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Explore a comprehensive selection of medical books, including medical medium books, dictionaries, and textbooks covering dermatology, human anatomy, physiology, surgery, and pediatrics.
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The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San FranciscoThe veteran Wall Street Journal science reporter Marilyn Chase's fascinating account of an outbreak of bubonic plague in late Victorian San Francisco is a real-life thriller that resonates in today's headlines. The Barbary Plague transports us to the Gold Rush boomtown in 1900, at...
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Bringing Out the DeadPerhaps only someone who has worked for almost a decade as a medic in New York City's Hell's Kitchen--as Joe Connelly has--could write a novel as riveting and fiercely authentic as Bringing Out the Dead. Like a front-line reporter, Connelly writes from deep within...
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You DisappearMia's happy marriage is shattered when a brain tumor begins to change her husband's personality beyond recognition. As Frederik becomes ever more a stranger before her eyes, the revelation that he has used his position as headmaster to mbezzle millions from his school's treasury...
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Interpersonal Relations in Nursing: A Conceptual Frame of Reference for Psychodynamic NursingEvery nurse can benefit from reading this. It can teach us all a great deal about our relationships with other people and with ourselves. Buy it.' - Philip Burnard, Nursing TimesAuthor: Hildegard E. PeplauPublisher: Red Globe PressPublished: 07/06/1988Pages: 360Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 8.50h x...
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Pfenninger and Fowler's Procedures for Primary CarePrimary care clinicians are performing more varied procedures than ever before, and physicians, residents, and students need a comprehensive, authoritative resource that provides trusted information in an easy-to-follow format. Through three outstanding editions, Pfenninger and Fowler's Procedures for Primary Care has been the go-to...
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Pass Ccrn(r) (Adult)Prepare for success on the CCRN(R) (Adult) examination with a focused review, interactive learning activities, and practice exams! Pass CCRN(R) (Adult), 6th Edition provides online learning activities, multiple-choice questions, and simulated examinations to help you master each of the content areas covered on the...
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Juniper: The Girl Who Was Born Too SoonThe inspiring story of Juniper, a baby born too soon, gorgeously told by her parents, both award-winning journalists. Juniper French was born four months early, at 23 weeks' gestation. She weighed 1 pound, 4 ounces, and her twiggy body was the length of a...
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The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 YearsA] tour-de-force. --The New York Times "The Fever is a vivid and compelling history with a message that's entirely relevant today." --Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth ExtinctionRenowned science journalist Sonia Shah explores the surprising history of a disease that has haunted humanity since...
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The Invisible Cure: Why We Are Losing the Fight Against AIDS in AfricaA New York Times Notable Book of 2007 The Invisible Cure is an account of Africa's AIDS epidemic from the inside--a revelatory dispatch from the intersection of village life, government intervention, and international aid. Helen Epstein left her job in the US in 1993...
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The Alexander Technique: A Complete Course in How to Hold and Use Your Body for Maximum EnergyThe Alexander Technique is a proven process of mind and body reeducation that reduces stress and muscle tension, and revitalization those who practice it. Used by many actors, athletes, and dancers, the technique can help anyone increase his or her energy and achieve a...
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To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health SystemExperts estimate that as many as 98,000 people die in any given year from medical errors that occur in hospitals. That's more than die from motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS?three causes that receive far more public attention. Indeed, more people die annually...
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ContagiousFrom the acclaimed author of Infected comes an epic and exhilarating story of humanity's secret battle against a horrific enemy. Across America, a mysterious pathogen transforms ordinary people into raging killers, psychopaths driven by a terrifying, alien agenda. The human race fights back, yet...
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Understanding Psychological AssessmentIntroductory texts on psychological testing and evaluation historically are not in short supply. Typically, however, such texts have been relatively superficial in their discussion of clinical material and have focused primarily on the theoretical and psychometric properties of indi- vidual tests. More practical, clinically...
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The Cutter Incident: How America's First Polio Vaccine Led to the Growing Vaccine CrisisVaccines have saved more lives than any other single medical advance. Yet today only four companies make vaccines, and there is a growing crisis in vaccine availability. Why has this happened? This remarkable book recounts for the first time a devastating episode in 1955...
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Dioscorides on Pharmacy and MedicineFor 1,600 years Dioscorides (ca. AD 40-80) was regarded as the foremost authority on drugs. He knew mild laxatives and strong purgatives, analgesics for headaches, antiseptics for wounds, emetics to rid one of ingested poisons, chemotherapy agents for cancer treatments, and even oral contraceptives....
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The Bad Doctor: The Troubled Life and Times of Dr. Iwan JamesMeet Dr. Iwan James: cyclist, doctor, would-be lover, former heavy metal fan, and, above all, human being. Weighed down by his responsibilities--from diagnosing personality disorders to deciding who can hold a gun license--he doubts his ability to make decisions about the lives of others...
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Analyzing Neural Time Series Data: Theory and PracticeA comprehensive guide to the conceptual, mathematical, and implementational aspects of analyzing electrical brain signals, including data from MEG, EEG, and LFP recordings.This book offers a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of analyzing electrical brain signals. It explains the conceptual, mathematical, and...
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From Neuron to Cognition Via Computational NeuroscienceA comprehensive, integrated, and accessible textbook presenting core neuroscientific topics from a computational perspective, tracing a path from cells and circuits to behavior and cognition.This textbook presents a wide range of subjects in neuroscience from a computational perspective. It offers a comprehensive, integrated introduction...
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Clinical Psychopharmacology: Principles and PracticeClinical Psychopharmacology offers a comprehensive guide to clinical practice that explores two major aspects of the field: the clinical research that exists to guide clinical practice of psychopharmacology, and the application of that knowledge with attention to the individualized aspects of clinical practice. The...
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Dictionary of EpidemiologyThis sixth edition of A Dictionary of Epidemiology -- the most updated since its inception -- reflects the profound substantive and methodological changes that have come to characterize epidemiology and its associated disciplines. Sponsored by the International Epidemiological Association, this book remains the essential...
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