Delirium, or acute confusional state, which often results from hospital-related complications
or inadequate hospital care for older patients, can serve as a marker of the quality of hospital …

Although phosphorus forms solid compounds with nearly all the elements in the Periodic
Table, the phosphides as a class are much less well-known than others. This is due in part …

Managed care (MC) refers to capitated practice (HMOs), utilization management (UM), and
programs of case management for persons with mental illness and problems of substance …

Extractive Metallurgy of Copper, Sixth Edition, expands on previous editions, including
sections on orogenesis and copper mineralogy and new processes for efficiently recovering …

This new edition has been extensively revised and updated since the 3rd edition published
in 1994. It contains an even greater depth of industrial information, focussing on how copper …

Social trust in health care organizations and interpersonal trust in physicians may be
mutually supportive, but they also diverge in important ways. The success of medical care …

Popular support for the welfare state varies greatly across nations and policy domains. We
argue that these variations—vital to understanding the politics of the welfare state—reflect in …

Context: Relatively little is known about the factors shaping public attitudes toward obesity
as a policy concern. This study examines whether individuals' beliefs about the causes of …

Even though over 30% of the aluminum produced worldwide now comes from secondary
sources (recycled material), there are few books that cover the recycling process from …

Stigma has been shown to discourage participation in means-tested government programs.
Prior research cannot explain why this deterrent effect varies in intensity across different …