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COVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges in the care of older adults. During the first surge of the pandemic, governments all over the world struggled with high disease severity and increased mortality among older adults.

This work documents…

This compendium of approaches to decrease the impact of COVID-19 pandemic is a
“must-read” to understand the importance of COVID-19 mitigation efforts and preventive
or safety practices. Empirical evidence related to handwashing behavior, mask…

This compendium describes the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of people lives. Data presented in this collection will be useful to understand the disruption in healthcare, learning, and socio-economic aspects amidst the pandemic. The…

In December 2019, the world witnessed the emergence of a zoonosis caused by a new type of Corona virus, SARS CoV 2. This infection quickly evolved into a pandemic spread with heavy consequences at all levels of civilization. SARS CoV 2 and Covid 19…

This book provides a comprehensive overview of craniofacial surgery, which is an internationally recognized specialty and has seen tremendous advances in materials, technology, instrumentation, and treatment methods. This book examines these advances…

The open access book discusses human health and wellbeing within the context of built environments. It provides a comprehensive overview of relevant sources of literature and user complaints that clearly demonstrate the consequences of lack of…

Carefully selected to reflect the latest research at the interface between public health and criminal justice in the US, these contributions each focus on an aspect of the relationship. How, for example, might a person’s criminal activity adversely…

This is an open access book. With a wealth of exciting data emerging in this rapidly evolving field this book will review the state-of-the-art knowledge with emphasis on multidisciplinary decision and management of head and neck cancer. The book…

The seventh Trends in Head and Neck Oncology (THNO-7) took place in the Crowne Plaza City Center in Athens, Greece, November 7–9, 2019, and was organized by the same coordinating team as the fifth and the sixth version with support
from Pharma and…

Critical Medical Anthropology presents inspiring work from scholars doing and engaging with ethnographic research in or from Latin America, addressing themes that are central to contemporary Critical Medical Anthropology (CMA). This includes issues…