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Providing a practical, current, evidence-based approach to all aspects of perioperative care for the patient with vascular disease, Vascular Anaesthesia is an essential read for all vascular anaesthetists, anaesthetic nurses and anyone else involved in the care of vascular patients throughout the world.  Vascular Anaesthesia summarizes current...

Human Rights versus Power-SharingConsociations are power-sharing arrangements, increasingly used to manage ethno-nationalist, ethno-linguistic, and ethno-religious conflicts. Current examples include Belgium, Bosnia, Northern Ireland, Burundi, and Iraq. Despite their growing popularity, they have begun to be challenged before human rights courts as...

This text provides a person-centered approach to helping individuals with schizophrenia meet their personal goals.The approach is strongly influenced by the "e;recovery"e; model. This model emphasizes a respect for an individual&'s ability to participate in decision-making about their illness and an appreciation that people can achieve many...

Reflections on the 50th Birthday of the PillOctober 15, 1951 marks the birthday of one of the key episodes in 20th century social history: the first            synthesis of a steroid oral contraceptive in a small laboratory in Mexico City - an event that triggered the         development of the Pill. Carl Djerassi has been honoured worldwide for...

The new edition of this best-selling pocket guide covers the whole of clinical dentistry in a concise format. The authors have distilled the essentials of clinical practice into a readily accessible style with blank spaces provided for readers to add their own notes. This edition has been completely revised with a wealth of new information plus a...

Schizophrenia is one of the most traumatic psychiatric disorders, both for the affected person and their family. It also carries an unfortunate stigma and suffers from frequent misinterpretation by the popular media. The disorder usually manifests itself through significant periods of hallucinations, bizarre delusions, and disorganized behaviour,...