Published April, 2008
By John Morris, Jeffrey Burns, John C. Morris, Jeffrey M. Burns and JM Burns
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
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Alzheimer's disease is by far the most common dementing disorder in later life, but discriminating the initial manifestations of Alzheimer's from the cognitive changes that accompany usual aging is, in many instances, a difficult task.

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Published April, 2008
By Kian Fan Chung and F Chung
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
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In this book, leading researchers in medicine and molecular pharmacology explain the cellular mechanisms that control airway smooth muscle. The means by which these are disrupted in disease, and the pharmacologic strategies by which they may be modified are discussed and future therapeutic interventions are identified.

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Published April, 2008
By Jenny Edwins and J Edwins
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd))
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The role of the community midwife differs dramatically from that of a hospital based practitioner but many midwifes entering this area of practice may not feel well equipped for this diverse experience.

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Published April, 2008
By Per Renström and Per A. F. H. Renström
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell)
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This addition to the Handbook series will allow the tennis coach, athlete, and medical professional responsible for their care to improve technique, training and performance, and to reduce the risk of injury.

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Published April, 2008
By Joel Stager and D. A. Tanner
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell)
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The long awaited new edition of Swimming updates the highly successful first edition edited by Costill, Maglishco and Richardson which was published in the early 1990s. The Second Edition contains less material on how to swim and more on the physics of swimming. It contains information on the latest methods of analyzing swim performances.

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Published April, 2008
By Novartis Foundation, Gregory R. Bock, Jamie A. Goode and Novartis
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
Series: Novartis Foundation Symposia
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The past decade has seen mounting global concern regarding viral outbreaks such as SARS, avian influenza and West Nile virus. In 2004 and 2005, reports of bird-to-human, and possible human-to-human, transmissions of the H5N1 influenza viruses raised fears that these viruses could cause a pandemic on the scale of the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918.

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Published April, 2008
By Roy J Shephard, R. J. Shephard, P.–O. Astrand and Per-Olof Astrand
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell)
Series: The Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine
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completely revised and updated contributions from current leaders in their respective fields in-depth coverage of the scientific basis and mechanisms of endurance - physiological, psychological, genetic and environmental measurement of endurance is extensively reviewed.

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Published April, 2008
By Olive Stevenson and O Stevenson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell)
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This new edition of Olive Stevenson's highly respected text is updated throughout to include the latest policy and research developments, and expanded to include greater consideration of topics such as the impact of parental mental health, substance abuse and alcoholism on parental capacity and the issue of parents with learning disabilities.

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Published April, 2008
By Johann Schaller, Simon Gerber, Urs Kaempfer, Christian Trachsel, Sofia Lejon and J Schaller
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
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The first textbook on blood plasma proteins published for ten years, this book gives an overview of human blood plasma proteins with special emphasis on their structure and function and, if known, also in relation to pathological states and diseases.

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Published April, 2008
By Janet Marsden and J Marsden
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
Series: Wiley Series in Nursing
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The objective of this book is to provide an evidence base for ophthalmic nursing practice. There are areas of practice where little evidence exists, in those areas, the book aims to provide reasoned guidelines from an informed source, thus negating the need for every ophthalmic practice area to develop diverse often contradictory guidelines.

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