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Anxiety Relief for Kids: On-the-Spot Strategies to Help Your Child Overcome Worry, Panic, and Avoidanc - Hardcover

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by Bridget Walker (Author), Michael A. Tompkins Abpp (Foreword by)Practical, Proven Solutions to Take Charge of Your Child's AnxietyIf your child has anxiety, you know how difficult it can be to navigate daily situations at home, in school, or with friends. It hurts to see your child afraid or constantly worried and missing out on the best parts of life. So, how can you manage your child's anxiety during those challenging moments and restore peace and balance to both your lives? Written by a ...

Advances in Immunoassay Technology - Hardcover

$209.25

by Norman Chiu (Editor), Theodore K. Christopoulos (Editor)From the basic in vitro study of a specific biomolecule to the diagnosis or prognosis of a specific disease, one of the most widely used technology is immunoassays. By using a specific antibody to recognize the biomolecule of interest, relatively high specificity can be achieved by immunoassays, such that complex biofluids (e.g. serum, urine, etc.) can be analyzed directly. In addition to the binding specificity, the other key feature...

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by Angabin Matin (Editor)The book aims to provide an overview of current knowledge regarding germ cell tumors. It deals with the clinical presentations, treatment modalities, the biology and genetics of germ cell tumors in children and adults. Most chapters are focused on testicular germ cell tumors whose incidence has been increasing in young males. Included are reviews on the pathogenesis, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment regimens applied to precursor, pre-invasive lesions as well as t...

Retrotransposons and Human Disease: L1 Retrotransposons as a Source of Genetic Diversity - Hardcover

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by Abram Gabriel (Editor)Thirty years ago we knew that retrotransposons made up at least half of our genomes, but little about their role in biology. The human genome has since been sequenced and the position of all retrotransposons in the reference sequence has been determined. However, as of today, the function of retrotransposons still remains elusive. We know much more about the diseases associated with their movement and the host defenses we all have against them.This volume explores an ...

Bedside Palliative Medicine Handbook, the (Second Edition) - Paperback

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by Allyn Hum (Editor), Han Yee Neo (Editor), Choo Hwee Poi (Editor)Palliative care supports patients suffering from life-limiting illnesses by providing relief from physical, emotional and spiritual suffering, improving the quality of life for them and their families. It is an important component of good patient care, an integral part of the continuum of support for patients suffering with advanced cancer and end stage organ diseases. Providing good palliative care requires both sound clinica...

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Psychological Therapies for Adults with Autism - Paperback

$128.25

by Spain (Author)Of the millions of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), adults represent the fastest growing segment of the population. Unfortunately, clinical research has not kept up with the population surge, leaving insufficient guidance for proper support and treatment for adults who have ASD. Psychological Therapies for Adults with Autism aims to fill the gap between research and treatment for adults with ASD. Serving as a compendium of diverse, research-supported treatment appr...

Fix Urinary Incontinence After Prostate Cancer: Tighten The Tap For Good - Paperback

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by Travis Monk (Author), Eric Leckie (Author)If you or a loved one is experiencing urinary incontinence (urine leakage) and want to fix it fast, this is the book for you. Learn what urinary incontinence is, why you have it, and most importantly, how to fix it. This book is the ultimate guide to overcoming urinary incontinence and tightening the tap for good. It's a light and easy read with specific advice for you to follow so that you can see results. It's simply a book you can't afford to mi...

The Family Guide to Medical School Admissions - Paperback

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by Elyse Perruchon (Author), Janet Snoyer (Author)The Family Guide to Medical School Admissions is the most in-depth medical school application cycle playbook, empowering family members and friends of aspiring doctors to prepare their premed for a career in medicine. This guide offers powerful insight for families on every part of the medical school admissions cycle: high school and college years, primary and secondary applications, choosing medical schools, and building a healthy support sys...

How the Clinic Made Gender: The Medical History of a Transformative Idea - Hardcover

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by Sandra Eder (Author)An eye-opening exploration of the medical origins of gender in modern US history. Today, a world without "gender" is hard to imagine. Gender is at the center of contentious political and social debates, shapes policy decisions, and informs our everyday lives. Its formulation, however, is lesser known: Gender was first used in clinical practice. This book tells the story of the invention of gender in American medicine, detailing how it was shaped by mid-twentieth-centu...

Magic Plants: Being a Translation of a Curious Tract Entitled De Vegetalibus Magicis - Paperback

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by Johann Heinrich 1677-1747 Heucher (Author), Edmund Goldsmid (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this wor...

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by Thomas Butcher (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reprod...

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Nursing Shifts in Sichuan: Canadian Missions and Wartime China, 1937-1951 - Paperback

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by Sonya Grypma (Author)The story of how student refugees worked with missionaries to transform Chinese healthcare during World War II. Escaping from Japanese-occupied China during World War II, the students and faculty at Peking Union Medical College found refuge at the Canadian mission in Chengdu, Sichuan. In the years that followed, the college and mission worked together to care for an extraordinary influx of wartime refugees. Their unlikely partnership transformed Chinese healthcare, e...

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Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe - Paperback

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by Niall Ferguson (Author)"All disasters are in some sense man-made." Setting the annus horribilis of 2020 in historical perspective, Niall Ferguson explains why we are getting worse, not better, at handling disasters. Disasters are inherently hard to predict. Pandemics, like earthquakes, wildfires, financial crises. and wars, are not normally distributed; there is no cycle of history to help us anticipate the next catastrophe. But when disaster strikes, we ought to be better prepared than th...

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Committed: Dispatches from a Psychiatrist in Training - Paperback

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by Adam Stern (Author)Grey's Anatomy meets One L in this psychiatrist's charming and poignant memoir about his residency at Harvard. Adam Stern was a student at a state medical school before being selected to train as a psychiatry resident at one of the most prestigious programs in the country. His new and initially intimidating classmates were high achievers from the Ivy League and other elite universities around the nation. Faculty raved about the group as though the residency program had ...

Healthy Ageing in Asia: Culture, Prevention and Wellness - Paperback

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by Goh Cheng Soon (Editor), Gerard Bodeker (Editor), Kishan Kariippanon (Editor)Asia is the world's most populous region and has the highest per capita number of older people in the world. It is also home to the healthy ageing traditions of Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine and the rich regional traditions of Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and South Asia. This book addresses policies related to ageing, traditional Asian approaches to ageing, an integrated medical system approaches to ageing, agein...

Understanding Cross-Cultural Neuropsychology: Science, Testing, and Challenges - Paperback

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by Alberto Luis Fernández (Editor), Jonathan Evans (Editor)Understanding Cross-Cultural Neuropsychology thoroughly examines the meaning of culture in the context of neuropsychology, focusing on the fundamental neuroscience underlying how different aspects of culture influence neuropsychological test performance, and how that is related to brain function. It explores in detail the relationship between brain activity and culture, and the influence of various cultural, educational, and linguisti...

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The Bizarre Careers of John R. Brinkley - Paperback

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by R. Alton Lee (Author)Lee leaves no stone unturned in this account of a man who changed the course of American institutions forever.Author BiographyR. Alton Lee, the author of several books including Eisenhower and Landrum-Griffin: A Study in Labor-Management Politics, taught history at the University of South Dakota for thirty years. Number of Pages: 330 Dimensions: 0.92 x 8.92 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: August 16, 2022

Composites in Biomedical Applications - Paperback

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by S. M. Sapuan (Editor), Y. Nukman (Editor), N. a. Abu Osman (Editor)Composites in Biomedical Applications presents a comprehensive overview on recent developments in composites and their use in biomedical applications. It features cutting-edge developments to encourage further advances in the field of composite research. Highlights a completely new research theme in polymer-based composite materials Outlines a broad range of different research fields, including polymer and natural fib...

Neuromuscular Fundamentals: How Our Musculature is Controlled - Paperback

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by Nassir H. Sabah (Author)This book is rather unique in its approach and coverage. The approach is essentially that of an engineering textbook, emphasizing the quantitative aspects and highlighting the fundamentals and basic concepts involved. The coverage progresses in a logical and systematic manner from the subcellular, starting with the electrophysiology of the cell membrane, then proceeding to synapses, neurons, and muscle, before considering neuronal motor ensembles and the neuromuscul...

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by Charles F. Haanel (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, rep...

Animal Parasites and Parasitic Diseases - Hardcover

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by Benjamin Franklyn 1874- Kaupp (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be pr...

Supplement to the American Dispensatory - Paperback

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by John 1813-1893 King (Author), John Uri 1849-1936 Joint Ed Lloyd (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that ...

Dispositionalism in Musculoskeletal Care: Understanding and Integrating Unique Characteristics of the Clinical Encounter to Optimize Patient Care - Hardcover

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by Michael Vianin (Author)"The experts in pain are the patients."Chiropractor, lecturer, expert federal chiropractic examiner, and supervising clinician, Michael Vianin (MSc, DC), is committed to ensuring clinicians and other healthcare professionals involved in the management of musculoskeletal disorders and pain syndromes have access to practical tools allowing them to apply a dispositionalism model of musculoskeletal care.In this book, Michael discusses the components of the model, their s...

Your Elderly Parents Failing Health. Is It Ageing or a Treatable Condition? - Paperback

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by Peter Lipski (Author)The biggest change in Aged Care in years by challenging ageism, negative attitudes to the elderly and providing holistic comprehensive medical care. "YOUR ELDERLY PARENTS FAILING HEALTH. IS IT AGEING OR A TREATABLE CONDITION? By Dr Peter Lipski. Geriatrician.Many people experience the frustration of watching their elderly relatives' health decline every day only to be told that it's just "old age" that causes dizziness, falls, confusion, malnutrition, and breathlessnes...

Bell's Palsy Handbook: Facial Nerve Palsy or Bell's Palsy facial paralysis causes, symptoms, treatment, face exercises & recovery all covered - Hardcover

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by Alexa Smith (Contribution by)Bell's Palsy, which is the most common form of facial nerve palsy, can be a very terrifying condition for a person to have because any form of facial paralysis creates a life of traumatic experiences. It is very difficult for somebody who doesn't suffer with facial nerve palsy to understand how it affects your looks and everyday self-esteem and self-confidence. The majority of Bell's Palsy sufferers just want to lock themselves indoors because they feel totally...

My Will: a Legacy to the Healthy and the Sick - Paperback

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by Sebastian 1821-1897 Kneipp (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be prese...

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by Alfred Goodman Levy (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, r...

Personal Reminiscences of the New York Hospital From 1856 to 1900; c.1 - Paperback

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by Robert F. (Robert Fulton) 1838 Weir (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enoug...

The Cure of Old Age, and Preservation of Youth; 1-2 - Paperback

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by Roger 1214?-1294 Bacon (Created by), Duarte Madeira D. 1652 Arrais (Created by), Richard Fl 1674-1694 Browne (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of th...

Diseases of the Heart: Their Diagnosis and Treatment - Paperback

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by Albert 1863-1924 Abrams (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserve...

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by Bumstead Freeman J. (Freeman Josiah) (Created by), 1805-1874 Cullerier a. (Auguste) (Created by), Royal College of Physicians of Edinbu (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a ...

Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Yearbook; 1920 - Paperback

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by Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important e...