Published December, 2009
By Wittenberg, D F Wittenberg and DF. Wittenberg
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Southern Africa)
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First published in 1984 and now in its sixth edition, Coovadia's Paediatrics and Child Health is a tried and tested best-seller in the field of paediatrics and is a particularly important resource for medical or nursing students, health care professionals and community care practitioners.

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Published December, 2009
By Julian Hughes, Mari Lloyd-Williams and Greg Sachs
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Supportive Care Series
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Supportive Care for the person with dementia provides a broad and full perspective, drawing upon the experience and expertise of a wide range of internationally-based professionals to outline a model of supportive care that will provide good quality and holistic care for people with dementia.

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Published December, 2009
By Evert Verhagen and Willem van Mechelen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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This book is a comprehensive guide to the epidemiology and methodology involved in sports injury research, including detailed background on epidemiological methods employed in research on sports injuries and discussions on key methodological issues.

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Published December, 2009
By Farokh Erach Udwadia
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP India)
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These essays bring medical discoveries from ancient times to landmarks in modern medicine, and take the reader to twenty-first century biogenetics and molecular biology. This unique volume focuses on medical science as an art of healing, where modern medicine is not just restricted to science and technology.

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Published December, 2009
By W.Otto Friesen, Jonathon Andrew Friesen, W. Otto Friesen and Jonathon A. Friesen
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Published December, 2009
By Catriona Jennings, Alison Mead, Jennifer Jones, Annie Holden, Susan Connolly, Kornelia Kotseva, David Wood and Jennifer L. Jones
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Care Manuals
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Preventive Cardiology provides practical advice on how to structure and run a preventive cardiology programme for existing patients, those at risk of developing cardiovascular disease, and their families, including patient identification and recruitment, assessment of lifestyle and risk factors, and implementing lifestyle change

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Published November, 2009
By Bob Heyman, Andy Alaszewski, Monica Shaw and Mike Titterton
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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This introductory text focuses on the underlying generic issues of risk management in health care. It allows the reader to analyse risk management issues, and to critically evaluate the claims made about existing and new technologies, in an informed way.

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Published November, 2009
By Michael Wright, Ednin Hamzah, Temsak Phungrassami and Agnes Bausa-Claudio
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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This book provides a thorough evidence-base for palliative care provision in the countries of Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. It stimulates a more informed debate and discusses how to improve policy-making among intergovernmental and governmental organisations, generating intelligence on barriers to development and how to overcome them.

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Published November, 2009
By Amanda Killoran, Mike P. Kelly and Mike Kelly
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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A follow up to Public Health Evidence: Tackling Health Inequalities, this book builds on the themes already introduced, and provides a broader perspective on an evidence-based approach to public health, concentrating on health inequalities.

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Published November, 2009
By Barbara Monroe and Frances Kraus
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Recent years have seen increasing interest in the needs of children facing bereavement, and a corresponding increase in services to support them. This book addresses and explains the theoretical concepts and practical implications behind the idea of brief work with bereaved children and families.

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