Added by: wwallace | Karma: 967.11 | Science literature, Medicine | 17 September 2010
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Memory and Brain
Written by a leading neuropsychologist, this book brings together widely scattered psychological and neurobiological research on memory to create a definitive overview of current knowledge, proceeding from the synapse to a review of the function and structure of neural systems and the organization of cognition.
A comprehensive overview of the biology of the ovary that cannot be found elsewhere...This book will interest clinicians in various fields, from general obstetrician-gynecologists to subspecialists in gynecologic oncology and reproductive endocrinology. The cross-specialty coverage will give subspecialists ready access to material related to their practice that is not generally covered in their own highly specialized literature.
This thoroughly illustrated handbook is the first complete how-to guide to the use of manual medicine techniques for sports injuries. For each region of the body, the book describes anatomy, physiology, physical examination, and common sports injuries, and details the various manual medicine techniques, with step-by-step instructions for treating specific injuries. More than 400 illustrations demonstrate how to apply these techniques.
Completely revised and updated, with 38 new contributing authors, the Second Edition of this standard-setting text/atlas from the acclaimed Mastery of Surgery series is a comprehensive guide to all cardiothoracic surgical procedures for adults and children. More than 130 of the world's master surgeons describe their techniques step by step and explain the decision-making that is crucial to a successful outcome. Many chapters are brand-new or completely rewritten by new contributors and cover innovative techniques, including robotic and minimally invasive procedures.
A male homicide victim with a shotgun blast to the chest. A female drug addict who has overdosed on crack cocaine. An elderly woman with deep stab wounds to the neck. A two-year-old motor vehicle accident victim with blunt head trauma. For forensic pathologists, police detectives, and crime scene investigators, dealing with death and injury is a daily routine. But even after investigating thousands of drownings, shootings, stabbings, electrocutions, overdoses, and traffic accidents, most professionals in the investigative fields still haven't seen it all.
