Published May, 2014
By Eelco F.M. Wijdicks
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: Core Principles of Acute Neurology
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Handling Difficult Situations offers a reasonable approach to difficult decisions that arise in clinical problems. The book addresses how to recognize treatable coma, how to judge the severity of traumatic brain and spine injury, and discusses how to recognize neurosurgical emergencies.

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Published May, 2014
By Lesley Jones, Gillian Bates and Sarah Tabrizi
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: Oxford Monographs on Medical Genetics
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The fourth edition of the preeminent resource on Huntington's disease is a comprehensive resource on the current knowledge base surrounding this disease. Comprising both updated chapters and seven entirely new chapters, it reflects the major advances that have recently occurred in our understanding of all aspects of this disease.

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Published May, 2014
By Sherri Sheinfeld-Gorin
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Prevention Practice in Primary Care systematically explores state-of-the-art practical approaches to effective prevention in primary care. Guided by theory and evidence, the book reviews approaches to risk factor identification and modification for the major causes of mortality in adulthood, including cancer, stroke, and cardiovascular disease.

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Published May, 2014
By Robert Kraus, Michelle Espy, Per Magnelind, Petr Volegov and Robert Kraus, Jr.
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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This book covers topics in NMR/MRI at magnetic fields from milli-Tesla to micro-Tesla, the ultra-low field (ULF) regime, with an emphasis on imaging and understanding the human using its applications. Discussion of hardware considerations, relaxation contrast, imaging, artifact correction, and other applications unique to the ULF regime are presented.

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Published May, 2014
By Emily Chai, Diane Meier, Jane Morris and Suzanne Goldhirsch
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Geriatric Palliative Care is a practical guide for diagnosing and managing end-of-life illnesses, and communicating this information to patients, relatives and clinical team members.

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Published May, 2014
By J. Scott Fraser, Mo Yee Lee, David Grove, Gilbert Greene and Andy Solovey
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Integrative Family and Systems Treatment (I-FAST) is based on common factors in family treatment. This book provides the theory, strategies, and interventions for how to teach, supervise, and provide this effective yet flexible user friendly approach to working with youth and families in mental health and community settings.

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Published May, 2014
By Karen H. Rothenberg, Lynn W. Bush and Lynn Wein . Bush
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Through the use of dramatic narratives, The Drama of DNA brings to life the complexities raised by the application of genomic technologies to health care and diagnosis. This creative, pedagogical approach shines a unique light on the ethical, psychosocial, and policy challenges that emerge as comprehensive sequencing of the human genome transitions from research to clinical medicine.

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Published May, 2014
By Eduardo Bruera and David Hui
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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This book reviews the management of the main internal medicine issues as palliative care and hospice teams progressively become primary care providers. Through a prognosis-based framework, this book provides a practical approach to maximizing comfort and quality of life while minimizing aggressive investigations and therapies for patients with life-limiting disease.

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Published April, 2014
By Nicholas Freudenberg
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Lethal but Legal examines how corporations have impacted - and plagued - public health over the last century, first in industrialized countries and now in developing regions. The reforms outlined here aim to strike a healthier balance between large companies' right to make a profit and governments' responsibility to protect their populations.

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Published April, 2014
By Richard F. Lockey, Dennis K. Ledford and WAO
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Rating: 1.00
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Diagnosing asthma requires knowledge of the multiple conditions that emulate it, and treatment requires addressing factors that modify the disease. This comprehensive, single reference will help practitioners identify and care for co-morbid conditions and improve asthma treatment.

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