Committee on Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2010 & Institute of Medicine 
Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2010 [PDF ebook] 
First Interim Report

The study of areas in the cerebral cortex has a long history, bringing empirical data into close relation with fundamental conceptual issues about the cortex. The subject is currently being revitaliz …

Minimally invasive medicine has the goal of providing health care with minimal trauma. When minimally invasive surgery is utilized, it reduces the length of hospital stays, lowers costs, lowers pain, …

Hyperthermia in oncology is the application of heat to a patient”s body for the purpose of cancer treatment. In recent years, its use has seen rapid development, with a large amount of clinical data …

This authoritative volume contains 179 chapters by international experts on recent developments in our understanding of amyloid proteins, protein folding disorders, and new and proposed clinical tria …

Imaging Drug Action in the Brain is an outstanding reference that provides detailed methodological information and presents a current review of information obtained using various methods to delineate …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a rapidly developing field in basic applied science and clinical practice. Research efforts in this area have already been recognized with five Nobel prizes awarde …

Providing a general approach to the understanding and management of all forms of chronic pain, this book offers a clear and reader-friendly format that clarifies procedures in the diagnosis, assessme …

Hip Replacement offers useful strategies to

choose the appropriate biomaterials and implant structure

avoid complications in hip replacement surgery

analyze the bone-biomateri …

Assistive technology has made it feasible for individuals with a wide range of impairments to engage in many activities, such as education and employment, in ways not previously possible. The key fac …

While many fields such as e-learning, business, and marketing have taken advantage of the potential of gamification, the healthcare domain has just started to exploit this emerging trend, still in an …