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This collection of translations of some of Koch's important essays represents an important first. It includes three of his essays on anthrax, three on tuberculosis, two on cholera, one on wound infections, and a relective essay entitled On Bacteriological Research.

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A well-organized, thoughtful, and logical discussion of a difficult ethical issue frequently encountered by clinicians.

Journal of the American Medical Association

Walton has made a successful attempt to write about medical concerns without ever leaving the layperson to flounder in confusion.

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An introduction to the ethical and legal dilemmas in nursing practice, this text is designed to provoke the nurse to reflect on the nature of his or her professional obligations and future practice. It aims to enhance the reader's understanding of the issues.

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Examines the growth and development of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) over the past two decades, detailing the success that they have had in controlling costs, and assesses the quality of care they provide to their 33 million current enrollees.

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The volume explores the shaping of everyday health in different contexts since 1950. It shows how different aspects of identity affected experiences of health and wellbeing.

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A clear, concise, and essential guide providing key information about cancer survivors and their needs-and how those needs can best be met.

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The second edition of Experiential Unity Theory and Model: Treating Trauma in Therapy addresses the current concerns dominating the field of group therapy and individual counseling and promotes a healing milieu whereby clients can address the core of their problems and heal fully.

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A work about the depth and complexity of the ethical issues that arise in illness and medicine. It provides an alternative to the abstract debates about principles and consequences that have long dominated ethical thought. It is suitable for those touched by illness or suffering.

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What are the elements upon which a healthy personality is built This fascinating book identifies the key components and shares vivid case studies that demonstrate what happens when those elements are missing.

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Expressive Therapy with Traumatized Children offers students in training and professionals an array of sensitive and creative ways to help even their most challenging patients. Klorers rich and highly accessible narrative seamlessly weaves together theory, research, and cases into an invaluable resource.

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Expressive Therapy with Traumatized Children offers students in training and professionals an array of sensitive and creative ways to help even their most challenging patients. Klorers rich and highly accessible narrative seamlessly weaves together theory, research, and cases into an invaluable resource.

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This book, written by a psychotherapy client, challenges the power of theory and ask questions which deserve to be aired, and in so doing presents an appeal for greater sensitivity, a critical view and better practice.

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Traditional pathology models do not provide a satisfactory framework for professional practice with families of people with mental retardation.

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AIDS has profound implications for social and family relationships, in addition to being a major health issue. This is a completely revised, updated edition of a text which addresses the issue of how AIDS and HIV affect the family. It draws material from international research and practice.

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Tessler and Gamache provide substantial research on the impact of mental illness on the family through interviews conducted with hundreds of family members between 1989 and 1997.

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Tessler and Gamache provide substantial research on the impact of mental illness on the family through interviews conducted with hundreds of family members between 1989 and 1997.

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Written by a pediatrician for pediatric clinicians on the front line, in response to the ever increasing obligations they acquire for the well being of children, this book focuses on the potential of health care to impact the social morbidities that affect children's health.

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How do doctors and nurses communicate with frightened patients who are dying, address the needs and concerns of the patients, and help the patients arrive at an acceptance of death This work deals with the relationship that the health care team has with the dying and how well that team is prepared to address the fears of the dying.