Published October, 2009
By Adrian Morrison and Adrian R. Morrison
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Published October, 2009
By Gianluca Iacobellis
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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This essential book comprehensively covers the diagnosis, treatment and management of cardiovascular disease in obese patients, translating up-to-date clinical research findings into clinical practice.

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Published October, 2009
By Mark Jackson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Biographies of Disease
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The story of asthma stretches from antiquity to the present day, and perceptions of the disease have shifted with time. Mark Jackson describes not only the growing medical understanding of asthma, but shifting cultural views, from artisans' disease to Proust's elegant suffering. Asthma is part of the series, Biographies of Diseases.

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Published October, 2009
By Robert Tattersall
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Biographies of Disease
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Diabetes is increasing rapidly in the modern world, with changing lifestyles, but it has a long history. Robert Tattersall describes the story of diabetes, from the ancient world, through the hopes generated by insulin, to growing concerns about its rapid rise in the young today. Diabetes is part of the series, Biographies of Diseases

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Published October, 2009
By Wendy Ungar
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Guidelines for conducting health economic evaluations have become increasingly standardized, however they don't address the unique concerns of the paediatric population. This is the first textbook to address economic evaluation in child health.

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Published October, 2009
By Fiona Randall and Robin Downie
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Developments are taking place in palliative care in which 'patient choice' has become a central idea, and patients have an enlarged idea of their best interests. This book creates debate among all those involved in care of the terminally ill, including specialists, policy makers, researchers and ethicists.

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Published October, 2009
By Ruth Richardson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The Making of Mr Gray's Anatomy tells the story of one of the most iconic scientific books ever published: a textbook of anatomy that is still a household name 150 years since its first edition. It is the story of the remarkable and dedicated characters who created it, of poverty, class, and science and society in Victorian London.

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Published October, 2009
By Ingrid U. Scott, Harry W. Flynn, William E. Smiddy, Ingrid Scott, Harry Flynn and William Smiddy
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: American Academy of Ophthalmology Monograph Series
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This volume is a useful guide for ophthalmologists in managing diabetic patients, as well as a resource for statistical data on diabetic retinopathy. The appendix reprints the abstracts of the major collaborative, multi-centre clinical trials for diabetic retinopathy.

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Published October, 2009
By Robert J. Wicks
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Published October, 2009
By S. R. Pandi-Perumal, Timo Partonen and S.R. Pandi-Perumal
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), or winter depression, is a mood disorder related to the change in the seasons and lack of exposure to daylight. The new edition of this award winning book brings together distinguished scientists and opinion leaders to discuss the current and anticipated developments in the study and care of SAD.

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