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A book that will be welcome to practising dermatologists everywhere, this fantastically useful new volume presents a visual encyclopedia of geriatric dermatoses that can be used by clinicians on rounds or in a reference environment.

This utterly comprehensive work covers all of the techniques involved in uro-oncology. Oncology has a big impact in the urological community and is hugely topical at the present time because many technical advances have been made in this field.

This provides background information on procedures, epidemiological aspects, problem areas, mortality and morbidity risk. These topics are of particular interest for investigators in ECG research and clinical trials.

Jensen identifies the roots of interaction and interactivity in media studies, literature studies and computer science, and presents definitions of interaction as something going on among agents and agents and objects, and of interactivity as a property of media supporting interaction.

Offering readers a wealth of cutting-edge, Riccati-based design techniques for various forms of control, this self-contained text stress-tests the reliability of the methods outlined with rigorous stability analyses and detailed control design algorithms.

The text includes background epidemiological information, nutritional aspects, effects on various biological functions, possibly mediating the effects on atherosclerosis and its clinical sequelae, and offers an extensive coverage of the effects upon blood pressure.

In a condition of such complexity as bronchial carcinoma and at a time when the scientist's understanding of malignant disease is still incomplete, it is inevitable that views within the medical profession will proliferate.

A gem among surgical manuals, this comprehensive guide to Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis is an excellent source for all surgeons looking specifically for technical details about the surgical management of these two diseases.

Radiotherapy as practiced at the renowned Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute is brought up to date in this new, second edition of The Radiotherapy of Malignant Disease.

Derived from 40 years' experience in diagnostic surgical pathology and autopsy rooms, this book deals with the gross and microscopic structure of the normal pancreas, placing a special focus on structural abnormalities.

Definitions, Concepts and Scope of Engineering Asset Management, the first volume in this new review series, seeks to minimise ambiguities in the subject matter.

Materials in Marine Technology covers the important aspects of metallurgy and materials engineering which must be taken into account when designing for marine environments. Recent advances in materials technology, including the use of new materials for marine applications Alloys, Polymers and Composites are examined in detail.

A multi-author approach is taken in this book to give a thorough view of the neuropathology of AIDS. The broad approach makes the reader aware that the neurological disease is part of a process involving the patients in their entirety.

We welcome the publication of this volume, which discusses the diagnosis of bone tumours with particular reference to children and adolescents. However, bone tumors often show an extreme variety of structures which confuse even experienced bone pathologists.

Above all, the experience of many colleagues worldwide with commitments to a particular anatomical or technical area has led to a more balanced and refined approach to the problems of rheumatoid surgery.

Knee replacement can be regarded as the inevitable sequel to hip replacements, the child so to speak, of a brilliant father. Richard Laskin, whose abiding interest and profound knowledge of knee replace ment are well known, has gathered together a team of notable experts who, between them, cover every aspect of the subject.

Surgeons differ in their enthusiasm for autografts, allografts and metallic implants, nevertheless, all have their place in orthopedic surgery. For some defects in the skeleton, bone grafting may be the only solution. The pros and cons of bone grafting are thoroughly discussed by eighteen distinguished authorities in this book.

Crucial decisions concerning surgical treatment are often based on the results of various methods used for assessing colorectal function. The discussion shows how each technique is conducted and in what way the results can be interpreted and used for the management of patients with colorectal disorders.

An update on current knowledge is given for surgeons and researchers involved in implant surgery and the development of implant arthroplasty. These include: detailed data on the microscopy of the junctional tissues, the mechanical properties of cement, and the architecture of bone and implant design.

As pediatric cardiology becomes more and more neonatal cardiology and even fetal cardiology, Neonatal Heart Disease by Robert M. There is Dick Rowe the public man -the factual account of Dick Rowe's achievements as a physician, educator, and research man - the Dick Rowe that virtually "everyone" knows.

Revision surgery. A practical approach to problems and com-plications of total hip arthroplasty. Based on the study oflong term results and operative techniques evolved over 20years experience in this field of work.

These have comprised extensions of clinical method, for example clinical neuropsychology, electro encephalography, radiography of the skull and spine, angiography and other contrast procedures, including the now abandoned technique of air encephalography, and myel ography, perhaps itself soon to be little used.

The introduction of the Blalock operation for tetralogy of Fallot by Blalock in 1944 greatly advanced the management and prognosis of a critically ill group of cardiac patients, and the success of this procedure further stimulated the development of concepts and techniques for the surgical management of other severe congenital cardiac defects.

Recent developments in the field of retinal detachment surgery have called for a substantial revision of the previous edition of this text.

A thorough description of new surgical treatment which accelerates the healing of formerly intractable venous ulcerations, and which can be carried out in a day-care surgical centre -- thus avoiding the need for hospitalisation.