Published November, 2006
By Andrew Davies and Sara Booth
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Palliative Care Consultations
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This book is designed to give the busy clinician immediate, easy-to-access, and practical advice on problems which may arise in the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer. Both the physical and psychological needs of patients with this distressing disease are covered.

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Published November, 2006
By Walter Gratzer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Terrors of the Table tells the absorbing story of our struggle to recognise the connections between diet, health, and disease. Walter Gratzer combines the science of nutrition with a colourful history of the fads and quackery that continue to waylay the unwary when it comes to matters of food and health.

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Published November, 2006
By Man Cheung Chung, Bill Fulford, George Graham and Man Chung
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
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Schizophrenia has been investigated predominately from psychological, psychiatric and neurobiological perspectives. This book is unique in examining it from a philosophical point of view. It should appeal to every reader who wants to better understand this major mental illness, providing unique insights into the 'experience' of schizophrenia.

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Published November, 2006
By Eric R. Scerri
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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A comprehensive survey of the periodic table of the elements including the work of precursors, and the discovery of the periodic system by six independent scientists. Other chapters are devoted to Mendeleev, the impact of modern physics including Bohr's quantum theoretical approach. The extent to which modern quantum mechanics is able to explain the periodic system is carefully examined.

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Published November, 2006
By Kenneth O'Byrne and Valerie Rusch
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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This book provides health professionals and scientists with a comprehensive overview of the mesothelioma - an asbestos induced malignancy. It includes chapters on epidemiology, diagnosis, histopathology, radiology, surgery, chemotherapy, immune therapy, and radiotherapy as well as the molecular biology and future therapies.

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Published November, 2006
By Peter Bain and Mark Plumb
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: The Facts
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Essential Tremor: The Facts is a practical guide for sufferers designed to minimise the impact the condition has upon their lives. Written by an ET sufferer and a movement disorders specialist, the book provides first-hand information on the causes, treatment options and methods of coping with ET.

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Published November, 2006
By Anne Johnson and Kevin Paton
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP Australia and New Zealand)
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Health Promotion and Health Services provides an innovative new framework for reorientating health services to become more health promoting. It outlines the tools necessary for health care managers and practitioners to implement organisational change.

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Published November, 2006
By John Reynolds, Ian Reckless and Raghib Ali
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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An Insider's Guide to the Medical Specialties is written to allow physicians of all grades to absorb knowledge with a degree of pleasure. Generalists need to be skilled in the management of the early stages of a diverse range of conditions, and the aim of this book is to strike a balance between refreshing old knowledge and updating the reader.

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Published November, 2006
By John E. Lesch
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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In the decade from 1935-1945, while the Second World War raged in Europe, a new class of medicines capable of controlling bacterial infections launched a therapeutic revolution. This book examines this revolution in medicine, pharmacy, and science. It also explores the popular perceptions of the dramatic changes in medicine.

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Published November, 2006
By Anat Ninio
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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In Language and the Learning Curve, a leading researcher in the field offers a radical new view of language development, unusual in its combination of Chomskian linguistics and learning theory. Stimulating and accessible, it is an important new work that challenges many of our usual assumptions about syntactic development.

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