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Severe Skin Diseases in Children : Beyond Topical Therapy
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Subject(s): Pediatric dermatology Summary: Children are no less spared from severe skin diseases. This textbook is designed as a practical clinical reference that will guide practitioners in treating difficult dermatoses in children in whom topical therapy has been unsuccessful. Individual sections are devoted to inflammatory diseases, immune-m

Improvised Medicine : Providing Care in Extreme Environments
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Summary: "Improvised Medicine is written for healthcare providers treating patients during a crisis situation or in a primitive environment, for diseases and disorders they have little or no hands-on experience with. The book begins with situational analysis and basic needs in a crisis, then moves on to cover specific triage, diagnosis, an

Childhood Leukemias
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Subject(s): Leukemia in children Summary: "In the five years since publication of the second edition of Childhood Leukemias, new insights into the molecular and cellular biology of cancers in general, and of the leukemias in particular, have catalyzed exciting advances in diagnostic methods, strategies of risk assessment and the development

Disorders of Voluntary Muscle
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Subject(s): Muscles -- Diseases Summary: "This major new edition fulfils the need for a single-volume, up-to-date information resource on the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of skeletal muscles, including the muscular dystrophies, mitochondrial myopathies, metabolic myopathies, ion channel disorders, and dysimmun

Essential Neuropharmacology : the Prescriber's Guide
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Subject(s): Neuropharmacology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Summary: "Essential Neuropharmacology: The Prescriber's Guide expertly reviews the most important medications used by neurologists in their practice. Experienced clinicians share their expert knowledge about the best use of medications in patient care. Each drug listing contains t

Md Anderson Manual of Psychosocial Oncology
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Subject(s): Cancer -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Psychological aspects | Cancer -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Social aspects Summary: "During the past two decades, very significant advances have been made in our understanding and treatment of the psychosocial consequences of cancer. The standard of care in clinical oncology now includes r

Nanophysics of Solar and Renewable Energy
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Subject(s): Photovoltaic power generation | Energy conversion | Nanoscience Summary: This easy accessible textbook provides an overview of solar to electric energy conversion, followed by a detailed look at one aspect, namely photovoltaics, including the underlying principles and fabrication methods. The author, an experienced author and teache

Breastfeeding and Medication
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Subject(s): Breast Feeding -- Handbooks | Drug Toxicity -- Handbooks | Milk, Human -- Handbooks -- drug effects | Pharmaceutical Preparations -- Handbooks -- administration & dosage | Pharmaceutical Preparations -- Handbooks -- adverse effects Summary: "Sadly, women often feel they have no alternative but to give up breastfeeding having

The Epilepsy Prescriber's Guide to Antiepileptic Drugs
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Subject(s): Anticonvulsants -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Summary: "This practical and concise book is an essential reference guide for use by all clinicians and allied health professionals that treat or care for patients with epilepsy. In full color throughout, this volume presents the antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), 34 in total, in alphabetica

Communication Sciences and Disorders : an evidence-Based Approach
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Subject(s): Communicative disorders | Speech disorders | Language disorders Review: "Introduces students to the field through clinicians, patients, and families. Rich with examples, the first part covers foundational concepts of development, anatomy, physiology, augmentative communication and complex communication. Following these foundatio

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