Published September, 2009
By Richard A. Matthay, Charles S. Dela Cruz, David A. Beuther, Charles Dela Cruz and David Beuther
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Includes topics such as: The Obesity Epidemic, Altered Resting and Exercise Respiratory Physiology in Obesity, Association of Asthma and Other Obstructive Lung Diseases and Obesity, Role of Obesity in Obstructive Sleep Apnea, The Pickwickian Syndrome - Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome, and Obesity and Thromboembolic Disease.

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Published September, 2009
By Patrick J. Byrne
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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nIncludes topics such as: Evaluation and initial management of the patient with facial skin cancer; Nonmelanomatous skin cancer; Mohs, Malignant melanoma; Local flaps - bilobed, rhombic, forehead, melolabial; Options for the management of scalp defects; Defects of the nose; Eyelid defects; Ear defects; Defects of the lips; and, Cheek defects.

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Published September, 2009
By Stefano Geuna, Pierluigi Tos and Bruno Battiston
Publisher: Elsevier (Academic Press Inc)
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Examines the advances in neuroscience with an emphasis on biological and chemical bases of neurological disease.

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Published September, 2009
By Anish R. Kadakia, Anish Raj Kadakia and Anish Kadakia
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Orthopedics
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Multiplanar deformities are one of the most difficult deformities to correct in orthopedics. There have been significant advancements in the understanding and treatment of these conditions. This title provides the reader with a review of these developments.

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Published September, 2009
By Nicholas J. Talley, Eric G. Tangalos and Eric Tangalos
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Aging is associated with an increased prevalence of several GI disorders, including those induced by drugs (such as gastrointestinal bleeding caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), anorexia of aging, development of constipation, diarrhea or fecal incontinence, and postprandial hypotension. This book addresses these disorders.

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Published September, 2009
By Ellen Olshansky and Ellen Frances Olshansky
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Nursing
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Covers such topics as: Historical Perspective on Women's Health as a nursing Specialty; Integrative Health Care for Women - Acupuncture and Mindful Meditation and Yoga; Wellness in Women Across the Lifespan; Adolescent Health - HPV Vaccine as an Exemplar; Genetics - Breast Cancer as an Exemplar; and, Women's Global Health.

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Published September, 2009
By George Fink
Publisher: Elsevier (Academic Press Inc)
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Explains the phenomenon of stress, the neural, endocrine and molecular mechanisms involved, the clinical effects, and the impact on individuals and society. This book addresses disorders such as PTSD, anxiety, major depression, psychoses and related disorders such as combat fatigue and burnout.

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Published September, 2009
By George Fink
Publisher: Elsevier (Academic Press Inc)
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Stress is a universal phenomenon that impacts adversely on most people. This work covers interactions between stress and neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, as well as stress-immune-inflammatory interactions in relation to cancer and autoimmune and viral diseases.

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Published September, 2009
By National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Publisher: Elsevier (Mosby)
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With a wealth of helpful guidelines and assessment tools, this title makes it easy to identify the causes of practice breakdowns and to reduce health care errors. It provides guidance from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), and an overview of the TERCAP[registered] assessment tool.

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Published September, 2009
By Narayanan Srinivasan
Publisher: Elsevier (Elsevier Science Ltd)
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Explores the interdisciplinary research on Attention and interaction of Attention with other cognitive processes such as perception, learning, and memory. This book presents the advances on attention including binding, dynamics of attention, attention and perceptual organization, attention and consciousness, meditation, and emotion and attention.

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