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A critical, quantitative look at the future supply and demand of surgical specialists that may foretell rationing of surgical services.

(Hardback)

A complete guide to good skin care, including targeted recommendations for addressing specific problems and keeping skin healthy and beautiful.

From one of the foremost experts on skin care comes the first science-based resource to explore, in laypersons terms, the full range of dermatological conditions, remedies, and treatments.

(Hardback, 2nd edition)

A "one size fits all" approach to health care doesn't work well, especially for America's extremely diverse population. This book provides a lively and accessible discussion of how and why a more flexible and culturally sensitive system of health care can-and must be-achieved.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

A "one size fits all" approach to health care doesn't work well, especially for America's extremely diverse population. This book provides a lively and accessible discussion of how and why a more flexible and culturally sensitive system of health care can-and must be-achieved.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

General semantics, a process problem-solving approach, has a proven record of success across a wide variety of fields and disciplines. This text applies the techniques and formulations of general semantics to investigate and make recommendations about various aspects of drug abuse.

(Hardback)

This edited collection builds on the editors' previous works Drug Abuse Treatment: The Implementation of Innovative Approaches (Greenwood, 1994) and Innovative Approaches in the Treatment of Drug Abuse: Program Models and Strategies (Greenwood, 1993).

(Paperback)

Addictions to iphones, painkillers, cupcakes, alcohol and sex are taking over our lives.

(Hardback)

Meanwhile, Internet gambling, more or less regulated at home, has found willing government sponsors abroadremoving an ever-larger segment of the industry from U.S. government jurisdiction and recasting the gambling debate.

Using this book, citizens can:

Learn the ethical and rhetorical framework of the gambling debate.

(Hardback)

As author Osborne explains, Existing approaches to preventing youth suicide have had little impact on reducing the number of suicides and suicide attempts across America.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

A superb book . useful reading not only for those concerned about health in Nicaragua but also for anyone concerned about the transformation of health care programs througout the world. for courses in medical and political anthropology, international health, and health education, as well as for health professionals in the international arena.

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This unique text examines 30 specific pain management case studies to explain pain treatments from the perspectives of Eastern acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine as well as that of Western medical practice.

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(Hardback)

Here is the whole story of the world of drugs-from the infamous Opium Wars to the legal availability of narcotics in the United States during the past century; from the unexpected boost given to illicit drugs by Prohibition to the great success of the French Connection.

(Hardback)

This important new study examines the value of day care in treating problems of teenage drug abuse.

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Treatment of cocaine abuse has traditionally been non-pharmacological, although beginning with the 1980s, various drugs have been used to decrease cocaine craving.

This bibliography contains more than 600 references, spanning a century of research and writing.

(Hardback)

Twelve Step Programs are significant features in the American landscape. Investigating Twelve Step Programs lends further insight into the cultural crisis affecting many Americans as well as the strategies some have found to make sense of their lives.

(Hardback, 2nd edition)

This book reveals how giving birth is an inherently safe, relatively painless process that is best performed without the assistance of doctors or midwives, and how confidence and a positive attitude reduces fear-and therefore the pain-of labor.

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One in every 100 Americans is born with a serious genetic disorder, and more will face a disease with genetic components in their lifetime. In the past decade, fledgling genetic science has identified more than 4,000 diseases connected to genetic factors.

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(Paperback, NIPPOD)