Published June, 2006
By Peter C. Smith, Rowena Jacobs and Andrew Street
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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The pursuit of efficiency has become a central objective of policymakers within most health systems. This 2006 book examines the strengths and limitations of two analytic techniques - data envelopment analysis and stochastic frontier analysis - widely advocated as means of measuring the comparative efficiency of health care organizations.

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Published May, 2006
By Ronald J. Angel, Laura Lein and Jane Henrici
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This draws on extensive ethnographic and survey data from low-income neighborhoods in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio to document the lapses in medical coverage that poor families experience and to reveal the extent of untreated medical conditions, delayed treatment, and irregular health care that women and children suffer.

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Published May, 2006
By Ronald J. Angel, Laura Lein and Jane Henrici
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This draws on extensive ethnographic and survey data from low-income neighborhoods in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio to document the lapses in medical coverage that poor families experience and to reveal the extent of untreated medical conditions, delayed treatment, and irregular health care that women and children suffer.

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Published May, 2006
By Shyam Balasubramanian, Cyprian Mendonca, Colin Pinnock, S. Balasubramanian, C. Mendonca and Colin A. Pinnock
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This text comprises questions and answers closely simulating the Royal College of Anaesthetists' oral examination format. Displayed as complete exam papers, the book enables candidates to assess their own knowledge accurately. Thorough revision with this book is ideal preparation for anaesthesia oral examinations worldwide.

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Published May, 2006
By Michael Ruse and Justin E. H. Smith
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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In this volume Smith examines the early modern science of generation. Analyzing how it influenced the contemporary treatment of traditional philosophical questions, it also demonstrates how philosophical presuppositions about mechanism, substance, and cause informed the interpretations offered by those conducting empirical research on animal reproduction.

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Published May, 2006
By Jane Bates
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This user-friendly book provides a practical introduction to gynaecological ultrasound. Emphasis is placed on how to maximise image quality, and how to recognise normal and pathological features. Illustrated throughout with numerous high-quality ultrasound images and line drawings, this is essential reading for practitioners in training, including radiologists, gynaecologists and sonographers.

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Published May, 2006
By Golder N. Wilson, W. Carl Cooley and W.Carl Cooley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This updated new edition provides health professionals with an invaluable, structured approach to the preventive care of children with congenital disorders. Over 150 conditions ranging from cerebral palsy to Down syndrome are discussed.

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Published May, 2006
By Sue Taylor Parker, Robert W Mitchell and Maria L. Boccia
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This is a collection of original articles on self-awareness in monkeys, apes, humans and other species. This book focuses on controversies about how to measure self-awareness, which species are capable of self-awareness and which are not, and why. The focus of the chapters is both comparative and developmental.

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Published May, 2006
By Botros Rizk and Botros R. M. B. Rizk
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) can occur in women undergoing in vitro fertilization, after having follicle stimulation hormone (FSH) injections to stimulate egg growth and maturation. This book, first published in 2006, reviews the important classification, epidemiology, pathophysiology, complications and prediction, prevention and treatment options for this pathology.

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Published April, 2006
By Robert J. Meyers, William R. Miller and Gareth Edwards
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: International Research Monographs in the Addictions
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This 2001 book presents the community reinforcement approach for a clinical readership. Combining practical advice on working with clients and a scientific survey of CRA in use, this book offers a treatment approach to all involved with the support and treatment of those with alcohol and drug problems.

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