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Brain Metastases (Cancer Treatment and Research)

Springer, 2007

Brain metastases are among the most feared and debilitating complication of systemic cancer. They impact approximately 170 000 patients a year in the United States, a number ten-fold greater than malignant gliomas. Historically, brain metastases were diagnosed in patients with widespread systemic malignancy. Recent improvements...

Creatine and Creatine Phosphate: Scientific and Clinical Perspectives

Academic Press, 1996

Creatine and creatine phosphate (CP, also called phosphocreatine, PCr) are

important metabolites in high-energy phosphorus metabolism. They rank with dietary carbohydrates fats, proteins and other compounds as central components of the metabolic system involved in the provision of energy for work and exercise performance....

Brain, Mind and Medicine: Essays in Eighteenth-Century Neuroscience

Springer, 2007

The idea for a volume on eighteenth-century studies of brain and behavior originated during a joint International Society for the History of the Neurosciences (ISHN) and Theoretical and Experimental Neuropsychology/Neuropsychologie Expérimentale et Théorique (TENNET) symposium held in Montreal in June...

ACS Surgery: Principles & Practice, 6th Edition

WebMD Professional Publishing, 2007

In recent years, the commercialization of the American health care industry has challenged medicine across the breadth of its traditional roles and responsibilities. This trend is growing, and the greater emphasis on the commercialization and secularization of medicine has generated in medical professionals a passionate desire...

An Introduction to Orthodontics (Oxford Medical Publications)

Oxford University Press, 2001

Orthodontics is concerned with facial growth and the development of the dentition and occlusion. A solid understanding of orthodontics is an essential prerequisite to treatment planning in children and invaluable in the management of adult dentition. As a result of the speed at which clinical practice changes, a new edition of which clinical...

Biologic Therapy of Leukemia (Contemporary Hematology)

Humana Press, 2003

In the latter part of the 20th century, hematologists and medical oncologists were trained to treat leukemia with systemic therapy that was cytotoxic to both normal and malignant cells. Some of these therapies, such as methotrexate and L-asparaginase, were developed within the context of known biologic pathophysiology, but most...

Strabismus Surgery and its Complications

Springer, 2007

Strabismus Surgery and its Complications is divided into two distinct sections. Part I outlines the surgical management of strabismus in 17 chapters. A full range of topics is covered including basic anatomy and physiology, surgical planning, preoperative and postoperative management, and surgical techniques. Surgical...

Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004

Now in its Fifth Edition, the leading clinical reference on pediatric and adolescent gynecology combines contemporary approaches to diagnosis with the latest medical and surgical management advice to help you address gynecologic problems in infants, children, and adolescents with confidence.

In this book, you'll...

Introduction to Risk Calculation in Genetic Counseling

Oxford University Press, 2006

The process of genetic counseling involves many key components, such as taking a family genetic history, making a diagnosis, and providing communication and support to the family. Among these core processes is the mathematical calculation of the actual risk of a possible genetic disorder. For most physicians and counselors, the mathematics...

Positron Emission Tomography: Clinical Practice

Springer, 2006

This book provides a contemporary reference to the science, technology and clinical applications of PET and PET/CT. The book is designed to be used by residents and fellows training in medical imaging specialties as well as imaging experts in private or academic practice who need to become familiar with this technology and its applications....

Pocket Medicine: The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine (Pocket Notebook Series)

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007

Prepared by residents and attending physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital, this pocket-sized looseleaf is one of the best-selling references for medical students, interns, and residents on the wards and candidates reviewing for internal medicine board exams. In bulleted lists, tables, and algorithms, Pocket Medicine...

Psychodermatology: The Psychological Impact of Skin Disorders

Cambridge University Press, 2005

Psychodermatology covers all aspects of how the mind and body interact in relation to the onset and progression of various skin disorders. This book is the first text written by a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, child specialists and dermatologists for all the health professionals who treat patients with...

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