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Dictionary for clinical trials Dictionary for clinical trials Day, Simon. As a result of the expansion in the area of pharmaceutical medicine there is an ever-increasing need for educational resources. The Dictionary of Clinical Trials, Second Edition comprehensively expla… OL121723W
Perspectives in nursing, 1983-1985 Perspectives in nursing, 1983-1985 NLN Convention (16th : 1983 : Philadelphia, Pa.) This volume, being a compilation of papers based on program sessions given at the National League for Nursing's Sixteenth Biennial Convention in Philadelphia, June 1-4, 1983, addresses both current t… OL13414776W
Affective equality Affective equality Kathleen Lynch This text provides a different perspective on equality by highlighting and exploring affective equality, the aspect of equality concerned with relationships of love, care and solidarity. OL15974018W
The hippocratic myth The hippocratic myth Maxwell Gregg Bloche "When we're ill, we put our trust in doctors who promise to put our well-being first and pledge to do us no harm. But medicine's expanding capabilities and soaring costs threaten to make this commitm… OL16113908W
Child and adolescent health and health care quality Child and adolescent health and health care quality National Academies (U.S.). Committee on Pediatric Health and Health Care Quality Measures "Increasing public investments in health care services for low-income and special needs children and adolescents in the United States have raised questions about whether these efforts improve their h… OL16540819W
The healthcare imperative The healthcare imperative LeighAnne Olsen,Pierre L. Yong,Robert Samuel Saunders Summarizes workshops convened in May, July, September, and December 2009 by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care (formerly the Roundtable on Evidence-Based Medic… OL16639516W
Jonas and Kovner's health care delivery in the United States Jonas and Kovner's health care delivery in the United States Anthony R. Kovner,James Knickman How do we understand and also assess the health care of America? Where is health care provided? What are the characteristics of those institutions which provide it? Over the short term, how are chang… OL16667691W
Creating a business case for quality improvement research Creating a business case for quality improvement research Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services Staff The Institute of Medicine (IOM) convened the workshop "Creating a Business Case for Quality Improvement and Quality Improvement Research" on October 15, 2007, in Washington, DC, to develop a better u… OL18693417W
Providing quality care Providing quality care David B. Nash,Norbert Goldfield 259 pages : 23 cm OL19195097W
Quality health care Quality health care Richard Harrison Egdahl,Richard H. Egdahl,Paul M. Gertman xxiii, 245 p. : 24 cm OL19451379W
The portable health administration The portable health administration Joseph W. Sassani,James T. Ziegenfuss The Portable MHA is a concise, readable book that gives an overview of the information covered in a Master of Health Administration program. The material is presented in a fashion so that professiona… OL20804434W
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
Where medicine fails Where medicine fails Anselm L. Strauss 421 pages ; 23 cm OL22785133W
The lean prescription The lean prescription Patricia A. Gabow "This book is written by a seasoned physician, teacher, and scientist who was the CEO of a large integrated system for 20 years. It is a complete how-to book on implementing a Lean transformation in … OL23207084W
Comparative guide to American hospitals Comparative guide to American hospitals David Garoogian "4, 383 hospitals with key personnel and 67 quality measures in treating heart attacks, heart failure, pneumonia, pregnancy and surgical infection prevention." OL24256216W
Medical Nemesis Medical Nemesis Ivan Illich "The medical establishment has become a major threat to health. The disabling impact of professional control over medicine has reached the proportions of an epidemic. Iatrogenesis, the name for this … OL2848845W
Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient: reflections on healing and regeneration Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient: reflections on healing and regeneration Norman Cousins The story of a recovery from a crippling disease and the physician patient partnership that beat the odds by using the patient's own capabilities. OL4216703W
The psychology of health care The psychology of health care Jane E. Chapman xiv, 271 pages ; 24 cm OL5911719W