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"The first lesson is that success looks like whatever your patient describes it as ... Some want to be pain free, to breathe a little easier, to make it to their grand-daughter's wedding ... to be w……続きを見る

This Element is a survey of the field of pathographies of mental illness. It explores classic texts in the field as well as other selected contemporary memoirs. In doing so, the reader is introduced……続きを見る

Mr. Ito’s children act as his informal translators, but his doctor isn’t sure their translations are accurate or complete. Is Mr. Ito getting the medical information he needs? Ten-year-old Hannah ar……続きを見る

Amongst the scholars, secrets and soporifics of Victorian Oxford, the truth can be a bitter pill to swallow… Jesus College, Oxford, 1881. An undergraduate is found dead at his lodgings and the medic……続きを見る

Haben wir eine moralische Pflicht, unsere Organe postmortal zu spenden? Oder handelt es sich dabei lediglich um einen Akt, der zwar wünschenswert, aber nicht gefordert ist? Und wie soll die Organspe……続きを見る

Handing envelopes containing money or gifts to doctors in public health care is often seen as a remnant of socialism that continues as an integral part of the Lithuanian health care system. Rima Pra……続きを見る

This volume introduces students to the history of cultural and theological responses to abortion as background for understanding a diversity of ethical positions in contemporary Christian, Jewish, a……続きを見る

WAT IS PSYCHOSE WEL EN NIET? WAT MAAK JE EIGENLIJK DOOR? EN HOE KOMEN WE ER SAMEN UIT? Psychotische ervaringen gaan gepaard met verwarring en onbegrip. Niet alleen kamp je met lastige belevingen. Va……続きを見る

A renowned ethicist who himself faced death during a recent life-threatening illness, Allen Verhey in The Christian Art of Dying sets out to recapture dying from the medical world. Seeking to counte……続きを見る

La hipnosis como procedimiento terapéutico puede ser considerada como una de las técnicas más antiguas que se conocen para provocar cambios en los procesos cognitivos, afectivos, somáticos y conduct……続きを見る

Escuchar música es cada vez más habitual en nuestras vidas. La investigación psicológica actual pone de manifiesto que no sólo se trata de una actividad recreativa o de ocio, sino que además juega u……続きを見る

First, do no harm. How do we defend the "truth" when no one agrees what it is and many have reason to undermine it? Very freely adapting Professor Bernhardi by Arthur Schnitzler, Robert Icke's gripp……続きを見る

Dieses Buch ist der dritte Teil "Medium III" des dreiteiligen Aphorismen-Werks »MEDIUM«. Es entstand hauptsächlich in der Zeit von Ende 1952 bis zu Beginn des Jahres 1954. Von April bis Dezember 195……続きを見る

The Abortion Act 1967 may be the most contested law in UK history, sitting on a fault line between the shifting tectonic plates of a rapidly transforming society. While it has survived repeated call……続きを見る

Dieses Buch ist der zweite Teil "Medium II" des dreiteiligen Aphorismen-Werks »MEDIUM«. Es entstand hauptsächlich in der Zeit von Ende 1952 bis zu Beginn des Jahres 1954. Von April bis Dezember 1954……続きを見る

Dieser Brief ist naiv, vollkommen unrealistisch und völlig verrückt. Er ist an Dich gerichtet und beinhaltet zur Rettung der Welt doch tatsächlich eine Vision und die dazugehörigen Schritte. Und das……続きを見る

Dieses Buch ist der erste Teil "Medium I" des dreiteiligen Aphorismen-Werks »MEDIUM«. Es entstand hauptsächlich in der Zeit von Ende 1952 bis zu Beginn des Jahres 1954. Von April bis Dezember 1954 w……続きを見る

L’anaphylaxie signifie le contraire de la protection (phylaxie). C’est le mot que j’ai créé pour désigner la curieuse propriété que possèdent certains poisons d’augmenter, au lieu de diminuer, la se……続きを見る

The Handbook of Medical Leadership and Management couples the essentials of clinical leadership with a practical approach to help healthcare professionals be effective clinical leaders and managers.……続きを見る

This book equips the reader with a sound understanding of the treatment of neglected and vulnerable patients in the dental office. It offers a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach to atraumatic ……続きを見る

Commemorating its 175th anniversary, this new edition of the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Code of Medical Ethics (AMA Code) has undergone another comprehensive update. Much has changed in me……続きを見る

A Medicina contemporânea vive uma ambiguidade. Ao mesmo tempo em que avançou e avança bastante na resolução das mais variadas doenças, tem aumentado também as queixas de ser "desumanizada" e respons……続きを見る

Do you find research challenging to read? Do you struggle to get to grips with a research paper? Understanding, critiquing and using research is a key requirement of students studying nursing and he……続きを見る

"Je ne pense pas à Une présence idéale comme un livre qui parle de la mort. Je voulais écrire un livre qui parle de la vie : de la vie professionnelle et personnelle d’un groupe de soignants." Eduar……続きを見る

A gripping, pulse-pounding medical thriller that will have you holding your breath until the final jaw-dropping twist. Perfect for fans of Valerie Keogh, Freida McFadden and Doctor Foster. Care give……続きを見る

The fifth edition of this widely used book by caregivers brings to you updated and revised content, built on the basic understanding that medicine does not work in a vacuum, but rather alongside oth……続きを見る

This edited volume examines the complex entanglements of human, animal, and environmental health. It assembles leading scholars from the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and medicine t……続きを見る

"Luck egalitarianism"--the idea that justice requires correcting disadvantages resulting from brute luck--has gained ground in recent years and is now the main rival to John Rawls's theory of distri……続きを見る

Increasingly digital technologies are used in healthcare. This book explores eight digital health technologies, situated the context of a life span, from high-throughput genomic sequencing technolog……続きを見る

Love and Injustice in Medicine explores the injustices Jeff Nisker has witnessed in his many years in medicine, including the injustice of illness itself. As in Nisker's previous books, he uses narr……続きを見る