Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences

About the Book Obesity incidence continues to grow in both the developed and developing world. More than 300 million women are clinically obese and...

About the Book Essentials of Health Management' is a comprehensive, curriculum-based reference book for students pursuing higher degrees in communi...

About the Book A succinct yet comprehensive text addressing all the important issues in the management of depression.

About the Book Explores the effectiveness of tissue plasminogen activator when used within the first three hours of the onset of symptoms This book...

In the last few years a good deal of information related to the biology and treatment of malignant lymphomas has been accumulated and published in ...

About the Book Why do "maladies of the soul" such as hysteria, anxiety disorders, or depression wax and wane over time? Through a study of the hist...

About the Book MAJOR PRINCIPLES OF MEDIA LAW is a comprehensive and current summary of media law. The text is revised every year to include the mos...

About the Book Demonstrates how MRS offers a useful tool for the noninvasive biochemical analysis of the brain. The book covers over 70 clinical ca...

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of development in magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). The basic principles of ...

About the Book Major advances have occurred in almost every aspect of the diagnosis and treatment of lymphoma in recent years. Our understanding of...

About the Book Offering a new standard of care for cancer staging and treatment, Lymphatic Mapping and Probe Applications in Oncology provides an u...

About the Book This thoroughly up-to-date reference addresses new approaches to the diagnosis, management, and treatment of lung tumors, providing ...

Lower Limb and Leg Ulcer Assessment and Management Lower Limb and Leg Ulcer Assessment and Management is an indispensable resource for practitione...

About the Book Each section is followed with expert commentary and a critical evaluation of the studies under consideration This reference, unique ...

About the Book Evaluating the major strategies used to prevent stroke recurrence, such as antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapies, this reference ...

This classic ENT textbook has been updated and expanded to reflect the increasing sophistication of diagnostic and management skills. All sub-speci...

About the Book Traditionally, dementia has been defined primarily in terms of loss: loss of cognitive and communicative competencies, loss of ident...

About the Book A must for every doctor's office - and for hospital consultations - Cardiac Drug Eruptions and Interactions describes and catalogs t...

Lifespan Human Function and Occupation provides allied health students with a thorough and nuanced understanding of human development through a uni...

About the Book How do people face life-limiting illness and death? This challenging question is discussed in-depth in Life to be Lived by looking a...

About the Book Pre-registration nursing students are required to spend 50% of their course time on placement. This new practical guide is designed ...

About the Book This timely reference provides comprehensive coverage of the most recent advances in diagnostic bacteriology-emphasizing the detecti...

About the Book This fascinating and diverse selection of essays from the Royal Institution provides a glimpse of some of the most exciting research...

About the Book Extensively rewritten and thoroughly revised, the Third Edition of this well-received reference provides timely information on curre...

About the Book This book provides a synopsis of cardiovascular disease which is of value to postgraduates sitting for higher qualifications, and to...

The contributions in this book were originally presented at the workshop "Research and Clinical Application of Isolated Liver Perfusion for Hepatic...

About the Book This volume presents a global overview of the role of ion flux via transmembrane ion channel proteins in the regulation of pulmonary...

About the Book Risk is everywhere, in everything we do. Realizing this fact , we all must try to understand this "risk" and if possible to minimize...

About the Book Incorporating the invaluable experience of pioneers in the field, this comprehensive, up-to-date work discusses the efficacy and use...

About the Book Intracerebral hemorrhage is a neurovascular emergency associated with high mortality and morbidity. With in-depth reviews of the cli...

About the Book This book is one of the first to describe the field of disaster mental and behavioral health. Directed at fostering resilience and r...

About the Book The prevalence of obesity has now reached such proportions that in many parts of the world it is one of the most dominant health pro...

About the Book This new series assists students at all levels in developing their clinical problem-solving or reasoning skills by leading them thro...

About the Book This important volume describes the latest advances in all areas of interleukin-5 (IL5) research, pooling the insights of over 65 bi...

About the Book A thorough exploration of the interaction between erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets, and the pulmonary vasculature in a variety of...

This book covers in detail the mechanisms for how energy is managed in the human body. The basic principles that elucidate the reactivity and physi...

About the Book This definitive, up-to-the-minute reference explores the range of metabolic, nutritional, immunologic, and psychological changes tha...

About the Book This book sums up the mechanistic basis, current status, and future prospects of steroid inhalation as the cornerstone of prophylact...

About the Book This timely book analyses and evaluates ethical and social implications of recent developments in reporting surgeon performance. It ...

About the Book Models and concepts of brain function have always been guided and limited by the available techniques and data. This book brings tog...

About the Book This timely volume brings together the latest basic and clinical insights on the cellular and mediator mechanisms involved in the in...

About the Book Contains patterns of allergic reactivity for disorders such as asthma, atopic dermatitis, urticaria, and anaphylaxis! Written by lea...

About the Book Infection in the cancer patient is extremely common, either precipitated by the cancer itself or by the cancer therapies. Virtually ...

About the Book Offers comprehensive coverage of the indoor environment-integrating health and building science and presenting a variety of viewpoin...

Did you know that vaccines save 3 million lives annually?  This potent group of weapons has notably annihilated smallpox, pushed polio to the verge...