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Until recently COPD was largely neglected by health professionals and viewed as the Cinderella of respiratory conditions. Many patients were seen as heart-sink cases with a self-inflicted disease…

Ложные сведения и дезинформация, которой так часто подвержены врачи, могут стоить пациентам здоровья, а возможно, и жизни. Мясо вызывает рак? Высокий холестерин вреден для здоровья? Молоко полезн…

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is the fastest growing modality in diagnostic imaging. There are now thousands of MRI facilities across the United States and around the world, employing huge num…

This is a practical book for nurses on the management of patients with chronic cardiac disease. With the number of patients who have survived a heart attack but need continuous monitoring increas…

At a time of unprecedented challenges and opportunities for public health, Prevention is Primary provides models, methods, and approaches for building health and equity in communities. Written in…

Improving Health through Nursing Research is a practical guide to research and research utilisation in nursing. The book draws upon international expertise in nursing research, reflecting the wor…

Written by distinguished experts in the field, this book shows how researchers, practitioners, and community partners can work together to establish and maintain equitable partnerships using a Co…

The application of biology to the delivery of cancer care is playing an increasingly important role in the management of this group of diseases. Although there are a plethora of specialist cancer…

Представлены основные темы биоэтики, которые отражают современные мировоззренческие, научные, социогуманитарные, биоэтические проблемы, необходимые как для развития общекультурных компетенций обу…

Начало XXI века совпало с началом новой эры в науке биологии: в феврале 2001 года был опубликован первый вариант генома человека. Это был главный результат глобального проекта «Геном человека», в…

In the new edition of this successful and authoritative book, the thalassaemias are reviewed in detail with respect to their clinical features, cellular pathology, molecular genetics, prevention …

This comprehensive text integrates related aspects of wound management, skin integrity and dermatology into a convenient, one-stop resource. It explores the theories underpinning wound management…

Proteomics is the study of the subsets of proteins present in different parts of an organism and how they change with time and varying conditions. Mass spectrometry is the leading technology used…

"Хватит жрать. Ешь осознанно и живи нормально" — это не очередное руководство по диетам и магическим пилюлям. Это книга о том, как включить мозг перед тем, как засунуть в рот очередную булку. Осо…

Most patients suffering from pancreatic diseases are managed by general internists, gastroenterologists and/or surgeons in non-specialized centers. Basic and clinical research in pancreatology is…

Nurses should have the most up-to-date knowledge to provide accurate information and competent nursing care to patients with colorectal cancer. Swan addresses those issues in a very thorough and …

Statistics show that out of five thousand compounds with initial promise, five will go into human clinical trials, and only one will become an approved drug. This tiny fraction illustrates the hu…

Health professionals and students need look no further than the seventh edition of Leitman's Manual for Eye Examination and Diagnosis for a concise introduction to eye diagnosis and treatment. De…

THE encyclopedic guide to hepatology – for consultation by clinicians and basic scientists Previously the Oxford Textbook of Clinical Hepatology, this two-volume textbook is now with Blackwell Pu…

В работе изучается опыт внедрения института врача общей практики в России и в других странах с переходной экономикой, анализируется стратегия преобразования первичной медицинской помощи, реализуе…