Friday, February 29, 2008

Current Essentials of Pediatrics (Current Essentials)


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Book Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical (14 December, 2007)
ISBN: 0071412565
Book author: Judith M. Sondheimer
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ASAP access to more than 600 common and important disorders seen in children!
This concise, alphabetically–organized reference provides synoptic information for 600 common or important diseases and syndromes seen in children, from birth through infancy and adolescence.
Follows the “one disease per page” format of the best-selling Tierney: Essentials of Diagnosis & Treatment, 2/e
| Tags: Pediatric |

Papillomavirus Infections in Human Pathology


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Book Publisher: Wiley (25 May, 2000)
ISBN: 0471971685
Book author: Kari J. Syrjänen, Stina M. Syrjänen
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This is the most up-to-date and comprehensive reference source on papillomavirus-associated human pathology, which examines the molecular biology of the infections and discusses diagnosis and treatment methods.
Abundantly illustrated, it covers all aspects of human papillomaviruses from molecular biology and pathogenesis of HPV-associated diseases, as well as natural history and epidemiology, to a detailed study of the role of these viruses as potential etiological agents of a wide spectrum of both benign and malignant human tumours. While the main focus is on HPV infections of the genital tract, lesions of the skin, respiratory tract, the digestive system, the urinary tract and the eye are also covered in detail.
Written by two authors who are internationally renowned for their work, it will be invaluable for both clinicians and researchers working in the fields of gynecology, pathology, sexually transmitted diseases, genito-urinary medicine, oncology, dermatology, otorhinolaryngology, and cancer epidemiology.
| Tags: Microbiology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oncology, Infectious Disease |

Skin Cancer


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Book Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional (06 November, 2007)
ISBN: 0071472568
Book author: Keyvan Nouri
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The ultimate all-in-one guide to treating and diagnosing skin cancer
Comprehensive in scope, yet precise in its approach, this superbly illustrated text is a must-have clinical companion for any dermatology practice. Skin Cancer carefully takes you through every important step in the diagnosis and clinical management of skin cancer conditions.
Skin Cancer begins with an incisive discussion of both normal and aging skin, and the incidences and causes of skin cancer. Next, you’ll get a thorough look at all types of skin cancer-followed by a section on treating cancer in various patient populations, including non-white populations, children, and pregnant women. The book concludes with in-depth sections on skin cancer prevention-covering critical topics such as skin cancer vaccines and chemoprevention of skin cancer-in addition to the medicolegal and economic issues related to skin cancer.
Features:
The complete A-to-Z guide to skin cancer, offering a clear understanding of skin cancer epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, future directions, and medicolegal and psychosocial aspects
More than 450 illustrations
State-of-the-art coverage of biopsy techniques, dermoscopy and mole mapping, surgical excision, reconstructive surgery of eye lid cancers and skin cancer defects, and more
Consistent outlines of chapters within a section that summarize chapter material
Key points that introduce the start of each major section within a chapter
Numerous easy-to-use tables and boxes
| Tags: Dermatology, Oncology |

Real Whole Body MRI


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Book Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional (01 August, 2007)
ISBN: 0071498672
Book author: Mathias Goyen
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Book Description:
All the clinical applications of whole-body MRI-together in one essential reference for the first time
Superbly illustrated, and written by leading experts who helped establish MRI as a diagnostic tool, this clinically relevant resource puts whole-body MRI into perspective like no other text. The first section covers the technical requirements of whole-body MRI, along with its principles and associated data processing. Subsequent sections offer a practical look at all aspects of whole-body MRI from a clinical perspective-including its use in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease and in metastasis screening.
Features:
The only hands-on approach to the evolving field of whole-body MRI-filled with tools to optimize whole-body MRI technology in the patient care setting
Complete coverage of all the latest whole-body MRI technical requirements, principles, and associated data processing
Richly illustrated presentation of the clinical areas of cardiovascular investigation and musculoskeletal diseases
Overview of oncological whole-body imaging that addresses the comparison of whole-body MRI with bone scintigraphy in the detection of bone metastases, and with FDG-PET as it relates to whole-body staging
Detailed review of both the clinical and experimental questions concerning whole-body MRI
| Tags: Radiology |

Avian Influenza Virus (Methods in Molecular Biology)


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Book Publisher: Humana Press (22 February, 2008)
ISBN: 1588299392
Book author: Erica Spackman
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With the growing global fear of a major pandemic, avian influenza virus research has increased greatly in importance during this young century. In Avian Influenza Virus, an expert team of researchers and diagnosticians examine the fundamental yet essential virological methods for AI virus research and diagnostics as well as some of the newest molecular procedures currently used for basic and applied research. Exciting, cutting-edge new methods focus on studying the virus itself and work with avian hosts, an area greatly lacking in research. Following the format of the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, each chapter provides readily reproducible laboratory protocols offering step-by-step instruction and lists of the necessary equipment for the task.
Comprehensive and timely, Avian Influenza Virus equips diagnosticians and researchers with the current tools and information they need to learn more about this high impact disease.
| Tags: Microbiology, Immunology, Pathology, Molecular Biology |

Sherris Medical Microbiology : An Introduction to Infectious Diseases


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Book Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical (14 July, 2003)
ISBN: 0838585299
Book author: Kenneth J. Ryan, C. George Ray
Amazon Rating: 4.5

Book Description:
The leading microbiology text! Thoroughly revised and updated, this book provides students with a solid grasp of etiologic agents, pathogenic processes, epidemiology, and the basis of major therapy. Includes complete discussions of the major bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic pathogens. Highlighted marginal notes and clinical applications are included throughout.
| Tags: Microbiology |

Thursday, February 28, 2008

The Doctor’s Guide to Overseas Training


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Book Publisher: Medco (01 July, 2001)
ISBN: 0473090430
Book author: Overseas doctors
Amazon Rating: 5.0

Book Description:
This is an important book for all Doctors aspiring to work or train in different countries. The book gives comprehensive information and step by step guidelines for general and specialist training opportunities in USA, UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Whether you want to know about USMLE, CSA, Residency, TOEFL, PLAB, IELTS, Jobs, Visa, Books or any other important topic, you will find answer in this book.
| Tags: USMLE, Surgery, Medical / Education & Training |

High-Resolution CT of the Lung


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Book Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (01 November, 2000)
ISBN: 0781722780
Book author: W. Richard Webb, Nestor L Müller, David P Naidich
Amazon Rating: 5.0

Book Description:
The thoroughly revised Third Edition of this widely acclaimed volume explains how to use the newest high-resolution CT technology to diagnose lung disease. Still the only text on the topic, this compact, affordable reference is written by the foremost experts in the field and provides cutting-edge technical and clinical information. This edition reviews new findings on expiatory scans and recent changes in the classification of interstitial pneumonia. Coverage includes descriptions of many additional disease entities, as well as new diagnostic algorithms. The extensively revised art program features more than 400 illustrations. A Brandon-Hill recommended title.
| Tags: Radiology, Pulmonology |

Handbook of Stroke Prevention in Clinical Practice (Current Clinical Neurology)


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Book Publisher: Humana Press (28 April, 2004)
ISBN: 1588291588
Book author: Karen L. Furie, Peter J. Kelly
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This concise survey of stroke and stroke prevention contains all the up-to-date resources that a physician needs everyday in the office to assess and treat patients at high risk of stroke. The authors isolate the individual areas where intervention can help reduce stroke risk, provide background data on the major risk factors (hypertension, lipids, diabetes, tobacco, and alcohol), and offer practical advice on lifestyle issues, such as diet, vitamin use, and exercise. Among the therapies fully discussed are lipid management, antithrombotic therapy, hormonal therapy, stenting, and angioplasty.
| Tags: Neurology |

How to Survive in Anaesthesia: A Guide for Trainees


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Book Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (27 October, 2006)
ISBN: 1405146451
Book author: Neville Robinson, George M. Hall
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Book Description:
How to Survive in Anaesthesia, third edition, continues to provide an essential, step-by-step guide for new trainees to practical procedures in anaesthesia.
Written in a light-hearted style by authors with 60 years of anaesthetic experience between them
Includes two new chapters on anaesthetic mishaps and the recognition and management of the sick patient
Resuscitation guidelines, intubation procedures and aspects of laryngeal mask design have also been updated
Clear text, interspersed with bullet-point boxes highlighting the procedures, makes it quick and easy to follow
Also popular with ODPs (Operation Department Practitioners).
| Tags: Anaesthesia |

Restorative Dental Materials


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Book Publisher: C.V. Mosby (26 July, 2001)
ISBN: 0323014429
Book author: Robert G. Craig, John M. Powers
Amazon Rating: 4.0

Book Description:
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Textbook on the fundamental and applied information underlying the laboratory and clinical use of materials. For undergraduate dental students or dental technicians. Includes case examples. Previous edition: c1997. Softcover. DNLM: Dental Materials.

About the Author
Robert Craig, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Biologic and Materials Science, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI; and John Powers, PhD, Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Basic Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX
| Tags: Dentistry, Dental |

Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies


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Book Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional (26 April, 2002)
ISBN: 0071360018
Book author: Lewis Goldfrank, Neal Flomenbaum, Neal Lewin, Mary Ann Howland, Robert Hoffman, Lewis Nelson
Amazon Rating: 5.0

Book Description:
The complete “how-to” poison management resource - depend on it to stay totally current and well informed!
Goldfrank’s TOXICOLOGIC EMERGENCIES, 7th Edition, delivers a goldmine of information on virtually all aspects of medical toxicology. No space is wasted-even the inside of the front and back covers provides you with essential information in easy-to-read table form. Before you’ve even turned a page, you’ll have immediate access to such valuable data as vital signs by age group, common drug and toxin-induced vital sign changes, common toxicology laboratory values and more.
And if you think the inside covers are helpful, just wait until you see what the text itself has to offer. Organized into four convenient sections, TOXICOLOGIC EMERGENCIES comprehensively covers:
* General principles and techniques: how to manage the poisoned or overdosed patient, what techniques effectively eliminate toxins, which imaging studies are most useful in toxicologic emergencies, how to identify nontoxic exposures, and more
* The biomedical and molecular basis of medical toxicology: how toxins affect neurotransmission, clear explanations of the principles and mathematics behind pharmacokinetics, how toxins disrupt metabolic processes, causes of metabolic alkalosis, and much more
* The organ system approach to medical toxicology: how toxins affect vital signs, body temperature, blood pressure, and organs and systems throughout the body
* Medical toxicology from a clinical perspective: a close-up look at more than 70 categories of toxins, featuring informative case studies as well as signs and symptoms, diagnostic testing, pathophysiology, and in-depth patient management guidelines
| Tags: Toxicology, Emergency |

Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function 4th Edition


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Book Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math (01 February, 2007)
ISBN: 0073228044
Book author: Kenneth S. Saladin
Amazon Rating: 4.0

Book Description:
From the completely new, exceptional art program, to the complete integration of the text with technology, Saladin has formed a teaching solution that will both motivate and enable your students to understand and appreciate the wonders of anatomy and physiology. This distinctive text was developed to stand apart from all other A&P texts with unparalleled art, a writing style that has been acclaimed by both users and reviewers and clinical coverage that offers the perfect balance without being too much. Saladin’s well-accepted organization of topics is based upon the most logical physiological ties between body systems. The text requires no prior knowledge of college chemistry or cell biology, and is designed for a two-semester A&P college course.
| Tags: Anatomy, Physiology |

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

The Goodman and Gilman Manual of Pharmacology and Therapeutics


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Book Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional (28 September, 2007)
ISBN: 0071443436
Book author: Laurence Brunton, Donald Blumenthal, Iain Buxton, Keith Parker
Amazon Rating: 5.0

Book Description:
Put the authority of Goodman & Gilman’s in the palm of your hand!
The Goodman & Gilman Manual of Pharmacology and Therapeutics offers the renowned content of Goodman & Gilman’s Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Eleventh Edition, condensed into an ultra-handy, streamlined reference.
More than just a pocket drug guide, this indispensable resource offers:
A carry-along source of essential fundamental information, with all the authority of Goodman & Gilman’s Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Eleventh Edition
The benefits of the world’s leading pharmacology text in a convenient, portable format
Comprehensive, yet streamlined and clinically relevant coverage of the pharmacological basis of therapeutics
High-yield overview of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and the foundations of pharmacology
Expert insights into the properties, mechanisms, and uses of all the major drug classes
Considerations of vital patient-specific issues
| Tags: Pharmacology |

Wheat Antioxidants


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Book Publisher: Wiley-Interscience (14 December, 2007)
ISBN: 0470042591
Book author: Liangli L. Yu
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Growing evidence supports the role of dietary antioxidants in the prevention of many chronic diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. Wheat, the second most important cereal crop in the world, is rich in dietary antioxidants. This book provides the most recent findings to date on wheat antioxidants, their properties, methods for activity estimation, and bioactivity.
| Tags: Cardiology, Biochemistry, Oncology |

Beyond Genetics: The User’s Guide to DNA


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Book Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (09 November, 2004)
ISBN: 0060008016
Book author: Glenn Mcgee
Amazon Rating: 5.0

Book Description:
Genetic science is about to radically alter our lives. Sooner than you can imagine, human beings will be capable of diagnosing their own illnesses, designating the sex of their children, even designing the food they eat — all as easily as using a cell phone. Now is the time for every one of us to take control of our DNA, and one man is uniquely qualified to show us how: Glenn McGee, bioethicist at the University of Pennsylvania, pioneer in the study of “home genetics,” and the acknowledged wunderkind of the exciting world found at the nexus of life science and computer technology.
One of the most respected authorities in the field of genomics — the study of the genetic “software” inside plants, animals, and us — McGee takes us on an eye-opening journey behind the headlines and into the heart of this formidable cutting-edge science. Probing the far-ranging ethical and legal implications of genomic research, McGee tackles its most controversial and hotly debated aspects — from patenting your DNA to genetic engineering at the supermarket — and explodes unnecessary fears about this wondrous new knowledge.
We live in a brave new world. Beyond Genetics provides us with the knowledge we need to take the right steps forward into tomorrow … and beyond.
| Tags: Genetic |

Pancreatic Cancer - An Update


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Book Publisher: S Karger Pub (December, 2001)
ISBN: 380557245X
Book author: Peter Malfertheiner
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| Tags: Gastroenterology, Oncology |

Handbook of Advanced Cancer Care


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Book Publisher: Cambridge University Press (02 June, 2003)
ISBN: 0521010438
Book author: Michael J. Fisch, Eduardo Bruera
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Currently, there is no comprehensive source of information available to non-specialist physicians and nurses providing end-of-life care for advanced cancer patients at a level between specialist oncology texts and nursing texts. Two eminent physicians from one of the world’s foremost cancer centers have drawn together a remarkable team to provide a handbook which covers the full range of problems non-specialists will encounter. This highly accessible text covers general principles in oncology, each of the primary tumors, and management of specific symptoms and syndromes.
| Tags: Oncology, Palliative Medicine |

Diseases of the Thyroid (Contemporary Endocrinology)


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Book Publisher: Humana Press (13 December, 2002)
ISBN: 1588291766
Book author: Lewis E. Braverman
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This extensively revised and updated edition of a popular and widely acclaimed work presents the latest scientific and clinical developments in thyroid disease. New topics include the clinical relevance of the sodium/iodide symporter (NIS), broad coverage of autoimmune thyroid disease, and expanded coverage of thyroid cancer, including recombinant human TSH. Other chapters discuss thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy and postpartum, thyroid disease in children and the elderly, and the evaluation and management of nodular goiter. Diseases of the Thyroid, 2nd Edition, provides internists and family physicians, obstetricians and gynecologists, and endocrinologists alike with a highly readable guide to thyroid disorders and their clinical management.
| Tags: Endocrinology |

Plum and Posner’s Diagnosis of Stupor and Coma


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Book Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (11 June, 2007)
ISBN: 0195321316
Book author: Jerome B. Posner, Clifford B. Saper, Nicholas Schiff, Fred Plum
Amazon Rating: 5.0

Book Description:
Delirium, stupor and coma are common clinical states that confront clinicians in almost every medical specialty. With appropriate diagnosis and treatment, coma can often be treated successfully. Conversely, delay in diagnosis and treatment may be lethal. This monograph provides an update on the clinical approach that was laid out in the previous 3 editions. It describes an approach for the physician at the bedside to diagnose and treat alterations of consciousness, based on pathophysiologic principles. The book begins with a description of the physiology of consciousness and the pathophysiology of disorders of consciousness. It continues with a description of the approach to a patient with a disorder of consciousness, emphasizing the bedside examination, but including the use of modern imaging techniques. The important structural and metabolic causes of coma are reviewed in detail. It then describes the emergency treatment, both medical and surgical, of patients with specific disorders of consciousness and their prognosis. New chapters describe the approach to the diagnosis of brain death and the clinical physiology of the vegetative state and minimally conscious state, as well as the ethics of dealing with such patients and their families. The book is aimed at medical students and residents, in fields from internal medicine and pediatrics to emergency medicine, surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry, who are likely to encounter patients with disordered states of consciousness. It includes historical background and basic neurophysiology that is important for those in the clinical neurosciences, but also lays out a practical approach to the comatose patient that is an important part of the repertoire of all clinicians who provide emergency care for patients with disorders of consciousness.
| Tags: Neurology, Neuroscience, Differential diagnosis |

Evidence-Based Neurology: Management of Neurological Disorders


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Book Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (14 May, 2007)
ISBN: 0727918117
Book author: Livia Candelise, Richard Hughes, Alessandro Liberati, Bernard M. J. Uitdehaag, Charles Warlow
Amazon Rating: 5.0

Book Description:
In Evidence-based Neurology: Management of Neurological Disorders a carefully selected group of clinically experienced collaborators use the best available evidence to answer more than 100 clinical questions about the treatment and management of neurological disorders.
Divided into three sections and 24 chapters, this book
fills the gap between guidelines and primary studies as well as between primary and secondary scientific medical literature
summarizes the most recent and important findings on treatments for neurological patients
measures the benefit and, when applicable, the risk of harm inherent in specific neurological interventions.
This unique, evidence-based text, edited by members of the Cochrane Neurological Network will be an essential resource for all general neurologists, from the novice to the most experienced, in their everyday clinical practice.
| Tags: Neurology, Evidence-Based Medicine |

Monday, February 25, 2008

Cochlear Implantation: 1st International Electro-acoustic Workshop, Toulouse, December 2005. Audiology & Neurotology 2006, Suppl. 1


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Book Publisher: S Karger Pub (31 October, 2006)
ISBN: 3805582129
Book author: B. Fraysse
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| Tags: ENT, Journals |

Drug Delivery Systems (Methods in Molecular Biology Volume 437)


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Book Publisher: Humana Press (22 February, 2008)
ISBN: 1588298914
Book author: Kewal K. Jain
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The field of drug development and therapeutics can be overwhelmingly encyclopedic and vast. In Drug Delivery Systems, Dr. Kewal Jain and a team of experts select the most important, cutting-edge technologies used in drug delivery systems taking into account significant drugs, new technologies such as nanoparticles, and therapeutic applications. The chapters present step-by-step laboratory protocols following the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, offering readily reproducible results vital for pharmaceutical physicians and scientists.
Concise and systematic, Drug Delivery Systems is a powerful reference tool for the hundreds of companies developing drug delivery technologies all around the world.
| Tags: Pharmacology, Immunology, Molecular Biology |

Hormone Therapy in Breast and Prostate Cancer


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Book Publisher: Humana Press (15 January, 2002)
ISBN: 0896036731
Book author: V. Craig Jordan, Barrington J. A. Furr
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In Hormone Therapy in Breast and Prostate Cancer, many of today’s leading researchers and clinicians describe the principles underlying targeted hormonal treatments, assess the actions of new and established agents, and illustrate the new applications of hormonal chemoprevention for breast cancer. Topics range from preclinical and clinical antiestrogens to the inhibition of estrogen synthesis and the effects of androgen withdrawal. A wide variety of proven and new agents are discussed-antiestrogens, including aromatase inhibitors (anastrozole, letrozole, and others), SERMs (tamoxifen, raloxifene, and others), and such antiandrogenic strategies as goserelin and bicalutamide.
| Tags: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Endocrinology, Oncology, Urology |

Thyroid Gland Development and Function (Endocrine Development)


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Book Publisher: S. Karger AG (Switzerland) (31 August, 2007)
ISBN: 380558296X
Book author: G. Van Vliet
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| Tags: Endocrinology, Pathophysiology |

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Olson: Clinical Pharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple (Edition 3)


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Book Publisher: MedMaster Inc. (01 February, 2006)
ISBN: 0940780763
Book author: James Olson, Hilary Clement Olson
Amazon Rating: 4.0

Book Description:
Provides general principles of pharmacology. Includes tables to compare different agents within a given class of drugs. For use as a review for Boards, self-testing, or reference. Previous edition: c1997.
| Tags: Pharmacology |

Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple, Edition 3


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Book Publisher: Medmaster (15 July, 2004)
ISBN: 0940780496
Book author: Mark Gladwin, Bill Trattler
Amazon Rating: 4.5

Book Description:
A brief, clear, thorough, and highly enjoyable approach to clinical microbiology, brimming with mnemonics, humor, summary charts and illustrations, from AIDS to “flesh-eating bacteria” to ebola, mad cow disease, hantavirus, anthrax, smallpox, botulism, etc. Excellent Board review.
| Tags: Microbiology, Biology, Infectious Disease |

Urolithiasis, An Issue of Urologic Clinics (The Clinics: Surgery)


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Book Publisher: Saunders (04 September, 2007)
ISBN: 1416043772
Book author: Margaret S. Pearle
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Upper urinary tract stones are a significant source of morbidity and cost in industrialized society. With genetic, environmental and metabolic risk factors for stone formation, stone disease affects a large cross section of the population. Consequently, strategies aimed at stone prevention are attractive. To that end, a thoroughly understanding of the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of stone disease is critical in order to target key physiologic processes that can be manipulated in order to prevent stone formation. Likewise, the identification of individuals at high risk of stone formation can streamline the selection, evaluation and treatment of patients with a history of stones. However, despite our best efforts to prevent stone formation, stones do and will continue to occur. As such, surgical treatments with the least morbidity and highest effectiveness are continuously sought. In this issue of Urologic Clinics, all aspects of stone disease, from pathogenesis to surgical treatment to prevention is explored in order to provide the reader with a comprehensive understanding of stone disease and an update on the most recent innovations in surgical and medical management.
| Tags: Surgery, Nephrology, Urology, Nursing, Journals |

Advanced Cancer of the Prostate, An Issue of Urologic Clinics (The Clinics: Surgery)


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Book Publisher: Saunders (16 May, 2006)
ISBN: 141603563X
Book author: Joseph A. Smith
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Book Description:
This issue will present the state-of -the-art for treatment of advanced prostate cancer. Individual articles will address the latest updates in topics such as imaging, combined androgen blockade, intermittent androgen deprivation, LHRH antagonists, managing side effects of hormonal therapy, resistance to hormonal therapy, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and alternative therapies.
| Tags: Oncology, Urology, Journals, Surgery |

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Using and Understanding Medical Statistics


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Book Publisher: Not Avail (31 January, 2007)
ISBN: 3805581890
Book author: David E. Matthews, Vernon T. Farewell
Amazon Rating: 4.0

Book Description:
Univ. of Waterloo, Canada. Presents many of the more complex statistical methods and techniques currently appearing in medical publications. This edition features new chapters on Poisson regression, the analysis of variance, meta-analysis, diagnostic tests, and more. For clinicians. Previous edition: c1996. Expanded-outline format. DNLM: Biometry-methods.
| Tags: Medical Statistics |

Medicine and Surgery: An integrated textbook With STUDENT CONSULT online access


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Book Publisher: Churchill Livingstone (19 September, 2007)
ISBN: 0443072604
Book author: Eric Kian Saik Lim, Yoon Kong Loke, Alastair M. Thompson
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This is a stunning new hybrid textbook that has evolved as a direct response to the increasing integration of the two disciplines of medicine and surgery in today’s medical curricula. The advantage of this combined approach is it reduces the amount of reading by the elimination of repetition (and inconsistencies) to provide an integrated explanation of the common problems faced both by students during exams and clinicians in daily practice. This book’s greatest asset is the ability to illustrate that medical and surgical treatment options are actually part of a continuum in the management of disease.
| Tags: General Surgery, Post Graduate |

Kidney Cancer: Recent Results of Basic and Clinical Research (Contributions to Nephrology)


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Book Publisher: S. Karger AG (Switzerland) (October, 1999)
ISBN: 380556919X
Book author: O. Hino
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| Tags: Nephrology, Oncology |

Craniofacial Sutures: Development, Disease and Treatment (Frontiers of Oral Biology)


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Book Publisher: S Karger Pub (07 February, 2008)
ISBN: 3805583265
Book author: D. P. Rice
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| Tags: Surgery, Genetics, Orthodontics, Perinatology & Neonatology |

Psychiatric Interview: A Guide to History Taking and the Mental State Examination


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Book Publisher: Taylor & Francis (01 October, 2000)
ISBN: 9058230724
Book author: Saxby Pridmore
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Book Description:
This unique book presents all the basic issues in psychiatric assessment, reducing them to easily digestible facts. Written for all those working in the field of psychiatric disorder, it will be invaluable to medical students and those training in general practice, emergency medicine and psychiatry. At a time when the assessment of disturbed patients is becoming the responsibility of a wide range of professionals, it will also be a useful reference to clinical psychologists, social workers, and psychiatric nurses and as well as police and security officers.
| Tags: Psychiatry |

Friday, February 22, 2008

Orthopedic Traumatology - A Resident’s Guide


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Book Publisher: Springer (March, 2008)
ISBN: 3540758607
Book author: David Ip
Amazon Rating: 5.0

Book Description:
There has been very rapid development in computing in recent years and this is now a general trend in the field of orthopedics. Orthopedic trauma is no exception, as there is much enthusiasm surrounding the use of surgical navigation in musculoskeletal trauma. In light of these developments, the successful first edition of this book has been revised and updated. A lot of new information has been added to the original chapter on CAOS (computer-aided orthopedic surgery). Also, as the WHO has published new guidelines on osteoporosis management, together with the many conceptual changes in this area, adding a chapter on osteoporosis is both timely and appropriate. A chapter on hip fracture rehabilitation has also become necessary, not only because it echoes the teachings of the chapter on osteoporosis, but also because of the projected exponential increase in the occurrence of this fracture by the year 2050.
| Tags: Surgery, Traumatology, Orthopaedics |

Neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis (Topics in Neuroscience)


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Book Publisher: Springer (26 September, 2007)
ISBN: 8847003903
Book author: M. Filippi, M. Rovaris, G. Comi
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Book Description:
In multiple sclerosis (MS), conventional magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) has proved to be a valuable tool to increase diagnostic confidence and for monitoring the efficacy of experimental treatment. However, cMRI has limited specificity and accuracy of cMRI to the most disabling aspects of the MS pathology, known to occur in and outside macroscopic lesions. Modern quantitative MR techniques have the potential to overcome the limitations of cMRI, and their application is changing dramatically our understanding of how MS causes irreversible disability. In detail, there is an increasing body of MR evidence that MS is not only a white matter disease and does not only cause focal lesions, as well as that neurodegeneration is an important aspect of the disease (since the earliest clinical phases), which is only partially related to inflammatory changes. There is also increasing perception that modern MR methodologies should be more extensively employed in clinical trials to derive innovative information.
Written by world-renowned scientists, the volume provides a state-of-the-art on the most recent MRI techniques related to MS, and it will bi and indispensable tool for all those working in this field.
| Tags: Neurology, Neuroscience |

Molecular Neurobiology of Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders


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Book Publisher: S. Karger Publishers (USA) (April, 2004)
ISBN: 380557603X
Book author: Masatoshi Takeda, Toshihisa Tanaka, Ramon Cacabelos
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Alzheimers disease affects 6 10% of the elderly population, causing impairment in cognitive functions and significant disability in daily living for more than ten years. Neurofibrillary tangles, amyloid deposits and neuronal loss are the three hallmarks of Alzheimers disease. Due to insolubility of these unique structures in Alzheimer brain tissue, they were very difficult to study by usual biochemical methods in the past. Active research is now going on to elucidate the pathogenesis of Alzheimers disease. Major topics of neurobiological study of Alzheimers disease include the unraveling of the molecular mechanism of neurofibrillary tangle formation in neuronal and glial cells, the molecular processing of amyloid precursor protein in intracellular organella and in extra-cellular space, and the molecular mechanism of neuronal loss. The articles in this book were selected from contributions presented by leading scientists in this field at the international symposium which took plac
| Tags: Neurology |

Vascularized Bone Grafting in Orthopedic Surgery, An Issue of Orthopedic Clinics


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Book Publisher: Saunders (27 December, 2006)
ISBN: 1416043470
Book author: Alexander Y. Shin, Steven L. Moran
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Although the results of fracture repair have markedly improved over the past century, a significant proportion of orthopedic surgery still involves the reconstruction of bony defects and the stimulation of bone healing through the application of different bone graft materials. With advancements in the production of exogenous bone morphogenic proteins, mesenchymal stem cell harvest, and osteoconductive scaffolds, the requirements for vascularized bone have been reduced but not supplanted. Vascularized bone graft still remains an ideal source of bone replacement and more recent technical advancements have allowed for the transfer of viable growth plates and the restoration of blood flood to areas injured by avascular necrosis. Within this issue many of the pioneers of free microvascular bone transport provide their own historical perspective and long-term results in the treatment of difficult bony problems. In addition, more recent applications of vascularized bone grafts for the treatment of problems within the wrist, spine, and long bones are reviewed. Finally, we come full circle and examine Meekren’s xenografting procedure again and the recent developments within the frontier of vascularized xenograft and allograft bone transfer.
| Tags: Orthopaedics, Journals |

Diseases of the Pancreas: Acute Pancreatitis, Chronic Pancreatitis, Tumours of the Pancreas


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Book Publisher: S. Karger Publishers (USA) (30 April, 2004)
ISBN: 3805576137
Book author: Waldemar Uhl, Peter Malfertheiner, Michael G. Sarr, Markus Buchler
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Clearly structured text, presented with the corresponding illustrations on a two-page spread Compiled by a team of authors with many years experience in the field of diseases of the pancreas, this book is an ideal combination of evidence-based literature and the authors expertise. An interdisciplinary approach to the basis, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the pancreas has been chosen, and the succinct and clearly structured text is consistently linked with the corresponding illustrations on a two-page spread. The division into three major parts (acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic tumors) further enhances the clarity of the text.In the chapter Acute pancreatitis, along with the new markers of necrosis, several major topics of imaging via nuclear magnetic resonance and the different randomized controlled studies addressing treatment are covered. In the section on chronic pancreatitis, clinical aspects, pancreatic function and imaging, an
| Tags: Gastroenterology, Oncology |

Epidural Analgesia in Acute Pain Management


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Book Publisher: Wiley (28 April, 2006)
ISBN: 0470019646
Book author: Carolyn Middleton
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Epidurals are increasingly popular and have become more versatile, with applications in adult surgery, trauma, obstetrics and paediatric practice. This book of best practice guidelines aims to help develop and improve patient care, stimulate learning and highlight ideas for nursing research. It can be used as a quick reference guide for clinical practice or as a framework for developing individual local epidural services and practice guidelines.
outlines the specific responsibilities of the multidisciplinary healthcare team in relation to epidural practice
reviews the issues of risk benefit analysis and informed consent
provides an overview of the physiology of acute pain, epidural catheter insertion procedure and the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of the commonest classes of drugs
describes the equipment required to ensure safe and effective delivery of epidural solution to patients
An overview of the nature and frequency of the observations required for close monitoring of patients and a practical guide to the removal of the catheter are also provided. Clinical governance and competency-based training are also addressed, and a framework provided to fit the training into the Agenda for Change Knowledge and Skills framework.
| Tags: Anaesthesia |

Working as a Team Physician, An Issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine (The Clinics: Orthopedics)


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Book Publisher: Saunders (07 June, 2007)
ISBN: 1416042970
Book author: J. Konin
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Gift-wrap a couple of these issues for your Team Physicians - they will carry a copy in the first aid box! Jeff G. Konin, PhD, ATC, PT
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery/College of Medicine at the University of South Florida in Tampa, dedicated his summer of 2006 to make sure this issue is stuffed with the best of the best - the best authors and the best articles. Often overlooked but critical is an article on successful communication between athletic trainers and athletes, the accessibility of an athletic trainer. Athletic trainers will be grateful for the articles on “Understanding Politics of the Role of the Team Physician,” “Marketing Ideas and Strategies for Building Upon the Team Physician’s Role” and tons more!
| Tags: Nursing, Sport Medicine, Orthopaedics, Journals |

Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (Contemporary Cardiology)


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Book Publisher: Humana Press (01 September, 2003)
ISBN: 1588291707
Book author: Daniel J. Goldstein, Mehmet C. Oz
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This updated and expanded edition of a much-praised classic survey comprehensively reviews the many innovations and changes that have occurred in the practice of minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS). The authors summarize the latest findings and results regarding such new techniques as robotic surgery, hybrid revascularization, the use of OPCAB in high-risk populations, and new less invasive surgical approaches to the treatment of atrial fibrillation. They also provide a medium term update on the current status of MICS in dealing with valvular and congenital heart disease and offer a more comprehensive understanding of procedures like mid-CABCs with longer term follow-up and randomized data to help tease out real benefits and limitations.
| Tags: Cardiology, Surgery, Cardiac surgery, Vascular Surgery, General Surgery |

Treatment of Unicompartmental Arthritis of the Knee, An Issue of Orthopedic Clinics


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Book Publisher: Saunders (15 October, 2005)
ISBN: 1416027475
Book author: Jack M. Bert
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Readers will find helpful chapters on indications for arthroscopic debridement, determining treatment based on cartilage disease, indications for transplantation, allografts, use of electrothermal energy for cartilage disease and more.
| Tags: Orthopaedics, Journals |

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Clinical Exercise Testing (PROGRESS IN RESPIRATORY RESEARCH)


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Book Publisher: Karger (2002)
ISBN: 3805572980
Book author: Idelle M., Ed. Weisman
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| Tags: Cardiology, Pulmonology |

Sleep Apnea: Current Diagnosis And Treatment (Progress in Respiratory Research)


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Book Publisher: S. Karger AG (Switzerland) (31 May, 2006)
ISBN: 3805580495
Book author: Winfried J. Randerath, Bernd M. Sanner, Virend K. Somers
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In the face of the rapid developments in sleep medicine, this book seeks to present the current knowledge in the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of sleep apnea. New physiological approaches to modeling sleep and recent pathophysiologic findings in upper airway mechanics as well as the importance of inflammatory and oxidative processes and the underlying genetic aspects are discussed to open up new avenues of investigation for better understanding and improved therapeutic options. Besides the well-known CPAP therapy, chapters describe novel therapeutic methods that are currently under investigation and highlight their future prospects, limitations as well as recommendations for practice. The influence of breathing disturbances on the cardiovascular system during sleep is significant. Reviews of central sleep apnea and of cardiovascular complications of sleep-disordered breathing therefore play an important role in this edition. Some of the chapters are dedicated to specific aspects in children, in the elderly and in pregnancy and receive special attention as sleep apnea is relevant to all ages. The excellent contributions to this volume will be stimulating reading to pneumologists, sleep and ENT specialists, neurologists, dental surgeons, cardiologists, obstetricians, general practitioners as well as public health specialists
| Tags: Cardiology, Neurology, Pulmonology |

Pediatric Pulmonary Function Testing (Progress in Respiratory Research)


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Book Publisher: S. Karger AG (Switzerland) (04 February, 2005)
ISBN: 3805577532
Book author: Jurg Hammer, Ernst Eber
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This book represents a comprehensive review of the most recent developments in paediatric pulmonary function testing and their clinical applications in common paediatric respiratory disorders.The first section reviews the current lung function tests used in infants and toddlers who are by nature unable to cooperate with most testing procedures. It describes the methodologies, provides normal values where available, and gives advice for data interpretation. The second section deals with the classic adult-type pulmonary function tests and their application in the semi-cooperative or cooperative older child. Age-related technical issues and the limitations of these tests are considered. Tests assessing the respiratory system beyond the usual measurements of mechanics, lung volume, and bronchial responsiveness are covered in the third section. These include the measurements of respiratory muscle function, work of breathing, diffusing capacity, and inflammatory markers in exhaled air an
| Tags: Pediatric, Pulmonology |

Reconstructive Aesthetic Implant Surgery


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Book Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (07 July, 2003)
ISBN: 0813821088
Book author: Abd El Salam El Askary
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Aesthetic implant dentistry has grown significantly in the last few years. This text/reference has been written by one of the world’s most proven authorities in the field - Dr. Abd El Askary. A respected clinician, speaker, researcher, and practitioner in the field of aesthetic implants; El Askary’s “hands-on” clinical approach to dental aesthetics will guide the reader through each case step-by-step. This practical guide grew out of increased demand from general practitioners and students who want a guide that leads them in solving the problems typically encountered in practice. This book is specifically designed to improve the student/practitioner’s surgical, prosthetic and case design skills. This is what makes this book unique, the aspect of teaching as a step-by-step gradual, clinical flow designed to simplify procedures for the clinician.
| Tags: Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery, Dental, Orthodontics |

Anesthesiology


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Book Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional (14 December, 2007)
ISBN: 0071459847
Book author: David Longnecker, David Brown, Mark Newman, Warren Zapol
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The new gold-standard in anesthesiology
Written and edited by an internationally known team of experts, Anesthesiology gives you a 360-degree view of the field, covering all of the anesthetic considerations, preparations, and procedures for the surgical patient, the pain patient or the critical care patient. You’ll find a unique balance between clinical information, practical clinical procedures, and the molecular and basic scientific underpinnings of anesthesiology practice.
Anesthesiology delivers a multi-perspective, wide-ranging view of anesthetic drugs, procedures, co-morbid diseases, and need-to-know postoperative pain management strategies. This essential guide not only focuses on general anesthesia, but also is the first to feature a detailed look at the subspecialty of regional anesthesia.
Features:
Top-to-bottom coverage of the entire field-from preoperative evaluation and intraoperative anesthesia care to care of the critically ill or chronic pain patient
Emphasis on safety, quality and patient-centered care, with an entire section on risk reduction
A focus on the clinical applications of anesthesiology
Complex concepts explained by graphics and illustrations, not equations and formulas
Full-color format and illustrations
Specific drug and interventional guidelines for the clinical management of every OR/post-OR scenario in the anesthesiology field
Key points and key references presented in each chapter
CD that allows you to download illustrations and images to your PowerPoint presentations
| Tags: Anaesthesia, Emergency & Critical Care |

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Emerging Issues on HPV Infections: From Science to Practice


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Book Publisher: S. Karger AG (Switzerland) (11 April, 2006)
ISBN: 3805581203
Book author: Joseph Monsonego
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Despite the substantial efforts made to prevent the disease by early detection, cervical cancer remains a leading cause of mortality among women worldwide. The European Research Organization on Genital Infection and Neoplasia (EUROGIN) pursues a wide variety of educational and training activities, aiming to spread accurate and state-of-the-art information in the field of cervical cancer prevention. The latest outcome of these activities is presented in this book. Providing a concise update of the current knowledge on human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and their intimate link to cervical cancer, the book focuses on five interrelated topics: high- and low-risk HPV infections, methods for HPV detection and use of molecular markers, HPV testing in primary screening and patient management, morphological diagnosis and treatment, as well as prevention of cervical cancer by vaccines. Written by leading international experts, this publication is targeted at a multidisciplinary readership consisting of health care professionals from diverse specialties engaged in the management of HPV-associated diseases.
| Tags: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oncology, Infectious Disease |

Hemodiafiltration (Contributions to Nephrology)


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Book Publisher: S. Karger AG (Switzerland) (31 August, 2007)
ISBN: 3805582889
Book author: C. Ronco, B. Canaud, P. Aljama
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| Tags: Nephrology |