Published March, 2008
By Brian Smith and Tom Williams
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Aimed at all peri-operative staff and operating department practitioners, this book provides the related terminology and descriptions of a broad range of surgical and medical procedures, conditions and involved anatomy and physiology. In A-Z format for quick reference, all topics required to understand an operating department are covered.

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Published March, 2008
By Stephen Tomlinson, Anthony M. Heagerty, Anthony P. Weetman and Rayaz A. Malik
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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To reflect the changing face of undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, this new edition emphasises the principles of disease processes and their underlying mechanisms, bringing the content up to date with the latest developments from the fields of molecular and cellular biology.

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Published March, 2008
By Edmond Chiu, Chee H. Ng, Keh-Ming Lin, Bruce S. Singh, Edmond Y. K. Chiu and Bruce Singh
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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No one reacts or responds to a drug in exactly the same way, just as no two persons are exactly alike. This book covers all the important factors that explain how and why drug treatments used in psychiatry affect individuals and ethnic groups differently.

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Published March, 2008
By Kevin Fox, Thomas Woolsey, Asaf Keller and Egbert Welker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Fox describes current knowledge on the barrel cortex, covering development, sensory processing and plasticity This single authored text has a uniform style from chapter to chapter, avoiding duplication and allowing cross-referencing of sections, a feature lacking in comparable texts on this topic. An invaluable reference for graduates and researchers.

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Published March, 2008
By Elizabeth Poskitt, Laurel Edmunds and Elizabeth M.E. Poskitt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Provides guidance to all healthcare professionals on helping overweight children and their families; gives practical advice on sensitive approaches to children in very accessible form. Deals not only with changes to diet and activity but also with the whole spectrum of eating within the family and community.

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Published March, 2008
By Alexander Heazell and John Clift
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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The care of complicated pregnancies and labour is provided by a multi-disciplinary team consisting of midwives, obstetricians and anaesthetists. Obstetrics for Anaesthetists has been written to provide anaesthetists with basic information and background on obstetric practice, thus facilitating clearer communication between members of the team.

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Published March, 2008
By Rahij Anwar, Kenneth W. R. Tuson, Shah Alam Khan and Kenneth W.R. Tuson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Highly illustrated, providing concise yet comprehensive information on fracture classification and management. The text has been developed according to the requirements of orthopaedic surgeons in training. The first section covers general principles such as terminology and dealing with multiple trauma. Following sections go systematically through regions of the body.

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Published March, 2008
By Jeffrey L. Cummings
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Volumes in this series provide readers with updates of recent clinical trial results in neurotherapeutics, including disease-modifying and symptomatic agents for neurological diseases, psychopharmacological management of neurologic and psychiatric illnesses. It is an essential update of recent trials in all aspects of the management of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.

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Published March, 2008
By Steve Selvin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: Practical Guides to Biostatistics and Epidemiology
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This practical guide for readers with a minimal background in statistics shows how to analyze and interpret epidemiologic and medical survival data with the help of modern computer systems. The author introduces key methods of survival analysis that are also central to statistical analysis in general.

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Published February, 2008
By Steve Sussman and Susan L. Ames
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: Cambridge Studies on Child and Adolescent Health
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Integrates several perspectives about the causes and cures of drug problems providing a better understanding of the parameters of drug abuse. They examine neuro-biological, socio-environmental and physical environmental influences making this an inter-disciplinary text ideal for both researchers and practitoners involved in the examination of drug abuse.

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