Published April, 2014
By James Lind
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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First published in 1753, this important treatise seeks to provide a thorough account of the nature, causes and treatment of scurvy. James Lind (1716-94) provided the groundwork for later investigations, and his research lent support to the later practice of including the juice of citrus fruit in a sailor's diet.

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Published April, 2014
By John Ayrton Paris
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine
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The physician and author John Ayrton Paris (1785-1856) published this work on the significance of diet to health in 1826. After describing the physiology of the alimentary system and discussing the benefits and disadvantages of various foods and drinks, Paris suggests cures, including changes of lifestyle, for digestive illnesses.

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Published April, 2014
By D.G. Cunningham Owens and D. G. Cunningham Owens
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Provides a comprehensive, literature-based but clinically oriented overview of the pervasive neurological adverse effects that frequently affect those receiving antipsychotic (and pharmacologically related) drugs, giving valuable information to the wide range of healthcare professionals who prescribe and monitor these extensively utilised therapeutic agents.

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Published April, 2014
By Ronald D. Chervin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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A case-based teaching tool highlighting the importance of information derived from the history and the physical examination in forming a diagnosis. Cases illustrate the way in which such clinical skills complement and inform the data obtained from ancillary testing. A highly accessible format for busy clinicians reviewing patients with sleep-related disorders.

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Published April, 2014
By Louise Cummings
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Designed to help those studying speech-language pathology, this useful workbook is both an introduction to the basic concepts and a teaching tool to develop and test students' knowledge. Frequently encountered communication disorders are explained, alongside conditions less commonly found in speech-language pathology curricula but which feature increasingly in clinical caseloads.

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Published April, 2014
By Louise Cummings
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Designed to help those studying speech-language pathology, this useful workbook is both an introduction to the basic concepts and a teaching tool to develop and test students' knowledge. Frequently encountered communication disorders are explained, alongside conditions less commonly found in speech-language pathology curricula but which feature increasingly in clinical caseloads.

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Published April, 2014
By Elizabeth W. Loder, Rebecca C. Burch and Paul B. Rizzoli
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Written in a question and answer format, this practical, step-by-step guide describes real-world cases from everyday clinical practice. It highlights specific areas of diagnostic uncertainty and common pitfalls in the diagnosis and treatment of headache, and is invaluable to anyone dealing with headache on a front-line basis.

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Published April, 2014
By W. H. R. Rivers
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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First published in 1922 as the second edition of a 1920 original, this book attempts 'to put into a biological setting the system of psycho-therapy which came to be generally adopted in Great Britain in the treatment of the psycho-neuroses of war' in the wake of WWI.

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Published April, 2014
By Walter Langdon-Brown
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Originally published in 1932, this book presents the content of Sir Walter Langdon-Brown's inaugural lecture upon taking up the position of Regius Professor of Physic at Cambridge University. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the development of medicine and the history of science.

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Published April, 2014
By A. E. Clark-Kennedy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Originally published in 1946, this book presents the content of Sir Lionel Whitby's inaugural lecture upon taking up the position of Regius Chair of Physic at Cambridge University. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the development of medicine and the history of science.

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