Published November, 2017
By Ntombenhle Protasia Khoti Torkington
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This title was first published in 2000: An excellent example of how action research can be used as a tool to make a difference in people's lives, this book presents the findings of a study commissioned to assess and respond to the health needs of black people in the wake of South African apartheid.

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Published November, 2017
By Niklas Altermark
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Combining theoretical perspectives of political philosophy, social theory, and disability studies, this book untangles the current state of Western intellectual disability politics following the replacement of state institutionalisation by independent and supported living, individual rights, and self-determination.

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Published November, 2017
By Michael Parker and Brenda Almond
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Published November, 2017
By Michael North
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A text on the principles and applications of stereochemistry which explains the different biological properties of the stereoisomers of a compound, and the preparation and analysis of stereoisomerically pure compounds. It also covers the stereochemistry of inorganic and organometallic compound.

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Published November, 2017
By Jane Wilcock, Rebecca Holmes and Grace Mutton
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press)
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General Practice Today explores the GP consultation in the context of external 'stressors' and 'helpers' that doctors use to make best clinical decisions. It offers advice on everything from law, technology and time management to mental health issues, ethics, religion and culture, and how to determine which issues are relevant to each consultation.

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Published November, 2017
By Adam Staten and Euan Lawson
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This is the first book to explore the impact of 'burnout' on the current NHS GP workforce and how this can be addressed, from an insider GP perspective. The authors discuss how burnout manifests psychologically, the complex reasons why GPs burn out and give practical advice on how to combat burnout should it occur.

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Published November, 2017
By Robert Taibbi
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This resource helps clinicians do just that and more, including doing a quick assessment and isolating and addressing the underlying emotional wounds that prevent families and couples from solving problems on their own.

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Published November, 2017
By Erik A. Heinrichs
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This book investigates German plague prints and treatises published between 1473 and 1573 in order to explore the intertwined histories of plague, print, medicine, and the Reformation. It presents the broadest study of German plague treatises in any language, and traces a German reform of healing that unfolded during the Renaissance and Reformation.

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Published November, 2017
By Denise De Ridder, Marieke Adriaanse and Kentaro Fujita
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This is the first handbook to map this burgeoning area of research by applying it to health outcomes. Including contributions from leading scholars worldwide, the book incorporates new research findings that suggest that simply inhibiting our immediate impulses isn't the whole story; there may be other options to improve self-control than simply by suppressing the ego.

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Published November, 2017
By Catherine Barrett and Sharron Hinchliff
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There is growing evidence that the sexual rights of older people are not being met. One reason connects with the way that older people are viewed. In many cultures, older age is associated with decline, frailty, and disease and this construction of the older person positions them as dependent, powerless, and vulnerable.

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