Published June, 2006
By Mitchell Katz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This book takes the reader through the entire research process: choosing a question, designing a study, collecting the data, using univariate, bivariate and multivariable analysis, and publishing the results. It does so by using plain language rather than complex derivations. It focuses on the nuts and bolts of performing research.

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Published June, 2006
By William M. Sage and Rogan Kersh
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This book goes well beyond the conventional debate over tort reform and connects medical liability to broader trends and goals in American health policy. Contributions from leading figures in health law and policy marshal the best available information, present new empirical evidence, and offer cutting-edge analysis of potential reforms.

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Published June, 2006
By Sylva Dolenska and Silva Dolenska
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This is a revised edition of a book originally titled Anaesthetic Data Interpretation. The new title better reflects the content of the book, including additional chapters, diagrams and covering recent technological advances. Concise and informative, this text is invaluable for trainees and a teaching aid for trainers.

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Published June, 2006
By David Lowe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This very popular revision guide, originally published in its first edition as General Pathology Vivas, is packed with useful information in A-Z format covering the essentials of pathology for examination candidates. This edition, first published in 2006, includes many updated entries.

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Published June, 2006
By Richard A. Loftus and Richard Loftus
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This 2006 book is a comprehensive how-to guide for medical students moving from the classroom to the clinical/hospital setting; a particularly stressful transition in a student-physician's career. The book covers everything from reading an EKG or chest x-ray to tips on dealing with difficult residents and what to wear on wards.

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Published June, 2006
By William M. Sage and Rogan Kersh
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This book goes well beyond the conventional debate over tort reform and connects medical liability to broader trends and goals in American health policy. Contributions from leading figures in health law and policy marshal the best available information, present new empirical evidence, and offer cutting-edge analysis of potential reforms.

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Published June, 2006
By Roy Porter
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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The Cambridge History of Medicine surveys the rise of medicine in the West from classical times to the present. Covering both the social and scientific history of medicine, this 2006 volume traces the chronology of key developments and events, engaging with the issues, discoveries, and controversies that have characterized medical progress.

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Published June, 2006
By Walter Burniat, Tim J. Cole, Inge Lissau, Elizabeth M. E. Poskitt and Elizabeth M.E. Poskitt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Aimed at doctors, and all health-care professionals, this book addresses the ever increasing problem of obesity in children and adolescents, the long-term health and social problems that arise from this, and approaches to prevention and management.

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Published June, 2006
By H. M. Fillit, R. N. Butler, H.M. Fillit and R.N. Butler
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Cognitive Decline - Strategies for Prevention examines the problems associated with our understanding of the ageing brain, whether or not such decline is inevitable and if there are practical steps which can be taken to prevent or minimise cognitive decline in late life.

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Published June, 2006
By Max Fink and Michael Alan Taylor
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This book provides a comprehensive review of melancholia as a severe disorder of mood, associated with suicide, psychosis, and catatonia. The syndrome is defined with a clear diagnosis, prognosis, and range of management strategies. It challenges accepted doctrines and describes melancholia as a treatable and preventable mental illness.

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