Published June, 2011
By S. V. Pearson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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First published in 1913, during a period when tuberculosis remained a massive problem in terms of British public health, this volume constitutes an argument for the state provision of sanatoriums. It also provides an argument for the socio-economic benefits of strengthening the country through government intervention.

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Published June, 2011
By Edward Hindle
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This 1914 book was written as an exploration into the role of biting flies in the transmission of disease. Attention is focused on the modes of life occupied by the insects, the means by which infections are transmitted, and preventative measures through which infection could be avoided.

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Published June, 2011
By W. D. P. Stewart
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This 1976 volume provides information, presented at an international symposium in Edinburgh, on the free-living nitrogen-fixing bacteria and blue-green algae. In addition to information on the distribution of the nitrogenase enzyme within these groups, their role in the soil and in aquatic systems is considered, as are the methods of measuring nitrogen fixation.

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Published June, 2011
By D. M. Kerslake and D. McK. Kerslake
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Air temperature alone is not an adequate indication of environmental warmth. Wind, sunshine and humidity are also important. In this 1972 monograph, the problem of constructing such a universal index of heat stress which encompasses all these factors is examined from a theoretical point of view.

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Published June, 2011
By P.J. Bentley and P. J. Bentley
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A 1981 treatment of the action and uses of the hormones and drugs that influence endocrine functions in the body as seen by a pharmacologist. The book includes a description of available drug preparations and expected therapeutic responses, and an examination of their side effects and interactions with other drugs.

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Published June, 2011
By David Denzil Davies and David D. Davies
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This 1961 book reviews the ideas and theories of biochemical action in plants. It provides biochemical facts only to illustrate ideas and to avoid becoming lost in generalities and demonstrates how ideas based in orthodox chemistry need to be modified to accommodate the complexities produced by cellular organisation.

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Published June, 2011
By Karl Gottlob Kuhn
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics
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Galen (129-c. 199 CE) is the most famous physician of the Greco-Roman world whose writings have survived. This monumental 22-volume edition of his complete works by Karl Gottlob Kuhn (1754-1840), originally published in Leipzig between 1821 and 1833 and reissued here, has never yet been rivalled.

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Published June, 2011
By T. Y. Euliano, J. S. Gravenstein, N. Gravenstein, D. Gravenstein, Nikolaus Gravenstein and Tammy Y. Euliano
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Now in its second edition, Essential Anesthesia provides a thorough overview of the science and practice of anesthesia. Many chapters have been expanded and an entirely new chapter on safety has been added. It is suitable for medical students, junior doctors and all operating theatre and critical care staff.

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Published June, 2011
By William M. Lee, Roger Williams, Jean-Pierre Benhamou and Jacques Bernuau
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Acute liver failure (ALF) is a distinct clinical syndrome which crosses medical disciplines. ALF remains a major focus of clinical and research attention and with the advent of transplantation, understanding ALF management has taken on new urgency. This 1997 text is a guide to the aetiology, pathology and treatment of this important syndrome.

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Published June, 2011
By Jean-Adolphe Rondal, Juan Perera and Donna Spiker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Down syndrome is one of the most commonly occurring developmental disorders and it is now possible to define opportunities for neurocognitive rehabilitation of those with the condition. This book describes how early cognitive intervention in children can be carried out, and can reduce, or compensate for, the major characteristic deficits.

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