Author: Thomas A. Miller
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Keywords: applications, third, volume, clinical, foundations, surgical, care, physiologic, modern
Number of Pages: 1837
Published: 2006-08-15
List price: $500.00
ISBN-10: 0824728696
ISBN-13: 9780824728694

Completely updated with contributions by world leaders in surgery and the surgery specialties, this reference assists surgeons in the diagnosis and treatment of patients by considering disease as a derangement of normal physiology, thus allowing the surgeon to correlate the appropriate use of laboratory and radiologic modalities. Arranged according to specific organ systems, the book is easily accessible and reflects the impact that scientific discoveries and technical advances have had on our understanding of the physiologic processes in surgical patients.

Author: Psychologic, and Psychosocial Effects of Deploymen
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: effects, deployment, related, stress, psychosocial, psychologic, war, health, volume, physiologic, gulf
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2008-02-28
List price: $71.75
ISBN-10: 0309101778
ISBN-13: 9780309101776

Book DescriptionThe sixth in a series of congressionally mandated reports on Gulf War veterans’ health, this volume evaluates the health effects associated with stress. Since the launch of Operation Desert Storm in 1991, there has been growing concern about the physical and psychological health of Gulf War and other veterans. In the late 1990s, Congress responded by asking the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to review and evaluate the scientific and medical literature regarding associations between illness and exposure to toxic agents, environmental or wartime hazards, and preventive