Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, June 2005, Volume 9, Issue 2
by: James R Doyle, MD

Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
ISSN: 1089-3393
Online ISSN: 1531-6572
Frequency: 4 issues per year

The following comments reflect the changes in treatment for distal radius fractures that have occurred over the last 45 years. They are to be taken as a brief, noncomprehensive review of some of the highlights in the evolution of the treatment of distal radius fractures. These comments are based on one surgeon’s experience and may contain information that some might consider apocryphal (or the result of a faulty memory) and may also have egregious omissions.
This issue of Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery includes an article on arthroscopically assisted reduction and fixation ofdistal radius fractures and a second presentation on an innovative device for fragment specific fixation of distal radius fractures.

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Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z: Volume 1 2
by: Delores C.S. James

Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z: 1
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Where can students in health class and general readers turn for accurate, dependable, fad-free information? This two-volume reference examines the relationship between food and health on a historical, national and personal level. It analyzes how nutrition has affected quality of life, health and fitness in various countries at different times in history. The work looks at the connections between diet and such diseases as beriberi and scurvy, and the role nutrition plays in conditions such as weight and height increases, diabetes, and obesity. Historical as well as contemporary methods of treatment are presented from an international viewpoint. Dietary trends within various cultures are also covered, ranging from the consumption habits of Asian-Americans to those of Central Europe to those customary of Pacific Islanders.
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by: J. Matthew, M.D. Neal

Basic Endocrinology: An Interactive Approach
By J. Matthew, M.D. Neal

Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Number Of Pages: 282
Publication Date: 2000-01-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0632044292
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Indiana Univ., Muncie. Introductory textbook for medical students and residents in a problem-based, self-assessment format. Presented as “frequently asked questions,” and asks the student “why” rather than restating lecture material. One-third of the book consists of review questions accompanied by diagrams and photographs. Softcover.

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Schaum’s Outline of Mathematics for Nurses
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Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2002-12-10
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071400222
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A review of basic arithmetic precedes clear explanations of how nurses need to apply mathematics in modern clinical practice. This study guide teaches an especially easy approach to solving the proportion problems key to converting medication orders and passing nursing licensing exams. The profusion of problems with detailed solutions, and hundreds more with answers, gives students ample opportunities to test their skills as they learn them–leading to quicker mastery.

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Rating: 5

Nursing students — This is the book you must have if you want to really learn the concepts behind the math you will be expected to do on a daily basis in both school and clinicals. This book has great explanations, and lots of study questions to hone your new skills.

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Annual reference surveys current research in post-menopausal health. Covers major diseases of old age, muscular-skeletal disorders, various types of cancer, lifestyle changes, and reproductive health care. For researchers and practitioners.

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Genetic Secrets: Protecting Privacy and Confidentiality in the Genetic Era
By Mark A. Rothstein

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The dramatic explosion of Information brought about by recent advances in genetic research brings welcome scientific knowledge. Yet this new knowledge also raises complex and troubling issues concerning privacy and confidentiality. This thought-provoking book is the first comprehensive exploration of these ethical, legal, and social issues.

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Epidemiology an Introductory Text
By Christie

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Number Of Pages: 136
Publication Date: 1996-06
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0868404004
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Foreword:

‘NEXT PATIENT, PLEASE!’ and then we do our best to diagnose and treat whoever walks in. The consultation is the central activity of medicine, and for some doctors it is the whole of medicine: they never take off their clinical blinkers. What this book does is indicate how a wider outlook can get better resultsbetter use of our limited medical resources, a reduction in the burden of end-stage incurable disease, and it is intellectually more interesting and professionally more satisfying.

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by: Penny Simkin, Ruth S. Ancheta

The Labor Progress Handbook: Early Interventions to Prevent and Treat Dystocia
By Penny Simkin, Ruth S. Ancheta

Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Number Of Pages: 206
Publication Date: 2000-03-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0632052813
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A comprehensive compilation of problem-based, low cost, low risk measures to prevent or treat difficult labour. These measures are logically used before higher-cost, higher-risk measures. The book is arranged so that a busy user can find desired information quickly, using index tabs, flowcharts, and plentiful illustrations.

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Summary: great info
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I own the last edition and find it invaluable in my practice. Can’t wait to see what’s new and exciting here

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Surgical Pathology of the Head and Neck, Second Edition, Revised, and Expanded: Volume 3
by: Leon Barnes

Surgical Pathology of the Head and Neck, Second Edition, Revised, and Expanded: Volume 3
By Leon Barnes

Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Number Of Pages: 864
Publication Date: 2000-11-29
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 082470469X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780824704698

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Updated, reorganized, and revised throughout, this highly lauded three-volume reference provides an interdisciplinary approach to the diagnosis, treatment, and management of head and neck diseases, including the incidence, etiology, clinical presentation, pathology, differential diagnosis, and prognosis for each disorder-promoting clear communication between pathologists and surgeons. Written by more than 30 internationally distinguished physicians, Surgical Pathology of the Head and Neck, Second Edition now contains: · over 1045 photographs, micrographs, drawings, and tables-nearly 200 more illustrations than the first edition · five new chapters on molecular biology, fine-needle aspiration, vesiculobullous diseases, neck dissections, and radiation · a cumulative and expanded index in each volume Unparalleled in scope and content by any other book available on the subject, Surgical Pathology of the Head and Neck, Second Edition is a must-have resource for oral, surgical, and general pathologists; otolaryngologists; oral, maxillofacial, plastic and reconstructive, general, head and neck, and orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons; oncologists; hematologists; ophthalmologists; radiologists; endocrinologists; dermatologists; dentists; and residents and fellows in these disciplines.

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International Praise for the First Edition
This gem of a two-volume encyclopedic treatise…comprise[s] nothing less than a Whos Who of the respective fields of head and neck pathology and a Whats What of comprehensive data, clear analysis, and some needed philosophy…Written with expertise, panache, and considerable depth.
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-Head & Neck Surgery

…a magnus opus that…should be in the library of any specialist concerned with the management of head and neck disease.
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…Numerous excellent microscopic and macroscopic figures, tables and schematic graphs supplement the text….
…The editors, the authors and the publishing house deserve our congratulations…recommended to all specialists in this field, and to general physicians and pathologists.
The book is of excellent quality.
-Experimental Pathology
Every plastic surgeon needs a reference guide to the pathology of the head and neck….It is not likely that the practitioner will find any resource more comprehensive and useful than this…work.
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…will benefit anyone interested in diseases of the head and neck….a wealth of information.
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Musculoskeletal Imaging Cases
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Musculoskeletal Imaging Cases offers an efficient and systematic approach to interpreting imaging of the musculoskeletal system. It delivers a one-of-a-kind collection of more than 370 cases with an emphasis on advanced imaging - including MRI, CT, US, and scintigraphy.. The book’s logical, easy-to-follow organization is designed for at-the-bench reference. The concise text, numerous multi-modality images, and helpful icons make looking up essential information fast and easy.

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Authorship from more than 70 contributing radiologists from the U.S. and around the globe provide a wealth of valuable cases
. . (20081222)

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Social Change and Health in Sweden
by: Jan Sundin

Author:
Sundin, Jan (Linköping University, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Willner, Sam (Linköping University, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Title:
Social Change and Health in Sweden: 250 Years of Politics and Practice
Department:
Linköping University, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication type:
Book (Other scientific)
Language:
English
Publisher:
Swedish National Institute of Public Health
Pages:
252
Year of publ.:
2007
URI:
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-11323
Permanent link:
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-11323
ISBN:
978-91-7257-534-9
Subject category:
History of medicine
Keywords(en) :
Life expectancy, disease, medicine, public health, health policy, Scandinavia, Swedish National Institute of Public Health,
Abstract(en) :

The impressive improvements in health for the Swedish population during the last two and a half centuries can be ascribed to many reasons. There has been a multifold of important public health measures including the regular collection of vital statistics from 1749 on a national level through the state church, which also played an important role in the early and widespread vaccination coverage against smallpox. Preventive mother and child care, access to health care free of charge, restrictive alcohol policy, accident prevention in several sectors and anti-tobacco campaigns have also been important. However, the increased living standard due to universal welfare policy strategies including social security, high educational standard, high degree of employment for women and men, regional and housing subsidies, appears to be equally or even more important.

The Swedish National Institute of Public Health, SNIPH, has been responsible for supporting the implementation of the Swedish public health policy adopted by the Swedish Parliament, the Riksdag, in 2003, and for reporting on the implementation process as well as the results. The policy has been made available in English in a supplement to the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health (volume 32, supplement 64; eds. Hogstedt C, Lundgren B, Moberg H, Pettersson B and Ågren G) as well as in a summary of the first Public Health Policy Report published in 2005. SNIPH has also contributed to the evaluation of Swedish public health research in another supplement (no. 65) to the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2005.

Today’s public health policies and results can to a large extent be explained by history and experiences from earlier decades and even centuries. Therefore, we were very pleased to publish a book in 2005 on the health of the Swedish people in a historical perspective (eds. Sundin J, Hogstedt C, Lindberg J and Moberg H) in Swedish in cooperation with Professor Jan Sundin and Associate Professor Sam Willner from Linköping University and others. We are now equally pleased to be able to publish a summarised and modified version in English by Professor Jan Sundin and Associate Professor Sam Willner focusing on the health development in relation to social changes over the last 250 years. Bernt Lundgren, Christer Hogstedt and Henrik Moberg from SNIPH were responsible for the discussions with the authors and the processing of the book.

The new Swedish public health policy from 2003 has attracted much attention internationally due to its focus on structural determinants as well as lifestyle factors. The policy has been mentioned in the WHO Bangkok Charter on Health Promotion in a Globalized World and the WHO strategy for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in the European Region, as well as by the Independent WHO Commission on Social Determinants. It is our hope that this publication shall contribute to the understanding of the background and context for this policy.

Historical lessons from one country can not be transferred uncritically to another country or be used as a basis for future decisions. However, the likelihood of the effects of different policies could be indicated by comparing differences and similarities in the contexts. We hope that this book will prove useful for policy comparisons and in the training of public health policy-makers, researchers, administrators and field workers.

Östersund, December 2007

Gunnar Ågren

Director General
Note:
The book is part of the series Swedish National Institute of Public Health R 2007:21, ISSN 1651-8624.
Available from:
2008-03-18

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Quality of Life, Health and Happiness
By Lennart Nordenfelt

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Publication Date: 1993-07
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Quality of life is a popular modern subject. The term “quality of life” appears in many contexts, including in newspapers and TV-commercials, often as an argument for buying a certain product. It is now also common in serious discourses, including those on social and medical care. It is often described as a goal of the professional activity which is as important as the more objective-sounding welfare and health. It is important to ask if it is possible to define the concept of the quality of life of single individuals or of groups of people. Is it reasonable that quality of life should be considered the major goal of health and social care? This text is an attempt to draw these and related questions, which deal with the nature of quality of life and its significance in particular for medical care. It proposes and defends a theory of quality of life which has been inspired by classical and modern analyses of concepts such as happiness and welfare.

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Clinical Assessment of Dangerousness: Empirical Contributions
by: Georges-F. Pinard, Linda Pagani

Clinical Assessment of Dangerousness: Empirical Contributions
By Georges-F. Pinard, Linda Pagani

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: 2000-11-13
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0521641233
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780521641234

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Unrealistic public policies have increasingly concerned clinicians who fear being held responsible for their decisions in a legal climate that expects them to accurately predict the future. Clinical Assessment of Dangerousness provides a forum in which a group of internationally recognized scholars present the major conceptual issues and themes in their areas of violence research. Each chapter includes an issue-based essay that makes the research findings clinically relevant for assessment and prediction of violence. This book provides a reference that outlines key information for conducting more effective risk assessments with different populations.

Review
“[E]ssential reading…At the least, this book should be readily available on the bookshelf for rapid reference. Sooner rather than later, the clinician will need it.” Journal of the American Medical Association “Valuable because it contains a variety of informative chapters regarding various types of violence, violent offenders, and antecedents of violence…This volume does provide a fairly comprehensive overview of validated risk factors for violence in a wide variety of contexts…Would be an appropriate text, or supplemental text, for graduate courses on violent behavior…There is much in this volume that would be useful for practicing clinicians as well.” Contemporary Psychology “Timely and relevant for those in the forensic arena and the psychiatrist for whom this issue emerges in routine practice…A comprehensive overview of the scientific literature… Informative and up-to-date… Suitable for trainees preparing for written examinations and forensic psychiatrists with an interest in criminal matters.” Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry “Meticulously edited and attractively bound…presents an up-to-date review of dangerousness and its assessment. The editors have assembled an impressive roster of collaborators…Extremely instructive…Should be read by psychiatrists and mental health specialists engaged in predicting and managing violent behaviors.” Canadian Journal of Psychiatry “Georges-Franck Pinard and Linda Pagini, of the University of Montreal, are to be congratulated on this solid, useful summary of the clinical understanding of dangerousness.” Psychiatric Services

Review
“[E]ssential reading…At the least, this book should be readily available on the bookshelf for rapid reference. Sooner rather than later, the clinician will need it.” Journal of the American Medical Association

“Valuable because it contains a variety of informative chapters regarding various types of violence, violent offenders, and antecedents of violence…This volume does provide a fairly comprehensive overview of validated risk factors for violence in a wide variety of contexts…Would be an appropriate text, or supplemental text, for graduate courses on violent behavior…There is much in this volume that would be useful for practicing clinicians as well.” Contemporary Psychology

“Timely and relevant for those in the forensic arena and the psychiatrist for whom this issue emerges in routine practice…A comprehensive overview of the scientific literature… Informative and up-to-date… Suitable for trainees preparing for written examinations and forensic psychiatrists with an interest in criminal matters.” Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

“Meticulously edited and attractively bound…presents an up-to-date review of dangerousness and its assessment. The editors have assembled an impressive roster of collaborators….Extremely instructive….Should be read by psychiatrists and mental health specialists engaged in predicting and managing violent behaviors.” Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

“Georges-Franck Pinard and Linda Pagini, of the University of Montreal, are to be congratulated on this solid, useful summary of the clinical understanding of dangerousness.” Psychiatric Services

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Contrast Media: Safety Issues and ESUR Guidelines (2nd Edition) (Medical Radiology / Diagnostic Imaging)
by: Henrik S. Thomsen, Judith A.W. Webb

Contrast Media: Safety Issues and ESUR Guidelines (Medical Radiology / Diagnostic Imaging)
By Henrik S. Thomsen, Judith A.W. Webb

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ISBN-13 / EAN: 9783540727835

Product Description:

This second, revised edition of Contrast Media: Safety Issues and Guidelines, presented in a handy, easy to use format, provides an invaluable, unique and unparalleled source of information on the safety issues relating to contrast media.

It not only updates the successful first edition, but also contains a number of completely new chapters, for example on gadolinium-based contrast agents, meta-analyses in contrast media research and various regulatory issues. Comprehensive consideration is given to the many different safety issues relating to iodinated, MR, ultrasound and barium contrast media. The text includes chapters on both acute and delayed non-renal adverse reactions and on renal adverse reactions. All those questions frequently raised in radiological practice are addressed, and the well-known European Society of Urogenital Radiology guidelines on contrast media are included.

Review

From the reviews of the first edition:

From European Journal of Ultrasound, August 2006: ‘The book can be recommended emphatically to each radiologist or related physician who is using contrast media in daily practice. In three words: ‘A MUST HAVE’.

“This book contains 21 chapters from multiple authors, forming a comprehensive review of the available literature on the safety of radiological contrast media. … This book is a well-balanced, objective, scientific evaluation of all the issues relating to the safe use of contrast media. … It is reasonably priced and I feel it is set to become an affordable and invaluable reference for any imaging department. Radiology registrars and radiologists will find it useful … it will also be of interest to radiographers … .” (Dr. D F Peach, RAD Magazine, December, 2006)

–This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Atlas of Clinical Syndromes
by: H-.R. Wiedemann

Atlas of Clinical Syndromes
By H-.R. Wiedemann

Publisher: Mosby
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 1991-12
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0723416486
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780723416487
The second edition of this atlas offers a collection of photographs showing an extensive range of malformation syndromes. Almost one third longer than the previous edition, it includes those syndromes that have come to light since 1982 as well as redefinitions of syndromes based on recent research findings. The vast number of syndromes presented include many which are based on prolonged familial study, with developmental photographs of the same case. Problems associated with pregnancy, including toxicants, are covered, as well as genetic conditions. Beginning with the most frequently occurring signs, the author gradually moves on to more esoteric ones as the book progresses. Each syndrome is presented on a double-page spread with the text on the left and photographs on the right-hand page - a practical, easy-to-use arrangement which permits comprehensive and detailed consideration of each invidivual syndrome

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Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior, 3rd Edition
by: Pamela Korsmeyer, Henry R. Kranzler

Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol&Addictive Behavior (Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior)
By Pamela Korsmeyer, Henry R. Kranzler

Publisher: Gale Cengage
Number Of Pages: 1800
Publication Date: 2008-11-14
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0028660641
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780028660646

Description:
Explores the social, medical, legal and political issues related to drugs and alcohol and associated behaviors. Includes emerging topics and developments in the many fields of addiction studies.

PREFACE
The first edition of the Encyclopedia of Drugs and Alcohol (as it was first titled),
published in 1995, was the product of a massive effort on the part of Jerome H.
Jaffe and a group of distinguished colleagues that he, through his long experience
and many friends in the various fields of addiction studies, was able to bring
together. The result of the collaboration among the members of this original
group was a compendium of information from every viewpoint and specialty
having to do with the use and abuse of psychoactive substances. We, the editors
of this third edition of the Encyclopedia, have attempted to remain true to
Dr. Jaffe’s original purpose as described in the preface to the first edition.
The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Drugs and Alcohol has been written as a comprehensive
source of information for non-specialists who have an interest in any of the
diverse topics that are included under the broad general heading of substance use and
abuse. While many of the entries are devoted to the actions of drugs on the body, the
work as a whole is intended to serve the wider interests of social science and includes
articles on social policy, history, politics, economics, international trafficking, law
enforcement, scientific and medical research, treatment and prevention of drug
abuse, and epidemiology.
The title of the second edition, published in 2001, was modified to include
addictive behaviors that did not involve drugs or alcohol. While paying close
attention to the original vision and the broader scope reflected in the title
change, we have tried to update and expand the work to include new and
emerging topics and important developments in the many fields of addiction
studies. We have included information on recent scientific discoveries and theories
in behavioral neuroscience, which help to illuminate how addictive substances
and behaviors affect the brain and the impact of these effects on behavior.
This new scientific information also includes a growing number of discoveries in
genetics, which have emerged following the sequencing of the human genome.
In addition, recent advances in neuroimaging have made it possible to examine
events occurring in the healthy and addicted brains of animals and humans,
further elucidating the underlying processes. The results of new, large-scale
population studies inform much of the epidemiologic coverage of substance
use, abuse, and dependence. We have gone to some lengths to reorganize the
sections on treatment in as intuitive a way as possible and to include new
developments in the use of medications, which increasingly are being combined
with psychosocial interventions in the treatment of individuals with addictive
disorders.
Recognizing the cultural importance of how addiction is perceived both in
the United States and in societies and political systems throughout the world, the
editorial board obtained authoritative essays on such popular subjects as drugs in
the movies, the effect of the Internet on drug use, and the coverage of addiction
issues in the media. In order to give the reader a broad view of how these issues
are understood and dealt with in cultures other than that of the United States, we
commissioned articles on drug use and trafficking in a representative group of
countries and regions.
We have tried to maintain standards of objectivity in the treatment of controversial
subjects and to provide enough information on competing theories and
points of view so that readers may draw their own conclusions. One of the main
challenges in compiling these volumes was to ensure that the language used by
the contributors was not so technical as to make the entries obscure. In reviewing
entries prior to publication, a concerted effort was made to use lay language
whenever possible and, when technical terms were required, to define them. We,
the editors in chief, are satisfied that the finished work provides an authoritative
source of information that will help to educate the general public on a variety of
complex and controversial issues.
This third edition contains 545 entries, of which nearly 70 percent are either
completely new (133 articles) or substantially revised and updated (236 articles).
Early on, the editors decided, and Macmillan Reference personnel agreed, that
the extensive list of treatment programs included in the fourth volume of the first
two editions should be dropped. It was the board’s judgment that such a list
would fall out of date so fast as to be of little use to the reader.
In early 2006, Kate Hanley of Macmillan Reference invited Pam Korsmeyer
and Henry Kranzler to consider sharing the task of editor in chief of a third
edition of the Encyclopedia. Both were pleased and honored to accept the
invitation. Ms. Korsmeyer had worked for many years as an editor and writer
on the history of use, abuse, and control of psychoactive substances, and she was
happy to be able to reengage the field after several years’ absence. Dr. Kranzler
has been a clinician and investigator in addictions for more than twenty years and
welcomed the opportunity to survey the biological and medical aspects of the
field comprehensively, as required by a thorough revision of the Encyclopedia.
At the beginning of the Encyclopedia project, the editors in chief and the
Macmillan Reference project managers agreed that the work of constructing the
table of contents, developing ‘‘scopes’’ for each article, and reviewing the finished
essays should be divided among six fields of interest. A prominent scholar was
then invited to take responsibility for each of the six fields, and the two editors in
chief oversaw three fields apiece. Henry Kranzler worked with Deborah Hasin
(epidemiology), Kathleen Carroll (treatment), and Michael Kuhar (neuroscience
and pharmacology). Pam Korsmeyer guided the efforts of Nancy Campbell
(history, society, and culture), Eric Wish (public policy), and Virginia Berridge
(international issues). Howard Kushner also participated in the initial development
of the table of contents, contributing first-rate work to the coverage of
history, society, and culture. When he found that he was unable to remain on the
editorial board, Nancy Campbell stepped in, much to the good fortune of the
project and the editors.
The substantial organizational effort could not have been possible without the
contributions of the staff at Macmillan/Gale, who were ably led by Kate Hanley,
Jeffrey Lehman, and Alan Hedblad. Their tireless dedication kept the editorial
board and editors in chief focused on the task of identifying suitable authors for
the many revised and new entries, providing direction in the preparation of initial
draft entries, and thoroughly editing the entries to ensure their suitability for
inclusion in the Encyclopedia.
PAMELA KORSMEYER
HENRY R. KRANZLER

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Radiation Oncology: Management Decisions
by: K.S. Clifford Chao, Carlos A Perez, Luther W Brady, Carlos A. Perez, Luther W. Brady

Radiation Oncology: Management Decisions
By K.S. Clifford Chao, Carlos A Perez, Luther W Brady, Carlos A. Perez, Luther W. Brady

Publisher: Lippincott Williams&Wilkins
Number Of Pages: 776
Publication Date: 2001-12
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0781732220
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780781732222

Product Description:

Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO. Manual for students, residents, and practitioners in radiation oncology. Designed to complement comprehensive textbooks. Includes updated content, a new chapter on IMRT, and new color illustrations and computer-generated drawings. Previous edition: c1999. Softcover. DNLM: Neoplasms–radiotherapy–Handbooks.

Summary: Concise and practical
Rating: 5

A concise and practical book for practicing radiation oncologists. Covers the salient points from the main Perez textbook. A short basic introduction to each site with anatomy,clinical symptoms, diagnostic work up, staging and treatment options. The radiation planning techniques are well outlined and practical. A must have for daily clinical practice - however not a replacement for the main Perez.

Summary: Concise, useful summary of the Perez textbook
Rating: 5

An excellent concise abstraction of the larger textbook “Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology”. The same scope of content is present, the salient facts are presented in point form with the most important references at the end of each chapter. Abundant diagrams and photographs supplement the text. An excellent companion to Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology and particularly useful for senior residents and practicing radiation oncologists.

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