Author: R.D. Mann
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Keywords: informed, findings, consent, choice, present, implications, contraceptives, breast, cancer, oral
Number of Pages: 406
Published: 1990-01-15
List price: $115.00
ISBN-10: 1850702829
ISBN-13: 9781850702825

A collection of the proceedings presented at the Royal Society of Medicine by American and European researchers involved in longterm studies on oral contraceptives. Topics include reviews of case-control studies on contraceptive use before the age of 25 or the first full-term pregnancy.

Author: Sandra Glahn
Publisher: David C. Cook
Keywords: novel, consent, informed
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2007-08-01
List price: $13.99
ISBN-10: 1589191099
ISBN-13: 9781589191099

Dr. Jeremy Cramer is a young doctor on the verge of a cutting-edge medical discovery. But his research is derailed when Cramer’s son is infected with a rare fatal disease. Now as he races against time to save his child’s life, Cramer will make a decision that could shatter his career. Informed Consent is a pulse-pounding medical thriller that complements the current popularity of hospital dramas. With non-stop suspense, snappy dialogue, and witty humor, author Sandra Glahn takes a look at some of today’s hot-button issues through this provocative story.

Author: David Hawkins
Publisher: Algora Publishing
Keywords: vision, informed
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2002-09
List price: $48.95
ISBN-10: 0875861784
ISBN-13: 9780875861784

An education classic is back in print. 15 essays on how children learn. David Hawkins led a long and respected career as an educator and as a scholar of how we learn. Educators, and all who are concerned with schools and the relationships between teachers and children.

Author: Robert P. Yagelski
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Keywords: argument, informed
Number of Pages: 720
Published: 2011-01-01
List price: $108.95
ISBN-10: 142826230X
ISBN-13: 9781428262300

Treating argument as a problem-solving tool, featuring an innovative marginalia program that contains the contextual information students need to enter thematic conversations, and providing the most extensive coverage of argument in all forms of media, THE INFORMED ARGUMENT is the complete solution for teaching writing and argument.

Author: Linda Chalker-Scott
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Keywords: gardener, informed
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2008-03
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0295987901
ISBN-13: 9780295987903

In this introduction to sustainable landscaping practices, Linda Chalker-Scott addresses the most common myths and misconceptions that plague home gardeners and horticultural professionals. Chalker-Scott offers invaluable advice to gardeners gardeners who have wondered: o Are native plants the best choice for sustainable landscaping? o Should you avoid disturbing the root ball when planting? o Are organic products better or safer than synthetic ones? o What is the best way to control weeds-fabric or mulch? o Does giving vitamins to plants stimulate growth? o Are compost teas effective

Author: Nancy Britton Soth
Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Keywords: treatment, informed
Number of Pages: 520
Published: 1997-01-23
List price: $71.50
ISBN-10: 081083202X
ISBN-13: 9780810832022

Informed Treatment is a narrative bibliography that examines the most effective writing in book and periodical literature about inpatient hospitalization and residential treatment. Bringing together writings scattered through areas such as psychiatry, psychology, sociology, nursing and inpatient settings throughout the world, it examines the concepts, treatment models and culture of inpatient settings, provides ways to organize milieu treatment and demonstrates how diagnosis must influence treatment. "Informed Treatment" analyzes effective techniques used in inpatient settings, and gives new r

Author: Irene S. Switankowsky
Publisher: University Press of America
Keywords: consent, informed, paradigm, new
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1998-06-11
List price: $56.00
ISBN-10: 0761810161
ISBN-13: 9780761810162

In this book, the elements of informed consent are brought into a unified theory that results in a new paradigm for informed consent. Based upon an autonomy-enhancing model, this paradigm makes it a necessary condition that the patient gives an autonomous and well-informed decision in favor of a medical treatment. The author proceeds to redefine the physician-patient relationship so that the relationship is an equal partnership between the two individuals, with the common goal of improving overall health and well-being. This will be a valuable book for anyone interested in bioethics, as well a