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Possibly the first of its kind for today's executives, Executive Health describes the important factors influencing your health and what a manager should know and practice. In today's stressful and highly competitive environment, good and vibrant health is a matter of necessity, not of choice. This ... More

Any piece of primary research ought to be preceded by a systematic review. The kay advantage of a systematic review over the traditional narrative review is its ability to identify all the available eveidence in a systematic and replicable manner. This book will describe a) the kay steps to undertak... More

The anthrax attacks by bioterrorists in the USA in October 2001 served to highlight our vulnerability to biological warfare and to act as an impetus for a massive increase in funding for biodefense research.In this timely book, top biodefense experts critically review every aspect of this complex is... More

LaTex is a software system for typesetting documents. Because it is especially good for technical documents and is available for almost any computer system, LaTex has become a lingua franca of the scientific world. Researchers, educators, and students in universities, as well as scientists in indust... More

This textbook for instruction in biomedical research ethics can also serve as a valuable reference for medical professionals and bioethicists. The 149 cases included in the book are grouped in nine chapters, each of which covers a key area of debate in the field. Some of the case studies are classic... More

The process of discovery in science and technology may require investigation of a large number of features, such as factors, genes or molecules. In Screening, designed experiments and statistical analyses of the resulting data sets are used to identify efficiently the few features that determine key... More

This is an authorised reprint of a World Health Organization publication. This book gives an introduction to the basic principles and methods of epidemiology. It begins with causes of diseases and how they can be prevented by modification of environmental factors, which, in turn, can lead to promoti... More

Biomedical Engineering Principles in Sports contains in-depth discussions on the fundamental biomechanical and physiological principles underlying the acts of throwing, shooting, hitting, kicking, and tackling in sports, as well as vision training, sports injury, and rehabilitation. The topics inclu... More

Dynamical systems theory in mathematical biology has attracted much attention from many scientific directions. The purpose of this volume is to present and discuss the many rich properties of the dynamical systems that appear in life science and medicine. The main topics include cancer treatment, dy... More