The majority of women who have had abortions report feeling happy, satisfied, and relieved following their abortion. Some few women who have had an abortion may experience some feelings of guilt and sadness; however, this rarely lasts longer than a few days. Those very few women who present with prolonged feelings of sadness and mental health...

What can nurses, clinicians, medical researchers, physiologists, health care policy experts, and other providers do to...

The Encyclopedia of Nursing Research, now thoroughly updated in a second edition, presents key terms and concepts in nursing research and with over 30% of the entries new to this edition....

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second European Conference on Smart Sensing and Context, EuroSSC 2007, held in Kendal, England, October 2007. The 16 revised full papers and one invited paper were carefully reviewed and selected from over 51 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on spatial and motion...

Tendon ailments are a significant cause of morbidity among athletes of all levels and are increasing in prevalence. Their management is often empirical, and para-scientific, only looking at the biological aspects of tendon ailments. This book conveys a comprehensive and concise body of knowledge on the management of tendon problems in...

This brand new edition describes in detail the tests involved in urodynamic investigation and shows in which clinical areas these tests can help the management of patients. The authors concentrate on common clinical problems and on the presentation of symptom complexes rather than diagnosis, pointing out any limitations and possible artefacts...

This book provides coverage of a broad range of topics in the ?eld of neurosurgery, 5 for residents and registrars in training and for recent graduates of training programs. 6 As neurosurgical training incorporates expertise from centers worldwide, there is a 7 need to have input from specialists in neurosurgery from various countries. This...

This 2nd revised edition covers management and treatment of bladder and bowel dysfunctions in men and women, pelvic organ prolapse, issues concerning the elderly, neurologically impaired patients and those with pelvic pain. New chapters cover quality of life, treatment of bladder and bowel dysfunction in children, the history of pelvic floor...

The Metabolic Syndrome in Clinical Practice addresses the issues & interactions surrounding metabolic syndrome, obesity, diabetes & cardiovascular disease. Metabolic syndrome is known to increase cardiovascular disease & is presently a hot topic. Due to its value in predicting type 2...