Sports Medicine (Just the Facts)

his work provides easy access to concise, authoritative answers on the comprehensive range of health issues sports clinicians confront. Perfect as a desk reference or quick review for certification exams, this manual gives readers quick solutions to diagnostic and treatment questions, an abundance of useful tables and charts, emergency-care procedures, plus incisive strategies for keeping athletes healthy. 
"Great quick review for in-training exams/boards exams. One could read this text in two weeks just before the exam and retain the most relevant information. Highly recommended.'
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Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry (Harper's Biochemistry) 27th Edition

Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry offers concise, up-to-date, and authoritative coverage of the principles of biochemistry and molecular biology as they relate to medicine. Revised for clarity, with new streamlined organization, new figures, and new online image collection Reflects major advances in biochemistry that are important to medicine Includes new chapters on amino acids and peptides, primary structure of proteins, and the Human Genome Project Presents new and expanded coverage of the mechanisms of action of enzymes, receptors involved in lipoprotein metabolism and reverse cholesterol transport, RNA synthesis, gene regulation, molecular mechanisms of hormone action, protein life cycle, and pharmacogenomics Provides clinical correlations and chapter summaries Features more than 500 clear, descriptive illustrations
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Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations (5th Edition)

This best-selling portable resource provides authoritative definitions for all of the medical acronyms and abbreviations you can expect to encounter in medicine today. The new, 5th Edition features 10,000 completely new entries reflecting the most recent developments in health care-including new clinical trials, new technologies, and new advances. Highlights include the latest virus nomenclature, computer technology, medical informatics, and molecular biology, along with more from the ever-expanding list of organizations and associations.
It also includes a CD-ROM that makes the content accessible via computer. What's more, a handheld software version is available on CD-ROM-sold separately, or in a money-saving package together with the book.
  • Features a concise, pocket-sized format that is easy to carry, easy to consult, and easy to afford.
  • Delivers all of the authority readers expect from the publisher of Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary.
  • Offers 10,000 brand-new entries encompassing all of the latest acronyms and abbreviations from every front in health care.
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Dictionary for Clinical Trials

As a result of the expansion in the area of pharmaceutical medicine there is an ever-increasing need for educational resources. TheDictionary of Clinical Trials, Second Edition comprehensively explains the 3000 words and short phrases commonly used when designing, running, analysing and reporting clinical trials.
This book is a quick, pocket reference tool to understand the common and less well-used terms within the discipline of clinical trials, and provides an alternative to the textbooks available. Terms are heavily cross-referenced, which helps the reader to understand how terms fit into the broad picture of clinical trials.
  • Wide ranging, brief, pragmatic explanations of clinical trial terminology
  • Scope includes medical, statistical, epidemiological, ethical, regulatory and data management terminology
  • Thoroughly revised and expanded - increase of 280 terms from First Edition, reference to Cochrane included
From the reviews of the First Edition:
"This invaluable text explains the majority of clinical trial terms, in alphabetical order, that are likely to be found in clinical trial protocols, reports, regulatory guidelines, and published manuscripts... Fully comprehensive - provides definitions of clinical trial terms in one complete volume... Includes extensive use of graphs throughout." LA DOC STI
"...covers a range of subject matter, with emphasis on medical, statistical, epidemiological and ethical terms... a useful adjunct to standard clinical trial texts... a reference source to keep within easy reach." TALANTA
The Dictionary of Clinical Trials, Second Edition is a ‘must-have’ for all pharmaceutical companies who conduct a lot of clinical trials, in all or one therapeutic area. The book is also of interest for public health and health science workers, and for contract research organisations and departments of medicine, where medics are involved with clinical trials.
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