Use of Cookies by Health Advance Sites

This website uses cookies, as most websites do, to make the site work efficiently and give you the best experience. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile phone when you browse websites. For more information on our use of cookies please see our privacy policy.

How this site uses cookies

All cookies are either session (deleted from your device after you leave the website) or permanent (not deleted from your device after you leave the website. They remain on your device for a longer period of time).

The cookies used on this website are as follows:

Cookie Type Purpose Data Collection
Strictly Necessary These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing cannot be provided. These cookies don't identify you as an individual.

If you do not accept these cookies, it may affect the performance of the website, or parts of it.
Performance These cookies collect information about how visitors use the site, for example which pages are most clicked on. They help us to improve the site by giving us insights into how the various sections of the website are used. These cookies don't identify you as an individual. All data is collected and aggregated anonymously.
Functionality These cookies allow our websites to remember the choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) to provide a more personalised online experience. They can also enable visitors to watch videos and engage with social tools, such as blogs and forums. These cookies collect details that may include personally identifiable information that you have disclosed, such as your username. 

If you do not accept these cookies, it may affect the performance and functionality of the website and may restrict access to content on the website.
Targeting/
advertising
These cookies are used to deliver content that is more relevant to you and your interests. They may be used to deliver targeted advertising or to limit the number of times you see an advertisement. They also help us measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns on Elsevier websites.
We may use these cookies to remember websites you have visited and we may share this information with other parties, including advertisers and our agencies.
Most types of these cookies track consumers via their IP address so may collect some personal identifiable infor

Strictly Necessary

Performance

Functionality

Targeting / Advertising

Option to Decline Use of Cookies

You can prevent your browser from accepting certain cookies, have the browser require your consent before a new cookie is placed in your browser, or block cookies altogether by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser's privacy preferences menu.  To avoid receiving cookies on the browser of your mobile device, you will need to refer to its user manual.  For information on how to opt-out of cookies set by our suppliers, please visit the applicable links listed in the tables above.