the Health Effects of Marijuana: An Evidence Review and Research Agenda, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Health and Medicine Division.; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academies Press

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 486 p.

Subjects: Cannabis; Cannabis - drug effects; Cannabinoids; Cannabinoids - therapeutic use; Medical Marijuana; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Health Policy; Risk Assessment; United States

Abstract: PART I: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 CANNABIS; 3 CANNABIS: PREVALENCE OF USE, REGULATION, AND CURRENT POLICY LANDSCAPE; PART II: THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS; 4 THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF CANNABIS AND CANNABINOIDS; PART III: OTHER HEALTH EFFECTS; 5 CANCER; 7 RESPIRATORY DISEASE; 8 IMMUNITY; 9 INJURY AND DEATH; 10 PRENATAL, PERINATAL, AND NEONATAL EXPOSURE TO CANNABIS; 11 PSYCHOSOCIAL; 12 MENTAL HEALTH; 13 PROBLEM CANNABIS USE; 14 CANNABIS USE AND THE ABUSE OF OTHER SUBSTANCES; PART IV: RESEARCH BARRIERS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; 15 CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS IN CONDUCTING CANNABIS RESEARCH; 16 RECOMMENDATIONS TO SUPPORT AND IMPROVE THE CANNABIS RESEARCH AGENDA; APPENDIXES

ISBN: 9780309453042; 9780309453073

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Diet and the prevention of endometrial cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120290

World Cancer Research Fund, American Institute for Cancer Research. Washington, DC: American Institute for Cancer Research , 2013.

Audience: Professional

This report provides an updated version of section 7.12 Endometrium from the "Second Expert Report : food, nutrition, physical activity and the prevention of cancer : a global perspective"

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Alternate Title: Continuous Update Project report : food, nutrition, physical activity, and the prevention of endometrial cancer 2013; Endometrial cancer report 2013

Corporate Author: World Cancer Research Fund; American Institute for Cancer Research

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: American Institute for Cancer Research

Publication Date: 2013

Series: Continuous Update Project (CUP)

Subjects: Endometrial Neoplasms - prevention & control; Endometrial Neoplasms - diet therapy; Food; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Health Status; Exercise; Health Policy; Nutrition Policy; Health Promotion; Public Health; Physical Fitness

Abstract: This report provides an updated version of section 7.12 Endometrium from the "Second Expert Report : food, nutrition, physical activity and the prevention of cancer : a global perspective"

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.dietandcancerreport.org

http://www.aicr.org/assets/docs/pdf/reports/2013-cup-endometrial-cancer.pdf

http://www.dietandcancerreport.org/cup/whats_new.php

Diet, nutrition, physical activity and colorectal cancer 2017

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120291

World Cancer Research Fund, American Institute for Cancer Research. London, UK: World Cancer Research Fund International , 2017.

Audience: Professional

This CUP report on colorectal cancer updates the 2011 CUP Colorectal Cancer Report and is based on the findings of the CUP Colorectal Cancer Systematic Literature Review (SLR) 2016 and the CUP Expert Panel discussion in June 2016.

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Alternate Title: Continuous Update Project : diet, nutrition, physical activity and colorectal cancer 2017; Colorectal cancer report 2017

Corporate Author: World Cancer Research Fund; American Institute for Cancer Research

Place of Publication: London, UK

Publisher: World Cancer Research Fund International

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 109 p.

Series: Continuous Update Project (CUP)

Subjects: Colorectal Neoplasms - epidemiology; Colorectal Neoplasms - etiology; Colorectal Neoplasms - prevention & control; Food; Diet; Risk Factors; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Health Status; Exercise; Health Policy; Nutrition Policy; Health Promotion; Public Health; Physical Fitness

Abstract: This CUP report on colorectal cancer updates the 2011 CUP Colorectal Cancer Report and is based on the findings of the CUP Colorectal Cancer Systematic Literature Review (SLR) 2016 and the CUP Expert Panel discussion in June 2016.

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.aicr.org/continuous-update-project/colorectal-cancer.html

http://www.aicr.org/continuous-update-project/reports/colorectal-cancer-2017-report.pdf

https://wcrf.org/int/research-we-fund/continuous-update-project-findings-reports

Diet, nutrition, physical activity and breast cancer 2017

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World Cancer Research Fund, American Institute for Cancer Research. London, UK: World Cancer Research Fund International , 2017.

Audience: Professional

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Alternate Title: Continuous Update Project : diet, nutrition, physical activity and breast cancer 2017; Breast cancer report 2017

Corporate Author: World Cancer Research Fund; American Institute for Cancer Research

Place of Publication: London, UK

Publisher: World Cancer Research Fund International

Publication Date: 2017

Series: Continuous Update Project (CUP)

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology; Breast Neoplasms - etiology; Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control; Food; Diet; Risk Factors; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Health Status; Exercise; Health Policy; Nutrition Policy; Health Promotion; Public Health; Physical Fitness

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.aicr.org/continuous-update-project/breast-cancer.html

http://www.aicr.org/continuous-update-project/reports/breast-cancer-report-2017.pdf

Health policy and advanced practice nursing : impact and implications

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New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , 2014.

Audience: Professional

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Editor: Goudreau, Kelly A.; Smolenski, Mary C.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, LLC

Publication Date: 2014

Series: EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection

Subjects: Advanced Practice Nursing; Health Policy; United States

ISBN: 9780826169426; 9780826169433

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Health policy and advanced practice nursing : impact and implications

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New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , 2018. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

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Editor: Goudreau, Kelly A.; Smolenski, Mary C.

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, LLC

Publication Date: 2018

Series: EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection

Subjects: Advanced Practice Nursing; Health Policy; Nurse's Role; United States

ISBN: 9780826169440; 9780826169457

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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