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This volume presents a selection of clinical cases with the emphasis on tumors of bone and soft tissues. Case for case, the reader is supplied with information and invited to suggest a diagnosis. In each case the patient's history is briefly reviewed and characteristic images are reproduced. Special...

This seminal work, Research and Ethics for the Medical Profession, shares a common thread among all its contributing authors, and that the medical and nursing profession are obligated to act compassionately, honestly, and with respect for the betterment of their patients. Doctors have a moral duty...

The International Symposium on Artificial Heart and Assist Devices has been held three times, first in 1985, then in 1987 and 1990. It is my great pleasure to present Artificial Heart 3 (Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Artificial Heart and Assist Devices). The third symposium was...

For more than 65 years, Williams Textbook of Endocrinology has been the gold standard in the field, delivering authoritative guidance on every aspect of adult and pediatric endocrine system disorders. The 13th Edition has been thoroughly updated by Drs. Shlomo Melmed, Kenneth S. Polonsky, P. Reed...

Acupuncture is rapidly moving out of the arena of "alternative" medicine, in large part because it is grounded more firmly than other alternative treatments in research. This book provides readers with the up-to-date information on the clinical bases of acupuncture.

Bone age assessment, a crucial part of the diagnosis and management of pediatric growth disorders as well as the timing of certain pediatric orthopedic procedures, has for decades depended on the meticulous examination of plain radiographs. Examining the subtle changes present within the maturing...

Ethical practice is an essential aspect of counselor training. In order for counselors to competently work with clients, they must be well versed in ethical codes, ethical decision making, and legal issues impacting the profession. Ethical Decision Making for the 21st Century Counselor provides the...

Los estudios universitarios en Turismo, plasmados en el actual Grado en Turismo, contemplan la necesaria adquisición por el alumno de determinadas competencias relacionadas con la ordenación legal de las actividades, servicios y productos turísticos, así como de las políticas turísticas desarrolladas...

Freddy's a brilliant boy but has no common sense, or so he's been told. He has a penchant for falling forward into painful circumstances. Watching others from the outside doesn't protect him. Neither does making friends. Fate has chosen him to be the extra in other people's movies. He can only fall. When...

As the date of Angela Michaels' marriage to millionaire/philanthropist, Philip Evans fast approaches Angela becomes determined to find her real father before the wedding. Unable to secure assistance from her mother, Elaine, a successful self-made business woman, Angela embarks on her search alone. Failing...

A doorway into the life of the submissive and a guide into the world of the dominant. The subjection and torment will be both exquisite and unpredictable.A recently married couple; he a confirmed and experienced submissive, she a vanilla novice, who is initially shocked by his desires but determined...

Meet Professor Damon Webb. Dr. Webb is a ruggedly handsome young English professor who lectures at an all woman college for the arts. Coping from his recent devastating divorce, he constantly resists ongoing temptations of the flirtatious college woman that he teaches. Although the college...

In Signposts, Sally E. Hadden and Patricia Hagler Minter have assembled seventeen essays, by both established and rising scholars, that showcase new directions in southern legal history across a wide range of topics, time periods, and locales. The essays will inspire today's scholars to dig even more...

Es wird weiße Weihnachten geben. Seufzend beschließt der Herr, das Fichtenbäumchen mit den schon etwas zerschlissenen Sternen zu schmücken. Aber schenken wollten sie sich dieses Jahr wirklich nichts ... Entgegen der Abmachung begibt sich der Herr dann doch noch mit seinen letzten hundert Pengö...