Published June, 2007
By Cynthia B. Cohen
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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The use of embryonic stem cells has sparked a debate around the ethics of such research, usually pitting pro-life advocates versus the promise of curing some of humanity's most persistent diseases. In this invaluable primer on the subject, Cynthia Cohen highlights the need for a consensus of policy on the issue of how we treat the embryo.

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Published June, 2007
By Ronald Bayer and Gerald M. Oppenheimer
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Shattered Dreams? is an oral history of how physicians and nurses in South Africa struggled to contend with the world's most catastrophic AIDS epidemic. Based on more than 250 hours of extended interviews with almost 90 doctors and nurses, it seeks to capture the feelings of these health care providers and the challenges they faced.

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Published June, 2007
By Stephen G. Post
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Does a kindly, charitable interest in others have health benefits for the agent, particularly when coupled with helping behaviours? This book provides heuristic models, from evolution and neuroscience, to explain the association between altruism and health, and examines potential public health and practical implications of the data.

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Published June, 2007
By Daniel Offer, Marjorie Kaiz Offer and Susan Offer Szafir
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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A survival guide for those facing kidney dialysis treatment due to end-stage renal disease. The author team offer practical advice and informatin on kidney dialysis so that readers can make informed decisions about their own care. Interviews with patients and renal care professionals inspire and educate readers about this complicated treatment.

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Published June, 2007
By Wojtek J. Krzanowski
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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This text provides a clear discussion of the basic statistical concepts and methods frequently encountered in statistical research. Assuming only a basic level of Mathematics, and with numerous examples and illustrations, this text is a valuable resource for students and researchers in the Sciences and Social Sciences.

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Published June, 2007
By Wojtek J. Krzanowski
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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This text provides a clear discussion of the basic statistical concepts and methods frequently encountered in statistical research. Assuming only a basic level of Mathematics, and with numerous examples and illustrations, this text is a valuable resource for students and researchers in the Sciences and Social Sciences.

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Published June, 2007
By Eduardo D. Bruera, Sheila Payne, Eduardo Bruera, Julia M Addington-Hall and Irene J Higginson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The research base for palliative care must improve as it continues to develop in increasingly evidence-based health care systems, and to provide the needs of patients and families. This is the first research methods textbook focusing on the unique needs of palliative care, aimed at improving current research and stimulating new research in the field.

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Published June, 2007
By Glen O. Gabbard, Judith S. Beck and Jeremy Holmes
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Textbook
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Now available in paperback, this is a 'must have' volume for all trainee and practising psychological therapists. The only truly integrative psychotherapy text on the market, it tackles each of the major mental illnesses systematically, describing psychotherapeutic approaches to managing them in a scientific, clinically relevant, and authoritative way.

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Published June, 2007
By Stuart Crisp and Jo Rainbow
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Emergencies in...
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This essential handbook provides a practical, accessible guide to all emergency situations encountered in paediatrics and neonatology from the immediately life-threatening to the smaller but urgent problems that may arise. It is concise and didactic, and will complement the 'Oxford Handbook of Paediatrics'.

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Published May, 2007
By Anthony Atkinson, Alexander Donev and Randall Tobias
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Statistical Science Series
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This text focuses on optimum experimental design using SAS, a powerful software package that provides a complete set of statistical tools including analysis of variance, regression, categorical data analysis, and multivariate analysis. SAS codes, results, plots, numerous figures and tables are provided, along with a fully supported website.

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