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Cardiac resynchronization therapy

Table of Contents: “…The epidemiology of heart failure and commonly associated conduction disorders / Maren E. …”
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The international handbook of suicide prevention /

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Suicidal determinants and frameworks -- Challenges to defining and classifying suicide and suicidal behaviours / Rory C O'Connor and Jane Pirkis -- International perspectives on the epidemiology and aetiology of suicide and self-harm / Kirsten Windfuhr, Sarah Steeg, Isabelle M. …”
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The international handbook of suicide prevention /

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Suicidal determinants and frameworks -- Challenges to defining and classifying suicide and suicidal behaviours / Rory C O'Connor and Jane Pirkis -- International perspectives on the epidemiology and aetiology of suicide and self-harm / Kirsten Windfuhr, Sarah Steeg, Isabelle M. …”
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ABC of sports and exercise medicine

Table of Contents: “…Epidemiological studies of sports injuries / Colin W. …”
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ABC of sports and exercise medicine

Table of Contents: “…Epidemiological studies of sports injuries / Colin W. …”
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Cardiotoxicity of non-cardiovascular drugs

Table of Contents: “…Cardiovascular toxicities of NSAIDS: Epidemiologic aspects -- Antonio González-Pe;rez, Luis Alberto Garci;a Rodriguez -- 10. …”
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Causality statistical perspectives and applications /

Table of Contents: “…Statistical causality : some historical remarks -- The language of potential outcomes -- Structural equations, graphs and interventions -- The decision-theoretic approach to causal -- Causal inference as a prediction problem : assumptions, identification, and evidence synthesis -- Graph-based criteria of identifiability of causal questions -- Causal inference from observational data : a Bayesian predictive approach -- Causal inference from observing sequences of actions -- Causal effects and natural laws : towards a conceptualization of causal counterfactuals -- For non-manipulable exposures, with application to the effects of race and sex -- Cross-classifications by joint potential outcomes -- Estimation of direct and indirect effects -- The mediation formula : a guide to the assessment of causal pathways in nonlinear models -- The sufficient cause framework in statistics, philosophy and the biomedical and social sciences -- Inference about biological mechanism on the basis of epidemiological data -- Ion channels and multiple sclerosis -- Supplementary variables for causal estimation -- Time-varying confounding : some practical considerations in a likelihood framework -- Natural experiments as a means of testing causal inferences -- Nonreactive and purely reactive doses in observational studies -- Evaluation of potential mediators in randomized trials of complex interventions (psychotherapies) -- Causal inference in clinical trials -- Granger causality and causal inference in time series analysis -- Dynamic molecular networks and mechanisms iIn the biosciences : a statistical framework.…”
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Alcohol-related violence prevention and treatment /

Table of Contents: “…The extent of the problem -- The problem of alcohol-related violence : an epidemiological and public health perspective / Ingeborg Rossow and Elin K. …”
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Cardiotoxicity of non-cardiovascular drugs

Table of Contents: “…Cardiovascular toxicities of NSAIDS: Epidemiologic aspects -- Antonio González-Pe;rez, Luis Alberto Garci;a Rodriguez -- 10. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Causality statistical perspectives and applications /

Table of Contents: “…Statistical causality : some historical remarks -- The language of potential outcomes -- Structural equations, graphs and interventions -- The decision-theoretic approach to causal -- Causal inference as a prediction problem : assumptions, identification, and evidence synthesis -- Graph-based criteria of identifiability of causal questions -- Causal inference from observational data : a Bayesian predictive approach -- Causal inference from observing sequences of actions -- Causal effects and natural laws : towards a conceptualization of causal counterfactuals -- For non-manipulable exposures, with application to the effects of race and sex -- Cross-classifications by joint potential outcomes -- Estimation of direct and indirect effects -- The mediation formula : a guide to the assessment of causal pathways in nonlinear models -- The sufficient cause framework in statistics, philosophy and the biomedical and social sciences -- Inference about biological mechanism on the basis of epidemiological data -- Ion channels and multiple sclerosis -- Supplementary variables for causal estimation -- Time-varying confounding : some practical considerations in a likelihood framework -- Natural experiments as a means of testing causal inferences -- Nonreactive and purely reactive doses in observational studies -- Evaluation of potential mediators in randomized trials of complex interventions (psychotherapies) -- Causal inference in clinical trials -- Granger causality and causal inference in time series analysis -- Dynamic molecular networks and mechanisms iIn the biosciences : a statistical framework.…”
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Alcohol-related violence prevention and treatment /

Table of Contents: “…The extent of the problem -- The problem of alcohol-related violence : an epidemiological and public health perspective / Ingeborg Rossow and Elin K. …”
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Evidence-based emergency care diagnostic testing and clinical decision rules /

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: About the AuthorsForeword - Jeffrey KlinePreface to Second EditionSection 1: The Science of Diagnostic Testing and Clinical Decision Rules1 Diagnostic Testing in Emergency Care2 Evidence-Based Emergency Care: The Process 3 The Epidemiology and Statistics of Diagnostic Testing4 Clinical Decision Rules 5 Appropriate Testing In an Era of Limited Resources: Practice and Policy Considerations6 Understanding Bias in Diagnostic Research Section 2: Trauma7 Cervical Spine Fractures8 Cervical Spine Fractures in Children 9 Cervical Spine Fractures Older Adults10 Blunt Abdominal Trauma11 Acute Knee Injuries12 Acute Ankle and Foot Injuries13 Blunt Head Injury in Children14 Blunt Head Injury15 Blunt Chest Trauma16 Occult Hip Fracture17 Blunt Soft Tissue Neck Trauma18 Occult Scaphoid Fractures19 Penetrating Abdominal Trauma20 Penetrating Trauma to the Extremity and Vascular Injuries Section 3: Cardiology 21 Heart Failure 22 Syncope23 Acute Coronary Syndrome 24 Palpitations Section 4: Infectious Disease 25 Bacterial Meningitis In Children26 Serious Baterial Infections in Children Aged One to Three Months27 Necrotizing Fasciitis28 Infective Endocarditis29 Pharyngitis30 Rhinosinusitis 31 Pneumonia32 Urinary Tract Infection33 Sepsis34 Septic Arthritis35 Osteomyelitis36 Sexually Transmitted Diseases37 Influenza38 Pediatric Fever Section 5: Surgical and Abdominal Complaints 39 Acute, Non-specific, Non-traumatic abdominal pain40 Small Bowel Obstruction41 Acute Pancreatitis42 Acute Appendicitis43 Acute Cholecystitis44 Aortic Emergencies45 Ovarian torsion Section 6: Urology 46 Nephrolithiasis47 Testicular torsionSection 7: Neurology 48 Non-traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage49 Acute stroke50 Transient Ischemic Attack51 Seizure Section 8: Miscellaneous: Ophthamology, Hematology, Rheumatology, and Pulmonology 52 Venous Thromboemoblism53 Temporal arteritis54 Intraocular pressure55 Asthma56 Non-traumatic Back Pain57 Intravascular Volume Status58 Geriatric syndromesIndex.…”
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Evidence-based emergency care diagnostic testing and clinical decision rules /

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: About the AuthorsForeword - Jeffrey KlinePreface to Second EditionSection 1: The Science of Diagnostic Testing and Clinical Decision Rules1 Diagnostic Testing in Emergency Care2 Evidence-Based Emergency Care: The Process 3 The Epidemiology and Statistics of Diagnostic Testing4 Clinical Decision Rules 5 Appropriate Testing In an Era of Limited Resources: Practice and Policy Considerations6 Understanding Bias in Diagnostic Research Section 2: Trauma7 Cervical Spine Fractures8 Cervical Spine Fractures in Children 9 Cervical Spine Fractures Older Adults10 Blunt Abdominal Trauma11 Acute Knee Injuries12 Acute Ankle and Foot Injuries13 Blunt Head Injury in Children14 Blunt Head Injury15 Blunt Chest Trauma16 Occult Hip Fracture17 Blunt Soft Tissue Neck Trauma18 Occult Scaphoid Fractures19 Penetrating Abdominal Trauma20 Penetrating Trauma to the Extremity and Vascular Injuries Section 3: Cardiology 21 Heart Failure 22 Syncope23 Acute Coronary Syndrome 24 Palpitations Section 4: Infectious Disease 25 Bacterial Meningitis In Children26 Serious Baterial Infections in Children Aged One to Three Months27 Necrotizing Fasciitis28 Infective Endocarditis29 Pharyngitis30 Rhinosinusitis 31 Pneumonia32 Urinary Tract Infection33 Sepsis34 Septic Arthritis35 Osteomyelitis36 Sexually Transmitted Diseases37 Influenza38 Pediatric Fever Section 5: Surgical and Abdominal Complaints 39 Acute, Non-specific, Non-traumatic abdominal pain40 Small Bowel Obstruction41 Acute Pancreatitis42 Acute Appendicitis43 Acute Cholecystitis44 Aortic Emergencies45 Ovarian torsion Section 6: Urology 46 Nephrolithiasis47 Testicular torsionSection 7: Neurology 48 Non-traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage49 Acute stroke50 Transient Ischemic Attack51 Seizure Section 8: Miscellaneous: Ophthamology, Hematology, Rheumatology, and Pulmonology 52 Venous Thromboemoblism53 Temporal arteritis54 Intraocular pressure55 Asthma56 Non-traumatic Back Pain57 Intravascular Volume Status58 Geriatric syndromesIndex.…”
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Psychopathology history, diagnosis, and empirical foundations / by Craighead, W. Edward

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Principles and practice of palliative care and supportive oncology /

Table of Contents: “…Management of intracranial metastases -- Management of spinal cord and cauda equina compression -- Recognizing and managing delirium -- Treating depression at the end of life -- Anxiety -- Cognitive decline following cancer treatment -- Substance-abuse issues in palliative care -- Epidemiology and prognostication in advanced cancer -- Hospice -- Cultural issues -- Communication during transitions of care -- The family meetings -- Psychosocial consequences of advanced cancer -- Disorders of sexuality and reproduction -- Caregiving in the home -- Management of symptoms in the actively dying patient -- Spirituality -- Bereavement care -- Staff stress and burnout -- Advance directives, decision making, and withholding and withdrawing treatment -- Palliative care: ethics and the law -- Hematologic support of the cancer patient -- Issues in nutrition and hydration -- Complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies in oncology -- Geriatric palliative care -- Palliative care in pediatrics -- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and supportive care -- Long-term survivorship: late effects -- Survivorship issues in adults -- Outcomes assessment in palliative care -- Measurement of quality of life outcomes -- Research issues: ethics and study design.…”
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Fibromyalgia & other central pain syndromes /

Table of Contents: “…Wallace -- The taxonomy of chronic pain : moving toward more mechanistic classifications / Daniel J. Clauw -- The epidemiology of chronic widespread pain and fibromyalgia / John McBeth -- The concept of central sensitivity syndromes / Muhammad B. …”
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Psychopathology history, diagnosis, and empirical foundations / by Craighead, W. Edward

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Principles and practice of palliative care and supportive oncology /

Table of Contents: “…Management of intracranial metastases -- Management of spinal cord and cauda equina compression -- Recognizing and managing delirium -- Treating depression at the end of life -- Anxiety -- Cognitive decline following cancer treatment -- Substance-abuse issues in palliative care -- Epidemiology and prognostication in advanced cancer -- Hospice -- Cultural issues -- Communication during transitions of care -- The family meetings -- Psychosocial consequences of advanced cancer -- Disorders of sexuality and reproduction -- Caregiving in the home -- Management of symptoms in the actively dying patient -- Spirituality -- Bereavement care -- Staff stress and burnout -- Advance directives, decision making, and withholding and withdrawing treatment -- Palliative care: ethics and the law -- Hematologic support of the cancer patient -- Issues in nutrition and hydration -- Complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies in oncology -- Geriatric palliative care -- Palliative care in pediatrics -- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and supportive care -- Long-term survivorship: late effects -- Survivorship issues in adults -- Outcomes assessment in palliative care -- Measurement of quality of life outcomes -- Research issues: ethics and study design.…”
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