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Clinical prediction models Clinical prediction models Ewout W. Steyerberg This book aims to provide insight and practical illustrations on how modern statistical concepts and regression methods can be applied in medical prediction problems, including diagnostic and prognos… OL15066360W
The Warmth of Other Suns The Warmth of Other Suns Robin Miles,Isabel Wilkerson In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citize… OL15380640W
Health tourism Health tourism David A. Reisman Spas, pilgrimages and trips to famous specialists are not new. What is new is the volume of patients willing and able to travel great distances for a variety of treatments and procedures. This book e… OL16651430W
Brother, I'm dying Brother, I'm dying Edwidge Danticat From the age of four, award-winning writer Edwidge Danticat came to think of her uncle Joseph as her "second father," when she was placed in his care after her parents left Haiti for America. And so … OL1806975W
Man adapting Man adapting René J. Dubos "The dominant theme of the present book is that the states of health or diease are the expression of the success or failure experienced by the organism in its efforts to respond adaptively to environ… OL1846351W
Information retrieval Information retrieval William R. Hersh This work covers the theory, implementation and evaluation of information retrieval (IR) systems in health and biomedicine. The three sections cover the basic concepts of IR, the current state-of-the… OL18757577W
Prudent practices in the laboratory Prudent practices in the laboratory National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Prudent Practices in the Laboratory Prudent Practices in the Laboratory--the book that has served for decades as the standard for chemical laboratory safety practice--now features updates and new topics. This revised edition has an exp… OL19897686W
Human heart, cosmic heart Human heart, cosmic heart Thomas Cowan "Thomas Cowan was a 20-year-old Duke gradbright, skeptical, and already disillusioned with industrial capitalism when he joined the Peace Corps in the mid-1970s for a two-year tour in Swaziland. Ther… OL20053538W
Patient-centered medicine Patient-centered medicine Moira Stewart "The evolution of attitudes and roles in society is reflected in many facets of our lives: In the medical community, these changes are most evident in the shifting relationship between doctor and pat… OL20804501W
Clinical laboratory management Clinical laboratory management Lynne Shore Garcia A comprehensive volume presenting authoritative information on the management challenges facing today's clinical laboratories. Contained here is an array of administrative tools, including numerous a… OL20868755W
Smoke signals Smoke signals Jim Poling "When Europeans discovered tobacco among Amerindians in the New World, it became a long-sought panacea of panaceas, the critical ingredient in enemas, ointments, syrups, and powders employed to treat… OL20882725W
Scottish Medicine and Literary Culture, 1726-1832 Scottish Medicine and Literary Culture, 1726-1832 David E. Shuttleton Scottish Medicine and Literary Culture, 1726?1832 examines the ramifications of Scottish medicine for literary culture within Scotland, throughout Britain, and across the transatlantic world. The con… OL20932776W
Spirituality, health, and wholeness Spirituality, health, and wholeness Siroj Sorajjakool "Spirituality, Health, and Wholeness: An Introductory Guide for Health Care Professionals explores the principles of spiritual care as applied to clinical practice, including perspectives on the theo… OL20947089W
Symptômes Symptômes Doug Dollemore Un livre de référence sur les problèmes de santé mineurs, présentés de façon alphabétique. Chaque entrée aide au diagnostic: quand consulter un médecin, description et signification des symptômes et … OL20947520W
Petit Larousse de la médecine Petit Larousse de la médecine Larousse Réédition en format de poche, sectionnée en deux volumes, d'un dictionnaire encyclopédique à l'usage du grand public. Présentés par ordre alphabétique, les articles apportent d'abord les définitions … OL20947528W
Black's medical dictionary Black's medical dictionary Gordon Macpherson This is a well-known authoritative medical reference book with over 4500 terms and concepts defined and described. Many experts have contributed on specific areas, including tropical medicine, geneti… OL21182947W
L'otite de Lucas L'otite de Lucas Nicole Audet Lucas, le cousin de Félix, ne peut pas se baigner au lac, ses oreilles lui font mal, il a une otite. Heureusement, Félix arrive en vitesse avec sa trousse de docteur magique. Il est convaincu que Bou… OL24697260W
Nerve damage Nerve damage Tom Combs "ER physician and medical researcher, Drake Cody, has created an experimental drug that may help the paralyzed walk. A diabolical predator has learned of the priceless research and will stop at nothi… OL28595086W
What the Health What the Health Eunice Wong "There is a health revolution brewing. Many people know there's something terribly broken about the industrial food, medical, and pharmaceutical systems, but they don't know what it is. It's no wonde… OL33673474W
Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient Norman Cousins The basic theme of this book is that every person must accept a certain measure of responsibility for his or her own recovery from disease or disability. This notion of patient responsibility is not … OL4216740W
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