Recent WHO publications

Recent WHO publications/Publications recentes OMS Bibliographic details on a selection of technical publications in English and French, which may interest Bulletin readers, are given below. Les lecteurs du Bulletin trouveront ci-apres des indications bibliographiques sur un choix de publications techniques en anglais et en francais susceptibles de les interesser. Cardiovascular diseases Comprehensive cardiovascular community control programmes in Europe edited by P. Puska, in collaboration with E. Leparski, G. Lamm, H. Heine, J. Pereira, Z. Pisa, & D. Thelle Copenhagen, 1988, vii + 91 pages (EURO Reports and Studies, No. 106). ISBN 92 890 1272 2 Price: Sw.fr. 6.-/US$ 4.80 Chemical toxicology, carcinogenicity Dichlorvosa Geneva, 1989, 157 pages (Environmental Health Criteria, No. 79). ISBN 92 4 154279 9 Price: Sw.fr. 16.-/US$ 12.80 Vanadiuma Geneva, 1988, 170 pages (Environmental Health Criteria, No. 81). ISBN 92 4 154281 0 Price: Sw.fr. 19.-/US$ 15.20 Evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants Thirty-third report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives Geneva, 1989, 64 pages (WHO Technical Report Series, No. 776). ISBN 92 4 120776 0 Price: Sw.fr. 8.-/US$ 6.40 Man-made mineral fibres and radon Lyon, 1988, 300 pages (IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, Volume 43). ISBN 92 832 1243 6 Price: Sw.fr. 65.-/US$ 52.00 Communicable diseases The treatment and prevention of acute diarrhoea Practical guidelines Second edition Geneva, 1989, v + 49 pages ISBN 92 4 154243 8 Price: Sw.fr. 11.-/US$ 8.80 AIDS: profile of an epidemicb Washington, DC, Pan American Health Organization, 1989, xvii + 365 pages (Scientific Publication No. 514). ISBN 92 75115141 Price: Sw.fr. 28.80/US$ 36.00 Training on AIDS for personnel in drug treatment centres Report on a WHO Meeting Copenhagen, 1988, v + 27 pages ISBN 92 890 1056 8 Price: Sw.fr. 8.-/US$ 6.40 Emergencies and disasters Coping with natural disasters: the role of local health personnel and the community Published by WHO in collaboration with the League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Geneva, 1989, x + 97 pages ISBN 92 4 154238 1 Price: Sw.fr. 18.-/US$ 14.40 a Published by WHO under the joint sponsorship of the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Labour Organisation, and WHO (International Programme on Chemical Safety-IPCS). b Published also in Spanish (1989) with the title: SIDA: Perfil de una epidemia (ISBN 92 75 31514 0). WHO publications issued by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) are available from: Distribution and Sales unit, Pan American Sanitary Bureau, 525, 23rd Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037, USA. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 67 (3): 339-340 (1989) 339 Recent WHO publications / Publications recentes OMS Environmental engineering Urbanization and Its implications for child health Potential for action Published by WHO in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme Geneva, 1988, vi + 80 pages ISBN 92 4 156123 8 Price: Sw.fr. 16. /US$ 12.80 Epidemiology, statistics World health statistics annual 1988 Geneva, 1988, xxv + 513 pages ISBN 92 4 067880 8 Price: Sw.fr. 90.-/US$ 72.00 Hospitals and health care facilities Hospitals and the health care revolution L.H.W. Paine & F. Siem Tjam Geneva, 1988, iv + 114 pages ISBN 92 4 156116 5 Price: Sw.fr. 20. /US$ 16.00 Maternal, child and adolescent health Weaning from breast milk to family food A guide for health and community workers Published by WHO in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund Geneva, 1988, 36 pages ISBN 92 4 154237 3 Price: Sw.fr. .9.-/US$ 7.20 The reproductive health of adolescents: a strategy for action A joint WHO/UNFPA/UNICEF statement Geneva, 1989, 18 pages ISBN 92 4 156125 4 Price: Sw.fr. 3.-/US$ 2.40 Substance abuse WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence Twenty-fifth report Geneva, 1989, 48 pages (WHO Technical Report Series, No. 775). ISBN 92 4 120775 2 Price: Sw.fr. 6. /US$ 4.80 Education, formation L'information sanitaire et blomedicale en Europe par P. Weiss Copenhague, 1988, viii + 110 pages (La Sante publique en Europe, No. 27). ISBN 92 890 2163 2 Prix: Fr.s. 10. Epidemiologie, statistiques Annuaire de statistiques sanitalres mondlales 1988 Geneve, 1988, xxv + 513 pages ISBN 92 4 067880 8 Prix: Fr.s. 90. Sante maternelle et infantile, sante des adolescents La vasectomle: guide a l'intention du technicien et du gestionnaire Geneve, 1989, x + 133 pages ISBN 92 4 254218 0 Prix: Fr.s. 22. La maternite en Europe Rapport sur une Etude Copenhague, 1988, vii + 167 pages (La Sante publique en Europe, No. 26). ISBN 92 890 2162 4 Prix: Fr.s. 13. Sante mentale Echelle OMS pour l'evaluation d'une incapacite psychiatrique (OMS/DAS) avec un livret d'utilisatlon Geneve, 1989, viii + 91 pages ISBN 92 4 256111 8 Prix: Fr.s. 16. Urgences et catastrophes Le personnel local de sante et la communaute face aux catastrophes naturelles publie par l'OMS en collaboration avec la Ligue des Societes de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge Gen6ve, 1989, x + 97 pages ISBN 92 4 254238 5 Prix: Fr.s. 18. WHO Bulletin Vol 67 1989340