Published December, 2007
By Ron Pinhasi, Simon Mays and R Pinhasi
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
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* Combines theoretical, methodological and diagnostic aspects with key biocultural approaches to provide a truly integrated approach to palaeopathology. * Up-todate includes overviews of the latest applicable techniques from molecular biology, biochemistry, histopathology and medical imaging.

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Published December, 2007
By Benjamin M. Neale, Manuel Ferreira, Sarah Medland, Danielle Posthuma and Benjamin Neale
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
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Statistical Genetics focuses on conducting genetic linkage and association analysis in the post-genomic era. It covers established and new methodologies, providing the genetic and statistical theory on which they are based. Worked examples of important methods are given, as well as study design and sources of error.

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Published November, 2007
By Joseph E. Parrillo, Alexandre Mebazaa, Mihai Gheorghiade and Faiez Zannad
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
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For many years, there has been a great deal of work done on chronic congestive heart failure while acute heart failure has been considered a difficult to handle and hopeless syndrome.

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Published November, 2007
By Norman Sartorius, Stefan Leucht, Tonja Burkard, John H. Henderson and Mario Maj
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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The first comprehensive and systematic review of current research evidence on the prevalence of physical diseases in people with schizophrenia, a disorder afflicting approximately 1% of the global population, and a group with mortality rates twice as high as the general population.

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Published November, 2007
By Stephen C. Stearns and Jacob C. Koella
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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A fully revised edition of a volume written by the world's leading authorities on this subject. It discusses how the evolution of humans and their pathogens have generated important medical issues, covering both infectious and degenerative diseases. It presents important ideas that are not yet sufficiently appreciated in the medical community.

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Published November, 2007
By Gerard Rushton, Claire E. Pavlik, Barry R. Greene, Josephine Gittler, Marc P. Armstrong, Michele M. West and Dale L. Zimmerman
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press Inc)
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With disease outbreaks and concerns about bioterrorism, interest in the application of Geographic Information Science (GIS) to individual level data has grown. This work presents a discussion on the technical and administrative developments in geographic information science that may affect the future practice of geocoding.

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Published November, 2007
By Ferenc Kuhn
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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From the lid to the optic nerve of both mechanical and nonmechanical trauma, this unique book, edited by a world-recognized authority in the field, covers all aspects of ophthalmic trauma. Coverage incorporates cutting-edge approaches, such as temporary keratosprosthesis, artificial iris diaphragm, and prophylactic retinectomy.

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Published October, 2007
By Ichiro Kawachi, S.V. Subramanian and Daniel Kim
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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As interest in social capital has grown over the decade - particularly in public health - so has the lack of consensus on exactly what it is and what makes it worth studying. This book discusses the theoretical origins of social capital, the strengths and limitations of methodologies of measuring, and salient examples of social capital concepts.

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Published October, 2007
By Michel Carael and Judith Glynn
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: International Studies in Population
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Forty years ago, the age-old battle against infectious diseases as a major threat to human health was believed close to being won.

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Published October, 2007
By I.W. Fong and Karl Drlica
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century
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This comprehensive, up-to-date volume defines the issues and offers potential solutions to the challenges of antimicrobial resistance.

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