Published October, 2013
By Joseph H. Antin and Deborah Yolin Raley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Written by experts at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the second edition of Manual of Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Transplantation is a practical pocket manual for all members of the stem cell and bone marrow transplant team. The contents are handily arranged in outline format for maximum usefulness and convenience.

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Published October, 2013
By James Clark
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine
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James Clark (c.1737-1819) was a British physician who practised medicine on the Caribbean island of Dominica for many years. In 1793 there was a deadly and widespread outbreak of yellow fever. Clark published this account in 1797, discussing the disease's possible causes and treatments.

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Published October, 2013
By Robert Knox
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This 1852 work by anatomist Robert Knox (1791-1862) discusses the lives of French naturalists Georges Cuvier and Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, exploring how anatomy influenced emerging evolutionary theories. It also addresses anatomy's relation to fine art by evaluating the lives and labours of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael.

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Published October, 2013
By Cecily Morrison, Matthew R. Jones, Julie Bracken and Matthew Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: Core Critical Care
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The complex IT requirements of a critical care unit have led to the development of numerous information systems. This text discusses the benefits and pitfalls of the technology, including advice for local implementation, and is essential reading for anyone developing, implementing, maintaining or using clinical information systems.

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Published October, 2013
By Paul Tuite and Alain Dagher
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Movement Disorders is the first book to focus in detail on MRI in a range of movement disorders. Demonstrating both novel and standard imaging methods the book is essential reading for neurologists, radiologists and movement disorder specialists.

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Published October, 2013
By Ruth F. Chadwick, Matti Hayry, Vilhjalmur Arnason, Gardar Arnason, Ruth Chadwick and Professor Ruth Chadwick
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Human genetic databases raise many ethical, legal and social questions. In this book, first published in 2007, bioethics scholars examine whether existing ethical frameworks and social policies adequately reflect people's concerns, and how these frameworks and policies may need to change in light of new scientific and technological developments.

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Published October, 2013
By Walter Stiles
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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First published in 1961, as the third edition of a 1946 original, this book presents a comprehensive analysis of trace elements in plants, and the effects of their deficiency or excess on grazing animals where such effects arise directly from shortage or excess in the plants they eat.

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Published October, 2013
By E. W. Hope
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Originally published in 1931, this book looks at the challenges associated with maintaining public health in a port city. Professor Hope, taking Liverpool as his example, stresses the importance of preventative measures in preserving the health of the city at large, the treatment of immigrants with pre-existing medical conditions and the impact of public health legislation.

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Published October, 2013
By Simon McCarthy-Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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The history, phenomenology, meanings and causes of hearing voices that others cannot hear (auditory verbal hallucinations) are explored in this book, which travels from voice-hearing in the ancient world through to contemporary experiences and neuroscience, examining how power, politics, gender, medicine and religion have shaped the meaning of hearing voices.

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Published September, 2013
By James Clark and Sir James Clark
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine
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The eminent Scottish physician Sir James Clark (1788-1870) had several high-profile patients, including Queen Victoria, and published on the important medical matters of his day. This thorough work of 1835 on the treatment and prevention of tuberculosis was written for a general as well as medical readership.

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