Published December, 2009
By Claudio Ronco, John A Kellum, Achim Jorres and Achim Joerres
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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An estimated 5-20% of critically ill patients experience an episode of acute kidney failure during the course of their illness, and about 5% of patients admitted to an ICU will eventually require renal replacement therapy.

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Published December, 2009
By Adre J. du Plessis
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Covering fetal neurology, this title explores the genetic basis of normal brain development and its disorders, including reviews on the prosencephalon, the cerebral cortex, and the cerebellum. It includes articles on normal fetal cerebral substrate supply, disorders of placental circulation and the fetal brain, and disorders of fetal circulation.

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Published December, 2009
By Leonard G. Feld and Shabnam Jain
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Reviews the topic of pediatric quality. Examining the case for quality improvement in pediatrics, this title approaches to improve pediatric health care, also examining driving children's healthcare initiatives, and the future of quality on pediatric practice.

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Published December, 2009
By J. Gordon Millichap
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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An expanded, updated, and revised edition, the ADHD Handbook, second edition covers recent advances in causes and management of ADHD, and includes more than 400 scientific references to peer-reviewed articles.

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Published December, 2009
By Adam Finn, Andrew J. Pollard and Nigel Curtis
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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This book examines various aspects of paediatric infectious diseases. Each chapter is based on a lecture given at the sixth "Infection and Immunity in Children" course, held at the end of June 2008 at Keble College, Oxford.

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Published December, 2009
By L. Santiago Medina, C. Craig Blackmore, Kimberly E. Applegate, Craige C. Blackmore and Craig C. Blackmore
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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This practical book is ideal for readers who want to rapidly determine the appropriate imaging for pediatric patients. Topics cover common clinical scenarios in neuroimaging and musculoskeletal, chest, and abdominal imaging. Each imaging recommendation is presented along with the supporting data and the strength of the evidence.

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Published December, 2009
By Laura Piccardi, Claudio Vitturini, Francesca Figliozzi and Maria Rosa Pizzamiglio
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag)
Series: Metodologie Riabilitative in Logopedia
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Il volume ha lo scopo di produrre un valido ed efficace strumento di riabilitazione delle disabilita di coordinazione oculo-manuale per bambini dai 0 ai 18 mesi e/o per bambini affetti da patologie genetiche e neurologiche con gravi difficolta visuo-motorie.

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Published December, 2009
By Berthold Koletzko, Carolin Kröner and Carolin Kroener
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Springer-Lehrbuch
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Dieses ubersichtliche Kompendium liefert die wichtigsten Inhalte der Kinderheilkunde und daruber hinaus eine Gesamtschau auf das medizinische Fachgebiet. Nicht das pure Auswendiglernen von Faktenwissen ist hier das Ziel, vielmehr werden dem Leser die relevanten Zusammenhange in knappen Darstellungen geboten.

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Published December, 2009
By Dr. Ahmed Al-Shahi, Richard Lawless and Ahmed al-Shahi
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
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EU specialists discuss issues regarding Middle Eastern and North African immigrants, such as legislation, assimilation, multiculturalism, community formation, citizenship, political participation, and religious and cultural identities. This book was previously published as a special issue of the journal Immigrants and Minorities.

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Published December, 2009
By Wittenberg, D F Wittenberg and DF. Wittenberg
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Southern Africa)
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First published in 1984 and now in its sixth edition, Coovadia's Paediatrics and Child Health is a tried and tested best-seller in the field of paediatrics and is a particularly important resource for medical or nursing students, health care professionals and community care practitioners.

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