Published February, 2010
By Hamid Ghodse
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Now in its fourth edition, this classic text provides a comprehensive overview of substance misuse and dependence, with an emphasis on practical approaches to the assessment and management of a wide range of drug-related problems. This book is relevant to medical students, nurses, psychiatrists, physicians and public health specialists.

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Published February, 2010
By Hamid Ghodse
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Now in its fourth edition, this classic text provides a comprehensive overview of substance misuse and dependence, with an emphasis on practical approaches to the assessment and management of a wide range of drug-related problems. This book is relevant to medical students, nurses, psychiatrists, physicians and public health specialists.

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Published February, 2010
By Matti Hayry
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Should we make people healthier, smarter and longer-lived if medical advances enable us to do so? In the context of developments such as genetic testing, stem cell research and gene therapy, Matti Hayry explores topics including parental responsibility, the use of people as means and the dignity of life.

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Published February, 2010
By Matti Hayry
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Should we make people healthier, smarter and longer-lived if medical advances enable us to do so? In the context of developments such as genetic testing, stem cell research and gene therapy, Matti Hayry explores topics including parental responsibility, the use of people as means and the dignity of life.

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Published February, 2010
By Kerry J. Breen, Stephen M. Cordner, Colin J. H. Thomson, Vernon D. Plueckhahn, Colin Thomson, Kerry Breen, Stephen Cordner and Vernon Plueckhahn
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Good Medical Practice: Professionalism, Ethics and Law brings together information that is central to the professional, ethical and legal requirements of being a doctor. It covers a core curriculum for medical students, doctors in training and international medical graduates preparing for the Australian Medical Council examinations.

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Published February, 2010
By Elias Aboujaoude and Lorrin M. Koran
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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In the last decade, much needed attention and research has been focused on the group of psychiatric conditions termed 'impulse control disorders' or ICDs. ICDs are now clearly distinguished from OCD, with a unique clinical approach for diagnosis and treatment. This is the first book to bring together medical and social knowledge bases related to these disorders.

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Published February, 2010
By Perminder Sachdev, Matcheri S. Keshavan and Perminder S. Sachdev
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Secondary Schizophrenia is the first major attempt to review the diseases that produce schizophrenia-like syndromes, or psychotic symptoms. It marks the next step in trying to meet the most important challenge to modern neuroscience - understanding and conquering this most mysterious of human diseases.

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Published February, 2010
By Peter R. Shewry, A.S. Tatham, A.J. Bailey, Arthur S. Tatham and Allen J. Bailey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Elastic proteins occur in a diverse range of biological systems, including mammalian muscles and connective tissues, arthropods (insects and spiders), molluscs and wheat grain. The structures and elastomeric mechanisms of these proteins are compared in relation to their biological roles and potential for exploitation.

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Published February, 2010
By Richard Bellamy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Extensive evidence has accumulated that host genes are important determinants of the outcome of infection for many common pathogens. This book, written by leading authorities, summarizes advances which have been made in understanding the complexity of host genetic susceptibility.

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Published February, 2010
By Elissa D. Asp, Jessica de Villiers and Jessica de de Villiers
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Presents new models for comprehensively describing discourse specifically in clinical contexts, illustrating these models with detailed analyses of discourse patterns associated with degenerative (Alzheimer's) and developmental (autism spectrum) disorders.

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