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The study of legal history has a broad application that extends well beyond the interests of legal historians. An attorney arguing a case today may need to cite cases that are decades or even centuries old, and historians studying political or cultural history often encounter legal issues that affect...

As an addition to the European postgraduate training system for young neurosurgeons we began to publish in 1974 this·series devoted to Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery which was later sponsored by the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies. The fact that the English language...

Get the tools to provide more effective treatment for the neurobehaviorally disordered TBI patient! As traditional treatment success rates for many persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are proving less than effective, clinicians search for other therapies that may be more productive. Alternate...

Since the publication of the 3rd Edition 17 years ago, progress has been truly remarkable in all areas of electrocardiography. Five of the seven chapters in this 4th Edition have been extensively revised. Out of the total of 125 ECGs, 65 are new. Each ECG is crisp and clear and all the abnormalities...

After 30 years, Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies remains your go-to choice for authoritative guidance on managing today’s obstetric patient. International experts put thelatest knowledge in this specialty at your fingertips, with current and relevant information on everything from...

Technical improvements over the past twenty years have made endos­ copy the procedure of choice for examination of the hollow organs of the genitourinary and gastrointestinal tracts. The development of electro­ surgical techniques, laser technology, injection therapy, and a wide variety of other...

Scientific Bases of Acupuncture summarizes the major scientific advances from 1976 - 1988 on the mechanisms of acupuncture. Outstanding researchers from Western countries, Japan and China report their findings in the format of review articles. The individual reviews summarize each author's personal research while also referring to the overall literature in the field of acupuncture and TENS.

Medical microbiology concerns the nature, distribution and activities of microbes and how they impact on health and wellbeing, most particularly as agents of infection. Infections remain a major global cause of mortality and in most hospitals around one in ten of those admitted will suffer from an...

There are two important reasons for commencing this new series of publi­ cations entitled "Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery": 1. the lack of any organized common European postgraduate training system for young neurosurgeons and 2. the language barriers, which impede the...

Twenty-five years have passed since J. MILLER'S basic work on the central role of the thymus for the generation of immunological reactivi­ ty. During this time, the abundance of fascinating literature on the immunological and functional aspects of this organ has been in contrast to the paucity of...

From their location in the heart of Detroit, Michigan, the Weisfelds’ lab has reached out for thirty years to couples in long-term partnerships around the world. In living rooms of Detroit, London, Moscow, Beijing, and beyond, couples of all types and ages have shared their insights into adult romantic...

Stone extraction via the T-tube 89 3. Endoscopic method 89 4. Preparation for stone extraction 90 5. Technique 90 6. Results 91 7. Complications 91 8. Discussion 91 Index of Subjects 99 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION This book was conceived as a descriptive atlas of most reliable indication for common bile...