Medical specialties, branches of medicine

The Atlas of Human Infectious Diseases provides a much needed practical and visual overview of the current distribution and determinants of major infectious diseases of humans.

This practical step-by-step guide to performing GI endoscopy safely and effectively in children covers the use of endoscopy as both a diagnostic and a therapeutic modality.

This practical step-by-step guide to performing GI endoscopy safely and effectively in children covers the use of endoscopy as both a diagnostic and a therapeutic modality.

Memory and the Computational Brain offers a provocative argument that goes to the heart of neuroscience, proposing that the field can and should benefit from the recent advances of cognitive science and the development of information theory over the course of the last several decades.

Obesity is one of the biggest public health challenges in the 21st century.

Pharmacovigilance is the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other drug-related problems.

A genuine evidence-based text for optimum pain relief in various chronic conditions Contributes an important advance in the practice of pain management providing the information on which to build more coherent and standardised strategies for relief of patient suffering Answers questions about which are the most effective methods, AND those which are not effective yet continue to be used Includes discussion of the positive and the negative evidence, and addresses the grey areas where evidence is ambivalent Written by the world's leading experts in evidence-based pain management this is a seminal text in the field of pain

Lung cancer is a major cause of cancer-related deaths in men and women.

Access to high quality abortion care is essential to women s health, as evidenced by the dramatic decrease in pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality since the legalization of abortion in the United States, and by high rates of maternal death and complications in those countries where abortion is still provided under unsafe conditions.

With its primary focus on the psychology of eating from a social, health, and clinical perspective, the second edition of The Psychology of Eating: From Healthy to Disordered Behavior presents an overview of the latest research into a wide range of eating-related behaviors Features the most up-to-date research relating to eating behavior Integrates psychological knowledge with several other disciplines Written in a lively, accessible style Supplemented with illustrations and maps to make literature more approachable

"e;The publication of the second edition of this manual comes at an important juncture in the history of clinical research.

This timely revision reflects the rapid advances in surgery and anesthesia for congenital heart disease that have occurred in recent years, including neonatal cardiac surgery and anesthesia, treatment of single ventricle patients, new diagnostic modalities, and developments in the catheterization laboratory.

Catheter ablation has become a mainstay in the therapy of cardiac arrhythmias.

Child Neuropsychology Reed and Warner-Rogers have made a substantial contribution to the development of child neuropsychology, which has suffered a dearth of comprehensive texts, in this broad-ranging, well-conceived, and authoritative volume.

This fully revised and updated second edition provides a complete introduction to aging and mental health for psychology students taking courses in aging as well as for academics and practitioners working in the field of gerontology.

This fully revised and updated second edition provides a complete introduction to aging and mental health for psychology students taking courses in aging as well as for academics and practitioners working in the field of gerontology.

While there are many excellent pacing and defibrillation books, they are nearly all written by physicians for physicians.

This unique book is the first to fully explore the history of autism - from the first descriptions of autistic-type behaviour to the present day.

This new title in the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine Series from the Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee presents in one volume the latest information on neuromuscular function in sport and exercise.

This is the latest volume in the IOC Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine series, summarizing the evidence from all relevant sources on the genetic and molecular basis of sports and other human physical performance.

The Basic Guide to Orthodontic Dental Nursing is a must-have introduction for those seeking to develop their knowledge and understanding of this core area of clinical practice.

With approximately 1 in 6 adults likely to experience a significant mental health problem at any one time (Office for National Statistics), research into effective interventions has never been more important.

Effective stroke therapy can be improved through real-time monitoring of the neurological and cardiovascular responses to treatment.

In a world where obesity has now reached epidemic proportions, a thorough understanding of the underlying causes of the problem is essential if society, public health initiatives and government policies are to successfully address the issue.

Edited by experts from one of the world s largest leukemia centers, this book provides information on the biology of the variety of leukemic disorders, up-to-date diagnostic testing and many new developments in therapy.

Schizophrenia is one of the most complex and disabling diseases to affect mankind.

Three Dimensional Imaging for Orthodontics and Maxillofacial Surgery is a major new specialist resource that identifies and applies the principles of three dimensional imaging to orthodontic practice.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK and US and the second most common worldwide.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK and US and the second most common worldwide.

This book comprehensively reviews the potential of focal therapy and discusses why the changing face of prostate cancer warrants a change in the way we treat men with the disease.

This book comprehensively reviews the potential of focal therapy and discusses why the changing face of prostate cancer warrants a change in the way we treat men with the disease.

Which method of contraception best suits your patient's needs?

Which method of contraception best suits your patient's needs?

Sedation is a procedure that makes use of sedative medications to produce a relaxed experience for the patient.

Sedation is a procedure that makes use of sedative medications to produce a relaxed experience for the patient.

A vital resource on blood and bone marrow cell morphology in laboratory animal medicine.

A vital resource on blood and bone marrow cell morphology in laboratory animal medicine.

The Science of ADHD addresses the scientific status of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in an informed and accessible way, without recourse to emotional or biased viewpoints.

This is one of the first books to provide a clinically focussed account of the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of all forms of toothwear.

This is one of the first books to provide a clinically focussed account of the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of all forms of toothwear.

The Index of Medical Imaging' is the must-have companion for diagnostic radiography students and newly qualified imaging practitioners, designed to allow easy access to descriptions and discussions of many aspects of medical imaging such as radiographic projections, positioning, procedures and clinical examinations.

The Index of Medical Imaging' is the must-have companion for diagnostic radiography students and newly qualified imaging practitioners, designed to allow easy access to descriptions and discussions of many aspects of medical imaging such as radiographic projections, positioning, procedures and clinical examinations.

Make your way through the epilepsy maze Epilepsy is a complex neurological condition.

Concise practical guidance to managing an Obstetric High Dependency unit The team and clinical environment is the starting point for the Handbook of Obstetric High Dependency Care.

The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of COUPLES AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS Perhaps as never before, models of couples and families are changing dramatically in the 21st century.

The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of COUPLES AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS Perhaps as never before, models of couples and families are changing dramatically in the 21st century.

Evidence-based, peer reviewed, best practice management guidelines for neurologists Diagnosis is only part of the puzzle.

Evidence-based, peer reviewed, best practice management guidelines for neurologists Diagnosis is only part of the puzzle.

Hyperkinetic movement disorders comprise a range of diseases characterized by unwanted and uncontrollable, or poorly controllable, involuntary movements.

Hyperkinetic movement disorders comprise a range of diseases characterized by unwanted and uncontrollable, or poorly controllable, involuntary movements.