Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Allied Health Books

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21. Engineering of Polysaccharide Materials

    by Phosphorylase-Catalyzed Enzymatic Chain-Elongation

    By Jun-ichi Kadokawa, Yoshiro Kaneko

    Polysaccharides and their related compounds are attracting much attention due to their potential as new functional materials in many research fields such as medicine, pharmaceutics, foods, and cosmetics. Therefore, precision synthesis of new polysaccharides with well-defined structure is...

    Published April 16th 2013 by Pan Stanford Publishing
22. Translational Medicine

    The Future of Therapy?

    Edited by James Mittra, Christopher-Paul Milne

    This book brings together a range of academic, industry and practitioner perspectives on translational medicine (TM). It enhances conceptual and practical understanding of the emergence and progress of the field and its potential impact on basic research, therapeutic development, and institutional...

    Published April 16th 2013 by Pan Stanford Publishing
23. Prospects for the Professions in China

    Edited by William P Alford, William Kirby, Kenneth Winston

    Series: Routledge Studies on Civil Society in Asia

    Professionals are a growing group in China and increasingly make their presence felt in governance and civil society. At the same time, however, professionals in the West are under increasing pressure from commercialism or scepticism about their ability to rise above self-interest. This book...

    Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge
24. Children and Exercise XXVII

    The Proceedings of the XXVIIth International Symposium of the European Group of Pediatric Work Physiology, September, 2011

    Edited by Craig Williams, Neil Armstrong

    Children and Exercise XXVII presents the latest scientific research into paediatric sport and exercise science and medicine, including contributions from a wide range of leading international experts and early career researchers. The book begins with chapters devoted to the five invited...

    Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
25. Paediatric Biomechanics and Motor Control

    Theory and Application

    Edited by Mark De Ste Croix, Thomas Korff

    Series: Routledge Research in Sport and Exercise Science

    Paediatric Biomechanics and Motor Control brings together the very latest developmental research using biomechanical measurement and analysis techniques and is the first book to focus on biomechanical aspects of child development. The book is divided into four main sections – the biological...

    Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
26. Patient Safety, Law Policy and Practice

    Edited by John Tingle, Pippa Bark

    Patient safety is an issue which in recent years has grown to prominence in a number of countries’ political and health service agendas. The World Health Organisation has launched the World Alliance for Patient Safety. Millions of patients, according to the Alliance, endure prolonged ill-health,...

    Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
27. Autoerotic Deaths

    Practical Forensic and Investigative Perspectives

    By Anny Sauvageau, Vernon J. Geberth

    Series: Practical Aspects of Criminal & Forensic Investigations

    Autoerotic Deaths: Practical Forensic and Investigative Perspectives is a collaboration between two internationally known experts who combine their extensive experience to present a scientific, modern view of autoerotic death—complete with a wide variety of exquisite case histories, photographs,...

    Published April 9th 2013 by CRC Press
28. Cardiac Regeneration using Stem Cells

    Edited by Keiichi Fukuda, Shinsuke Yuasa

    This book presents the current status and a future perspective of cardiac regeneration using pluripotent stem cells. To achieve cardiac regeneration using iPS cells, research workers have to understand many aspects of iPS cells, such as iPS cell generation methods, cardiomyocyte differentiation...

    Published April 9th 2013 by CRC Press
29. Pediatric Radiotherapy Planning and Treatment

    By Arthur J. Olch

    By becoming knowledgeable about optimal treatment methods designed specifically for childhood cancers, members of a radiotherapy team can help improve both pediatric cancer survival statistics and patients’ quality of life. Pediatric Radiotherapy Planning and Treatment is the first single, focused...

    Published April 8th 2013 by CRC Press
30. Toxicologic Pathology

    Nonclinical Safety Assessment

    Edited by Pritam Sahota, James A. Popp, Jerry F. Hardisty, Chirukandath Gopinath

    As drug development shifts over time to address unmet medical needs and more targeted therapies are developed, previously unseen pharmacological or off-target effects may occur in treatment. Designed to provide practical information for the bench toxicologic pathologist working in pharmaceutical...

    Published April 8th 2013 by CRC Press