Now with over 3000 color coded illustrations, Melloni's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, Fourth Edition remains the reference against which all others are measured. It clearly and authoritatively defines nearly 30,000 medical terms in understandable everyday language. Long recognized for its excellence and expertise, its unique integration of illustrations and definitions brings the world of medicine alive.

With over 3000 color coded illustrations, this fourth edition authoritatively defines nearly 30,000 medical terms in understandable everyday language. It contains numerous tables and charts that make the information easier to understand and assimilate, including 60 pages of illustrated tables of arteries, bones, muscles, nerves, and veins. It adds ten full-page illustrations of ligaments and two pages of illustrations of bursas. It contains 4000 new entries, many with illustrations, of up-to-date information. The new edition has an increased list of medical abbreviations and the phonetic pronunciation follows every entry.

Drawn from the extensive database of Guide to Reference, this up-to-date resource provides an annotated list of print and electronic biomedical and health-related reference sources, including internet resources and digital image collections.

Provides clear examples of projects and studies that have been made regarding current conservation and preservation efforts.

As periodical of the International Academy of the History of Medicine, this Clio Medica volume contains 11 papers.

The Law and Ethics of Medicine: Essays on the Inviolability of Human Life explains the principle of the inviolability of human life and its continuing relevance to English law governing aspects of medical practice at the beginning and end of life. The book shows that the principle, though widely recognized as an historic and foundational principle of the common law, has been misunderstood in the legal academy, at the Bar and on the Bench. Part I of the book identifies the confusion and clarifies the principle, distinguishing it from 'vitalism' on the one hand and a 'qualitative' evaluation of human life on the other. Part II addresses legal aspects of the beginning of life, including the history of the law against abortion and its relevance to the ongoing abortion debate in the US; the law relating to the 'morning after' pill; and the legal status of the human embryo in vitro. Part III addresses legal aspects of the end of life, including the euthanasia debate; the withdrawal of tube-feeding from patients in a 'persistent vegetative state'; and the duty to provide palliative treatment. This unique collection of essays offers a much-needed clarification of a cardinal legal and ethical principle and should be of interest to lawyers, bioethicists, and healthcare professionals (whether they subscribe to the principle or not) in all common law jurisdictions and beyond.

Designed to complement every introductory library reference course, this is the perfect text for students and librarians looking to expand their personal reference knowledge, teaching failsafe methods for identifying important materials by matching specific types of questions to the best available sources, regardless of format. Guided by a national advisory board of educators and practitioners, this thoroughly updated text expertly keeps up with new technologies and practices while remaining grounded in the basics of reference work. Chapters on fundamental concepts, major reference sources, and special topics provide a solid foundation; the text also offers fresh insight on core issues, including ethics, readers' advisory, information literacy, and other key aspects of reference librarianship;selecting and evaluating reference materials, with strategies for keeping up to date;assessing and improving reference services;guidance on conducting reference interviews with a range of different library users, including children and young adults;a new discussion of reference as programming;important special reference topics such as Google search, 24/7 reference, and virtual reference; anddelivering reference services across multiple platforms As librarians experience a changing climate for all information services professionals, in this book Cassell and Hiremath provide the tools needed to manage the ebb and flow of changing reference services in today's libraries.

First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.