James E. Lessenger Editor 2006 This is the book I wish I had when I started practicing medicine in an agricultural community. During 22 years of researching, practicing, and teaching agricultural medicine, I have encountered bat bites, thorn punctures from citrus, grain harvester machine entrapments, and pesticide exposures.
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Robert B. Taylor 2006 There are three important life decisions when mistakes could be especially costly for the clinician: Whom (or if) you marry, your specialty choice, and the path of your career. I really can’t help you with the first decision, and your specialty choice has probably already been made. This book is about the third decision—the direction of […]
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Richard Colgan 2013 On the Art of Caring I am grateful for the success of “Advice to the Young Physician: On the Art of Medicine.” This has given me the opportunity to write a second edition. I reviewed the first edition and recognized that most of the material was applicable not just to young physicians but physicians and clinicians […]
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Robert B. Taylor 2005 A Handbook This book presents the approach to selected problems that clinicians often find difficult to diagnose or treat. At first, the topics may seem eclectic, but they have been chosen to reflect areas in which I—as a clinician like you—always seem to need to know more (such as genetic disorders and diabetes mellitus), am […]
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Robert B. Taylo 2005 A Handbook In the end, most of our patients—and also most of us clinicians— will die a cardiovascular death. During life, many will experience discomfort and disability caused by diseases of the heart and blood vessels. This book is intended to be a primer on these causes of morbidity and mortality.
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Pedro Olivares-Tirado • Nanako Tamiya 2014 Japan’s 10-year Experience
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Halaevalu F. Ofahengaue Vakalahi Gaynell M. Simpson • Nancy Giunta Editors 2014 International Perspectives on Aging Volume 9 Given my commitment to the study of aging and diversity, it is truly an honor to be invited to write the foreword for this extraordinary and innovative book that focuses on aging and old age from varied perspectives and […]
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Ronda C. Talley • Gregory L. Fricchione Benjamin G. Druss Editors 2014 Research • Practice • Policy From its inception in 1987, the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (RCI) has sought to bring attention to the extraordinary contributions made by caregivers to their loved ones. I grew up in a home that was regularly transformed into a […]
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Tova Band-Winterstein • Zvi Eisikovits 2014 Interpersonal, Familial, and Cross- Generational Perspectives The question of how a long-standing intimate violence affects the experience of adult ageing is becoming increasingly pressing as the twenty-first century progresses. We are entering an age where there are greater numbers of older people around, who are living longer than previous generations, and where […]
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Ronda C. Talley • Shirley S. Travis Editors 2014 Research • Practice • Policy From its inception in 1987, the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (RCI) has sought to bring attention to the extraordinary contributions made by caregivers to their loved ones. I grew up in a home that was regularly transformed into a caregiving household when members […]
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