Bioscience & Clinical Medicine

The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines began as a ten-page pamphlet designed for use by prescribers in the Maudsley NHS Trust. This seventh edition has been fully updated and expanded to meet the needs of prescribers, nursing staff, pharmacists, GPs ...

The skin is often the first organ to show that a serious disease exists in the body. Too often, clues from the skin are missed or neglected when diagnosing patients. In this fascinating treatise, fifty cases show such missed opportunities as well ...

Given the number of specialists involved in peripheral vascular interventions-vascular surgeons, interventional radiologist and cardiologists-a wealth of experience can be unearthed in this exciting area. The author and his peers have distilled ...

A Guide to Practical Toxicology: Evaluation, Prediction and Risk looks at the importance of toxicological normality, reviews toxicity testing methods, and explores new and 'alternative' methods of safety evaluation. The book uses text boxes to ...

In Ireland, as in many other countries, the education and training of nurses is undergoing reform and what was a vocation is becoming a profession. A History of Apprenticeship Nurse Training in Ireland traces the progress of nurse ...

A clear and concise survey of the major themes and theories embedded in the history of life science, this book covers the development and significance of scientific methodologies, the relationship between science and society, and the diverse ...

Regularly the media reminds us that while crime rates fall, fear of crime remains and prison populations soar. How can these apparent contradictions be so?

Crime and punishment are social and cultural manifestations; they are closely ...

This text provides a comprehensive review of our current knowledge of the causes of disorders of menstruation. It has been designed as a practical reference for the doctors' office or clinic, presenting the physician with a detailed account of ...