De seksuologie maakt grote ontwikkelingen door. De wetenschappelijke interdisciplinaire studie van seksualiteit heeft sinds het begin van deze eeuw veel nieuwe theoretische visies, behandelingen en onderzoeksdata opgeleverd. Daarnaast zijn de effecten van de toegenomen medicalisering op de seksuologische hulpverlening groot.Seksuologie is een grondige academische inleiding tot de interdisciplinaire seksuologie. De actuele stand van zaken binnen het vakgebied wordt overzichtelijk en kritisch w...

This book provides an overview of the physiology of pregnancy and the pathophysiology of common pregnancy complications. Using this information, options are discussed for the early detection and prevention of these complications. 

Chapter 1 outlines the maternal adaptation to pregnancy, which enables the fetus to grow, mature and thrive without compromising maternal health. Chapter 2 describes the pregnancy course in healthy women, who develop a common pregnancy complication, such as a pl...

Palliatieve zorg is een belangrijk onderdeel van de beroepsuitoefening van vrijwel elke arts, verpleegkundige of verzorgende en verdient een basisplek in elke medische of verpleegkundige opleiding. Die positie had het in het verleden niet, maar met name in de laatste twee decennia heeft de palliatieve zorg de plaats verworven die het veel langer verdiende. In deze tweede, geheel herziene druk van Probleemgeoriënteerd denken in de palliatieve zorg is er naast de somatische aspecten ook aandac...

Winner of the prize for New Edited Book at The Royal Society of Medicine & The Society of Authors' Medical Book Awards, this textbook for medical students covers orthopaedics, trauma and rheumatology in one volume. It offers both core information regarding what the student needs to know about these specialties and an extensive series of cases with questions and answers that illustrate the thinking behind common everyday practice. The book offers a standard approach to history taking and physi...

This book is an authorized translation of the 5th German edition published and copyrighted 2014 by Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart. Title of the German edition: Augenheilkunde.

Enthusiastically acclaimed by medical students and faculty worldwide, this text is specifically designed to prepare students for their first encounters with patients with cardiovascular disease. Thoroughly revised by internationally recognized Harvard Medical School faculty and a team of select cardiology fellows and internal medicine residents, this seventh edition equips students with a clear, complete, and clinically relevant understanding of cardiovascular pathophysiology, setting a stron...

A mother whose child has had a cochlear implant tells Laura Mauldin why enrollment in the sign language program at her daughter's school is plummeting: "The majority of parents want their kids to talk." Some parents, however, feel very differently, because "curing" deafness with cochlear implants is uncertain, difficult, and freighted with judgment about what is normal, acceptable, and right. Made to Hear sensitively and thoroughly considers the structure and culture of the systems we have bu...

Eye Movement Disorders, by Dr. Agnes Wong, fills a great void in the Ophthalmology and Neurology literature by presenting eye movement disorders in a full-colour, highly illustrative format. This text explains eye movement disorders in a concise yet comprehensive manner, which makes it an excellent reference book and an outstanding learning text for anyone trying to master the intricate relationship between eye movement disorders, and their underlyingneuroanatomy and pathophysiology.

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480 pages Master the most effective techniques for evaluating movement and performing special tests with expert guidance from leading orthopedic physical assessment authority David J. Magee. Confidently perform more than 165 special tests common in musculoskeletal assessment with detailed step-by-step instructions.

Review movement examinations and specific test details with narrated video demonstrations. Access up-to-date, evidence-based information at a glance with a convenient atlas format....