Practical Health Promotion

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The second edition of this popular introductory textbook has been fully revised to provide a totally up-to-date guide to the practical aspects of promoting health. Focusing on the range of skills needed to become an effective practitioner, it takes readers step-by-step through the different settings in which health promotion takes place, and the various tools they might employ.

The book offers accessible and comprehensive coverage of all the key topics in contemporary health promotion, including chapters on health promotion through the lifespan, one-to-one communication, working with groups, using the media and digital technologies, advocacy, and planning and management.

As well as incorporating the most recent government policies and initiatives in public health, the new edition draws on the very latest literature and statistics. In particular, there is new and expanded material on issues such as: community initiatives and social capital; novel resources offered by digital technologies; health literacy; health in the media; stress in the workplace, and much more.

Throughout the text there are activities to develop students’ understanding and encourage reflective practice. Each chapter opens with a list of the central issues and learning objectives, and key terms highlighted in the text are clearly explained. Carefully chosen figures and photographs enliven and reinforce the text, while a well-designed website (www.politybooks.com/healthpromotion) offers up-to-date online resources to test and extend students’ learning.

The new edition of Practical Health Promotion will continue to be the ideal and indispensable practical guide to health promotion for students at all levels. It will inspire anyone involved with health care to find practical ways of promoting positive change.

The Immunoassay Handbook, Fourth Edition: Theory and applications of ligand binding, elisa and related techniques

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The 4e of this award-winning reference work provides an excellent, thoroughly updated guide to the science, technology and applications of ELISA and other immunoassays, including a wealth of practical advice. It encompasses a wide range of methods and gives an insight into the latest developments and applications in clinical and veterinary practice and in pharmaceutical and life science research.

Highly illustrated and clearly written, The Immunoassay Handbook provides an excellent guide to this fast-growing field. Revised and extensively updated, with over 30% new material and 77 chapters, it reveals the underlying common principles and simplifies an abundance of innovation.

The Immunoassay Handbook reviews a wide range of topics, now including lateral flow, microsphere multiplex assays, immunohistochemistry, practical ELISA development, assay interferences, pharmaceutical applications, qualitative immunoassays, antibody detection and lab-on-a-chip.

• This handbook is a must read for all who use immunoassay as a tool, including clinicians, clinical and veterinary
• chemists, biochemists, food technologists, environmental scientists, and students and researchers in medicine, immunology and proteomics. It is an essential reference for the immunoassay industry.
• This third edition contains updated and new information on advanced technology, including micro- and nanoscale immunoassays.
• Provides a unique mix of practical information coupled with a review of clinical applications, and practical examples Include contributions from world experts including Robert Ritchie and Professor Colin Self.

CT Colonography Atlas: For the Practicing Radiologist (Medical Radiology / Diagnostic Imaging)

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This easy-to-use atlas comprises a collection of representative common and unusual virtual colonoscopy (CT colonography, CTC) cases that physicians and radiologists may expect to encounter during their clinical practice.

The atlas reflects the important recent advances in image acquisition, patient preparation, and image processing and is thus completely up-to-date. Each case is presented with the native CT images, integrated images obtained by 3D image processing, and colonoscopic correlation.

Topics covered include normal appearances, anatomical variants, pitfalls, diverticula, lipomas, inflammatory bowel disease, polyps, flat lesions, cancers, and the postsurgical colon.

By presenting the main features of anatomy and pathology, this atlas will serve as an invaluable tool both for radiologists performing CTC and for clinicians who need to review the CTC examinations of their patients.

Gastrointestinal Cancers: Endoscopic Imaging and Treatment

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This book is a concise guide to gastrointestinal cancers, focussing specifically on endoscopic imaging and treatment. Each chapter discusses the different approaches for endoscopic diagnosis, looking at the etiology, epidemiology, endoscopic techniques and role of endoscopic interventions for all major types of gastrointestinal cancer.

Written by a renowned author and editor team from the UK, Europe, USA and Asia this manual includes nearly 200 colour images and illustrations. Also included are two video DVDs of thirteen different endoscopic procedures.

Key Features Concise guide to endoscopic imaging, diagnosis and treatment of major gastrointestinal cancers Renowned author and editor team from the UK, Europe, USA and Asia Nearly 200 colour images and illustrations * Includes video DVDs of various endoscopic procedures.

Crohn's Disease

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Sharon Cates is simply a mother who would go the distance for her child. Sharon spent hundreds of hours researching Crohn's Disease before finding the miracle cure for her daughter, despite the doctor's grim prognosis and insistence that there was no cure.

Sharon did find a cure for her daughter and wants to share that cure with other Crohn's suffers who have been told there is no cure. Now she shares some of the secrets she and her daughter discovered in managing and defeating the monster.

Colorectal Surgery: Expert Consult - Online and Print, 1e

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Colorectal Surgery equips you to overcome the clinical challenges you face in this area of surgery.

Written for the general surgeon who is called upon to manage diseases and disorders of the large bowel, rectum, and anus, this reference provides advanced, expert guidance on how to avoid complications and achieve the most successful results.

• Visualize relevant anatomy and techniques more easily with high-quality, full-color line drawings and clinical photos throughout.
• Zero in on the information you need with key points boxes in every chapter that provide a quick overview of the topic at hand.
• Get practical, hands-on advice on managing the diseases and disorders you're most likely to encounter.
• Learn from acknowledged leaders in the field who excel in both academic and clinical areas.
• Access the searchable contents online at www.expertconsult.com, along with downloadable images of key surgical techniques. 

Patient Surveillance After Cancer Treatment (Current Clinical Oncology)

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Patient Surveillance After Cancer Treatment covers the history of cancer patient surveillance after curative-intent treatment, the rationale, the methodologies used in the past and at present, the methodologies that will probably emerge in the future, the costs of surveillance, the definitions of various terms used in the field, and how those who are interested in the topic can get more information about it from the internet.

The secondary focus of the book is to publicize the need for well-designed, adequately powered randomized clinical trials comparing two (or more) surveillance strategies for each type of cancer. The audience includes all oncologists, cancer researchers, medical economists and policy makers in government and insurance companies, and finally, interested patients.

This book is part of the Current Clinical Oncology series, which provides cutting-edge knowledge of cancer diagnosis, management, and treatment. World renowned experts share their insights in all the major fields of clinical oncology. From the fundamentals of pathophysiology to the latest developments in experimental and novel therapies, Current Clinical Oncology is an indispensable resource for today’s practicing oncologist..

Management of Colorectal Cancers in Older People (Management Cancer Older People)

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The risk of cancer increases with age and the number of older adults seeking treatment is rising dramatically in line with the aging population. 

The care of older patients differs from that of younger adults because of variation in the biology of the tumor, age-related variation in host physiology, co-morbidity burden and psychosocial issues, which might impact the efficacy and side effects of cancer therapy.

Management of Colorectal Cancers in Older People focuses on treatment strategies of colorectal cancers and provides guidance on the issues specific to older patients, spanning background and epidemiology, special considerations in the care of older people, therapeutics, and psychosocial considerations.

This book offers a thorough review of current approaches to treating older colorectal cancer patients, detailing the special issues and considerations involved. The discipline-spanning coverage outlines best practice and proposes topics for future research.

The third volume in the Management of Cancer in Older People series, this book will be of interest to all surgical oncologists, medical and radiation oncologists, gerontologists, proctologists and other members of the multidisciplinary team involved in the care of elderly colorectal cancer patients. 

Flexible Sigmoidoscopy

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Presents thorough coverage of flexible sigmoidoscopic procedures and related topics. Includes a discussion of the history of sigmoidoscopy, as well as a description of signoidoscopic equipment, a comparison between flexible and rigid sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy, the technique of flexible signoidoscopy, and more.

Diseases Of Women

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Published in 1879, this medical volume contains descriptions, pathology and treatment of various diseases in the gynecological field.

Colorectal Cancer Screening and Computerized Tomographic Colonography: A Comprehensive Overview

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Colorectal Cancer Screening and Computerized Tomographic Colonography: A Comprehensive Overview is an authoritative volume on CT colonography. Structured in a manner that will allow the reader to understand the practical and larger public health issues surrounding both CT colonography and CRC screening in general, the text is designed to reach a broad audience of specialist clinicians and primary care physicians.

The book provides an overview of the disease and risk factors of colorectal cancer, as well as the history and development of CTC as both a colorectal imaging and screening modality. The text also reviews the controversies, potential pitfalls, and exciting new directions and capabilities inherent in the practice of CTC.

Filled with high quality images and authored by experts in the field, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Computerized Tomographic Colonography: A Comprehensive Overview is the definitive reference for clinicians interested in computerized tomographic colonography and CRC screening.