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 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 Eelco F.M. Wijdicks
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: Core Principles of Acute Neurology
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A primer on acute brain injury and its medical consequences. This is a structured comprehensive book presenting major concepts in a easy to read format and provides the reader with an most up to date understanding of complex concepts involving acute brain injury

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Published May, 2014
By Kristin Voigt, Stuart G. Nicholls and Garrath Williams
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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This book is the first to focus on the ethical and policy issues raised by childhood obesity. The authors, whose backgrounds are in philosophy, epidemiology, and community medicine, address topics including: parental responsibility; equity, stigma and discrimination; proposals to tax foods and drinks; and marketing to children.

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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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Providing Acute Care not only provides the fundamentals of medical complications after acute neurologic injury but also the most essential information to care for acutely hospitalized neurologic patient and has a major focus on management of the neurologic condition.

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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 James K. Luiselli
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a state-of-the-art volume of 15 chapters across four thematic sections that reflect the current convention of viewing autism along a continuum of presenting symptoms.

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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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This book centers on practical discussions with family members of patients who suffered a neurocatastrophy. The book summarizes current data on outcome in acute neurologic conditions. It provides guidance in family conferences and how to best convey prognosis. Conflict resolution and how to proceed with palliative care is also discussed.

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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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