Design Engineering of Biomaterials for Medical Devices
ISBN: 9780471967088 / Angielski / Twarda / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fault free design of medical devices is crucial for safe and effective utility. Recent well publicised product recalls, specifically related to shortfalls in the design function, mean that more companies are placing greater emphasis on fully designed and developed products that employ state-of-the-art techniques whilst being founded on sound principles.
Fault free design of medical devices is crucial for safe and effective utility. Recent well publicised product recalls, specifically related to shortf...
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2174,36 zł |
Endocrine and Hormonal Toxicology
ISBN: 9780471970866 / Angielski / Twarda / 600 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text covers all types of toxicology involving the classical endocrine system, namely direct, secondary and indirect responses, and is designed to be a definitive reference in the area. A novel theme of the book is to examine hormonal mechanisms in toxicology which takes the book away from the usual approach, namely the glands as target organs. Each chapter focuses on the principle laboratory species (rodent, dog, primate) with reference as appropriate to humans. Chapters also consider, where applicable, gender and age related effects and have a standardized structure with brief...
This text covers all types of toxicology involving the classical endocrine system, namely direct, secondary and indirect responses, and is designed to...
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2059,04 zł |
Human Physical Health
ISBN: 9780521313063 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This series in intended for those students following advanced level social biology and related syllabuses. Each text deals with a specific topic area and the series as a whole provides a stimulating introduction to a subject of growing importance. The control of disease and the active encouragement of good health is a major priority of nations worldwide. This book gives a detailed study of a number of diseases and health problems from which common themes and underlying principles emerge. Details of transmission, treatment and control are covered as well as epidemiology and sociooeconomic...
This series in intended for those students following advanced level social biology and related syllabuses. Each text deals with a specific topic area ...
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179,24 zł |
Rehabilitation Studies Handbook
ISBN: 9780521437134 / Angielski / Miękka / 428 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This innovative new publication is a valuable resource for all those involved in the care and rehabilitation of people with disabilities. A unique feature of the book is its integration of the concepts and principles of rehabilitation with good clinical practice. The text encompasses a wealth of material from a broad range of perspectives including social and educational aspects, good management practice, audit evaluation research, and statistics. It deals with physical and intellectual disabilities and spans childhood disability and disablement and rehabilitation in later life and old age....
This innovative new publication is a valuable resource for all those involved in the care and rehabilitation of people with disabilities. A unique fea...
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411,53 zł |
The Neurobiology of Disease: Contributions from Neuroscience to Clinical Neurology
ISBN: 9780521451321 / Angielski / Twarda / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Demonstrating the value of interactions between neurology and the basic sciences that underpin it, this volume considers a range of topics from the points of view of both neurobiologist and clinician and reveals how advances in our understanding have been and continue to be made. The coverage boasts an excellent section on the physiology and pathophysiology of central and peripheral nerve fibers and an in-depth view of motor control including the often ignored but vital respiratory movements. Also notable are the chapters on neuronal plasticity, and cell death and axonal regeneration: active...
Demonstrating the value of interactions between neurology and the basic sciences that underpin it, this volume considers a range of topics from the po...
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797,08 zł |
Immunological Aspects of the Vascular Endothelium
ISBN: 9780521452496 / Angielski / Twarda / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is about the vascular endothelium, the layer of cells that lines the inner side of all blood vessel walls. It describes the role of the endothelium in inflammation and immunity with particular regard for autoimmune kidney, rheumatic and neurological disease, as well as in transplantation. The importance of this book, and its main difference from others, is that it seeks to link basic scientific knowledge of the role of the endothelium in inflammation and immunity with what may happen in disease states.
This book is about the vascular endothelium, the layer of cells that lines the inner side of all blood vessel walls. It describes the role of the endo...
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648,81 zł |
Molecular Endocrinology of Cancer: Volume 1, Part 2, Endocrine Therapies
ISBN: 9780521460675 / Angielski / Twarda / 442 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One third of human cancers have a hormonal basis. Breast cancer, the most common cancer of women, is increasing in incidence in many countries, as, in epidemic proportions, is prostate cancer, the second most common cancer of men. Concurrently, the development of molecular biology has led to a refinement of the definition of hormones to include the complex interaction between tumour cells and both locally and distantly secreted factors. This volume in the series Cancer: Clinical Science in Practice considers the many aspects of hormonally dependent cancer, including the molecular basis for...
One third of human cancers have a hormonal basis. Breast cancer, the most common cancer of women, is increasing in incidence in many countries, as, in...
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960,17 zł |
Autoimmune Neurological Disease
ISBN: 9780521461139 / Angielski / Twarda / 388 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date and critical overview of the immunological aspects of autoimmune neurological disease. These diseases include common conditions such as multiple sclerosis, the Guillain-Barre syndrome, and myasthenia gravis. The book begins with chapters on antigen recognition and self-nonself recognition, and neuroimmunology, followed by chapters on specific diseases. For each disease, the authors cover clinical features, genetics, neuropathology, pathophysiology, immunology, and therapy. Each chapter summarizes key points and suggests directions for future...
This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date and critical overview of the immunological aspects of autoimmune neurological disease. These diseases i...
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609,26 zł |
Gametes - The Spermatozoon
ISBN: 9780521479967 / Angielski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume, and its companion volume on the oocyte, provide a wide-ranging analysis of the gametes and their reproductive role in humans. The authors give a detailed account of the spermatozoon that includes particularly helpful information on male infertility and its treatment. The book starts with an evolutionary perspective before focusing on the molecular and cellular biology of the sperm cell and its structure and function. It describes the development and maturation of sperm and their movement and transport in the male and female genital tract. It also covers practical issues such as...
This volume, and its companion volume on the oocyte, provide a wide-ranging analysis of the gametes and their reproductive role in humans. The authors...
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297,85 zł |
Pocket Pediatrician
ISBN: 9780521568814 / Angielski / Miękka / 648 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This compact yet comprehensive handbook is an essential source of expert practical advice for pediatric residents. It covers the full range of pediatric problems likely to be encountered in the hospital setting. Written by a highly experienced team of specialists based at the BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver, it provides the most up-to-date and authoritative advice available on the care of the sick child. The style of presentation is designed to facilitate quick and easy reference, which is so essential in emergency cases.
This compact yet comprehensive handbook is an essential source of expert practical advice for pediatric residents. It covers the full range of pediatr...
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327,51 zł |
Dr. Marotta's Organized Approach to Optimizing Your Health: A Health-Care Navigator For the Layman
ISBN: 9780595410910 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Health care has undergone numerous changes in recent years. Learn to navigate through much of the confusion surrounding today's health-care system with the expert guidance in "Dr. Marotta's Organized Approach to Optimizing Your Health." Author Joseph A. Marotta provides a new approach to dealing with the often complicated world of health care, enabling people to take charge of their health. Marotta provides answers to commonly unasked and unanswered questions regarding your most important health-care concerns in order to complement the doctor-patient visit. In addition, he provides... Health care has undergone numerous changes in recent years. Learn to navigate through much of the confusion surrounding today's health-care system ... |
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Regulating How We Die: The Ethical, Medical, and Legal Issues Surrounding Physician-Assisted Suicide
ISBN: 9780674666542 / Angielski / Miękka / 585 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Supreme Court has ruled that states may prohibit physician-assisted suicide. Expressing the views of his fellow justices, Chief Justice Rehnquist wrote, "Americans are engaged in an earnest and profound debate about the morality, legality, and practicality of physician-assisted suicide. Our holding permits this debate to continue." Regulating How We Die is certain to be a landmark contribution to that debate.Dr. Linda Emanuel--one of America's most influential medical ethicists--has assembled leading experts to provide not only a clear account of the arguments for and against... The Supreme Court has ruled that states may prohibit physician-assisted suicide. Expressing the views of his fellow justices, Chief Justice Rehnqui... |
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197,42 zł |
Elements and Structure of Medical Terminology: A Reference to Word Structure and Their Meanings
ISBN: 9780759635104 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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118,72 zł |
100 Questions & Answers about Menopause
ISBN: 9780763727291 / Angielski / Miękka / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of menopause. The only volume available to provide the doctor's and patient's view.
This book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of menopause. The only volume available to provide the d...
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103,37 zł |
Medical Errors and Medical Narcissism
ISBN: 9780763783617 / Angielski / Miękka / 229 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Medical Errors And Medical Narcissism Examines The Concept Of Medical Narcissism And How Error Disclosure To Patients And Families Is Often Compromised By The Health Professional’S Need To Preserve His Or Her Self-Esteem At The Cost Of Honoring The Patient’S Right To The Unvarnished Truth About What Has Happened. This Groundbreaking Book Explores Common Psychological Reactions Of Healthcare Professionals To The Commission Of A Serious Harm-Causing Error And The Variety Of Obstacles That Can Compromise Ethically Sound, Truthful Disclosure.
Medical Errors And Medical Narcissism Examines The Concept Of Medical Narcissism And How Error Disclosure To Patients And Families Is Often Compromise...
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523,29 zł |
Professions, Work and Careers
ISBN: 9780765808752 / Angielski / Miękka / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Professions, Work and Careers addresses some of the central themes that preoccupied the eminent sociologist Anselm Strauss. This collection is directed at sociologists concerned with the development of theory and graduate and undergraduate students in the sociology of work and the sociology of medicine. His approach is both thematic and topical. Straus examines organization, profession, career, and work, in addition to related matters such as socialization, occupational identity, social mobility, and professional relationships, all in a social psychological context. Because... Professions, Work and Careers addresses some of the central themes that preoccupied the eminent sociologist Anselm Strauss. This collection... |
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229,49 zł |
Atlas of Congenital Cardiac Disease: New Edition
ISBN: 9780773531284 / Angielski / Twarda / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The American Heart Association published Maude Abbott's Atlas of Congenital Cardiac Disease in 1936. The Atlas was an important contribution to the understanding of cardiac defects and helped provide the stimulus for rapid advances in the diagnostic, physiologic, and surgical aspects of congenital heart disease over the following decades. These advances have since progressed to such a degree that, given current radiologic imaging and surgical techniques, many of the anomalies illustrated in the Atlas are rarely seen as complete morphologic specimens. This reprinting of the Atlas underlines...
The American Heart Association published Maude Abbott's Atlas of Congenital Cardiac Disease in 1936. The Atlas was an important contribution to the un...
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537,35 zł |
Medical Spanish Made Incredibly Easy!
ISBN: 9780781789417 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covering essential Spanish medical words and phrases, this reference text is organised by body system and includes an illustrated picture dictionary, memory joggers, phonetic guides, cartoons and dual-language captions.
Covering essential Spanish medical words and phrases, this reference text is organised by body system and includes an illustrated picture dictionary, ...
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271,23 zł |
Two-Headed Boy, and Other Medical Marvels
ISBN: 9780801437670 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A successor to his popular book A Cabinet of Medical Curiosities, this new collection of essays by Jan Bondeson illustrates various anomalies of human development, the lives of the remarkable individuals concerned, and social reactions to their extraordinary bodies. Bondeson examines historical cases of dwarfism, extreme corpulence, giantism, conjoined twins, dicephaly, and extreme hairiness; his broader theme, however, is the infinite range of human experience. The dicephalous Tocci brothers and Lazarus Colloredo (from whose belly grew his malformed conjoined twin), the Swedish giant,... A successor to his popular book A Cabinet of Medical Curiosities, this new collection of essays by Jan Bondeson illustrates various anomalies of hu... |
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229,54 zł |
Medical and Biological Terminologies
ISBN: 9780806130293 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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188,57 zł |