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Official Health Sourcebooks
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ICON Health Publications Official Health Sourcebooks |
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MAD COW DISEASE
A Bibliography, Medical Dictionary,
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Annotated Research Guide to Internet References
(corticostriatal-spinal degeneration; Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; Gerstmann-Sträussler syndrome; Jakob's disease; spastic pseudosclerosis; subacute spongiform encephalopathy; transmissible virus dementia)
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| Pages | : | 116 |
| Price | : | $28.95(USD) |
| ISBN | : | 0597840253 |
| Published | : | 2004 |
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Synopsis |
In March 2001, the National Institutes of Health issued the following warning: "The number of Web sites offering health-related resources grows every day. Many sites provide valuable information, while others may have information that is unreliable or misleading." Furthermore, because of the rapid increase in Internet-based information, many hours can be wasted searching, selecting, and printing. Since only the smallest fraction of information dealing with mad cow disease is indexed in search engines, such as www.google.com or others, a non-systematic approach to Internet research can be not only time consuming, but also incomplete. This book was created for medical professionals, students, and members of the general public who want to conduct medical research using the most advanced tools available and spending the least amount of time doing so. |
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Related Conditions/Synonyms |
| corticostriatal-spinal degeneration; Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; Gerstmann-Sträussler syndrome; Jakob's disease; spastic pseudosclerosis; subacute spongiform encephalopathy; transmissible virus dementia |
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Description |
This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to mad cow disease. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to mad cow disease. If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages. |
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Table of Contents |
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Forward Chapter 1. Studies on Mad Cow Disease Overview The Combined Health Information Database Federally Funded Research on Mad Cow Disease E-Journals: PubMed Central The National Library of Medicine: PubMed Chapter 2. Nutrition and Mad Cow Disease Overview Finding Nutrition Studies on Mad Cow Disease Federal Resources on Nutrition Additional Web Resources Chapter 3. Alternative Medicine and Mad Cow Disease Overview National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Additional Web Resources General References Chapter 4. Patents on Mad Cow Disease Overview Patents on Mad Cow Disease Patent Applications on Mad Cow Disease Keeping Current Chapter 5. Books on Mad Cow Disease Overview Book Summaries: Online Booksellers The National Library of Medicine Book Index Chapters on Mad Cow Disease Chapter 6. Multimedia on Mad Cow Disease Overview Video Recordings Bibliography: Multimedia on Mad Cow Disease Chapter 7. Periodicals and News on Mad Cow Disease Overview News Services and Press Releases Academic Periodicals covering Mad Cow Disease Appendix A. Physician Resources Overview NIH Guidelines NIH Databases Other Commercial Databases Appendix B. Patient Resources Overview Patient Guideline Sources Associations and Mad Cow Disease Finding Associations Appendix C. Finding Medical Libraries Overview Preparation Finding a Local Medical Library Medical Libraries in the U.S. and Canada ONLINE GLOSSARIES Online Dictionary Directories MAD COW DISEASE DICTIONARY INDEX |
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Excerpt (Introduction) |
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In addition to offering a structured and comprehensive bibliography, this medical reference on mad cow disease will quickly direct you to resources and reliable information on the Internet, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. Public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research studies are emphasized. Various abstracts are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date. Abundant guidance is given on how to obtain free-of-charge primary research results via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this book are fully interactive with the Internet. For readers unfamiliar with the Internet, detailed instructions are offered on how to access electronic resources. For readers unfamiliar with medical terminology, a comprehensive glossary is provided. For readers without access to Internet resources, a directory of medical libraries, that have or can locate references cited here, is given. We hope these resources will prove useful to the widest possible audience seeking information on mad cow disease. |
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