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A-Z of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

  • 1st Edition
  • June 11, 2009
  • Fiona Mantle + 1 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 4 9 9 9 - 6
A-Z of Complementary and Alternative Medicine provides a pocket-size quick reference of CAM, allowing conventional and complementary health practitioners to ascertain: - what the CAM intervention is - what it does - contraindications, precautions and interactions. With entries grouped under therapies, the guide provides easy access to many unfamiliar terms therefore providing an excellent resource for improving communication about CAM with patients.

Ultrasound Physics and Technology

  • 1st Edition
  • June 2, 2009
  • Vivien Gibbs + 2 more
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 3 0 4 1 - 3
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 4 9 9 2 - 7
Written for health practitioners and students new to medical ultrasound, this book provides all the basic physics and technological knowledge they need in order to practise ultrasound effectively, including safety aspects of ultrasound, quality assurance and the latest techniques and developments.

Trease and Evans' Pharmacognosy

  • 16th Edition
  • May 27, 2009
  • William Charles Evans
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 2 9 3 3 - 2
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 2 9 3 4 - 9
This encyclopedic reference work on pharmacognosy covers the study of those natural substances, principally plants, that find a use in medicine. Its popularity and longevity stem from the book's balance between classical (crude and powdered drugs' characterization and examination) and modern (phytochemistry and pharmacology) aspects of this branch of science, as well as the editor's recognition in recent years of the growing importance of complementary medicines, including herbal, homeopathic and aromatherapy.

Trease and Evans' Pharmacognosy

  • 16th Edition
  • May 27, 2009
  • William Charles Evans
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 4 1 8 9 - 1
This encyclopedic reference work on pharmacognosy covers the study of those natural substances, principally plants, that find a use in medicine. Its popularity and longevity stem from the book's balance between classical (crude and powdered drugs' characterization and examination) and modern (phytochemistry and pharmacology) aspects of this branch of science, as well as the editor's recognition in recent years of the growing importance of complementary medicines, including herbal, homeopathic and aromatherapy.

Update on Ankle Arthritis, An Issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 26-2
  • May 26, 2009
  • Alan R. Catanzariti + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 0 5 3 1 - 7
Guest Editors Alan Catanzariti and Robert Mendicino have assembled an informative collection of topics on current ankle arthritis techniques, including: "Supramalleolar Osteotomies", "Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis", "Ankle cartilage", "Preliminary report comparing pre vs. post-op ankle distraction MRIs" and more!

Pocket Podiatry: Functional Anatomy

  • 1st Edition
  • May 15, 2009
  • James Watkins
  • Ian Mathieson
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 4 2 8 1 - 2
Pocket Podiatry: Functional Anatomy gives you all the essentials of examination and diagnosis in a convenient, user-friendly format. With the emphasis on practical, step-by-step guidance, this handy volume is specially designed to include helpful diagrams, tables, tips and summary boxes to give you quick access to key information with the minimum of fuss. With its clarity and portability, students will find the Pocket Podiatry series an invaluable companion to their studies, while practitioners will appreciate its clinical orientation and concision.

Textbook of Medicinal Chemistry Vol I

  • 1st Edition
  • May 15, 2009
  • V Alagarsamy
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 3 2 5 8 - 3
Dr Alagarsamy's Textbook of Medicinal Chemistry is a much-awaited masterpiece in its arena. Targeted mainly to B. Pharm. students, this book will also be useful for M. Pharm. as well as M. Sc. organic chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry students. It aims at eliminating the inadequacies in teaching and learning of medicinal chemistry by providing enormous information on all the topics in medicinal chemistry of synthetic drugs.

50+ Foot Challenges

  • 2nd Edition
  • May 12, 2009
  • Colin Thomson + 1 more
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 0 4 0 2 - 2
The new edition retains all the benefits of the popular first edition but adds more cases, more illustrations, new sections and invaluable appendices. The same illustrated case-history format as in the first edition presents readers with the clinical problems of each disorder. In each case, a problem-solving approach is encouraged through a question-and-answer format. This guides the reader to the appropriate diagnosis and treatment plan. Clinical tips for improving practice are included and each study concludes with a short list of key points and references to further reading. All those involved in the care and management of patients with foot conditions will find this book an invaluable aide-memoire and guide to their daily practice.

Leitbahnen der Akupunktur

  • 1st Edition
  • May 11, 2009
  • German
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 3 - 4 3 7 - 5 9 4 0 3 - 8
Alle sekundären Leitbahnen in Wort und Bild Für jede Leitbahn Darstellung von Verlauf, klinische Anwendungsmöglichkeiten, klassischen Indikationen mit Zitaten aus Originalwerken, Punktbeschreibung und Anwendung am Praxisbeispiel 450 anschauliche Zeichnungen und Fließdiagramme

A Massage Therapist's Guide to Treating Headaches and Neck Pain with Videos

  • 1st Edition
  • April 20, 2009
  • Sandy Fritz + 1 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 5 0 9 7 - 8
The massage therapist's guide to treating headaches and neck pain is a practical guide for the massage therapist to assist them in identifying appropriate massage treatment for those experiencing headaches and neck pain. The book describes the most common headache types and causes for neck pain that can be effectively addressed with therapeutic massage and associated methods easily incorporated into massage. Assessment procedures are provided both to identify appropriate treatment and to alert the massage therapist to more serious conditions that could be responsible for the symptoms and require a referral for further diagnosis and treatment. Protocols for treatment using massage and other soft tissue methods are provided. The text is written in a practical way that is user friendly. Incorporates access to a website demonstrating the palpation and treatment methods.

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