Polycythemia Vera - a Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

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Overview

This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to polycythemia vera. 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 polycythemia vera.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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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780497008864
  • Publisher: Icon Group International, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 12/28/2004
  • Series: Official Physician Guides
  • Pages: 152
  • Sales rank: 977,225
  • Product dimensions: 8.25 (w) x 11.00 (h) x 0.33 (d)

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In addition to offering a structured and comprehensive bibliography, this medical reference on polycythemia vera 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 polycythemia vera.
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Table of Contents


Forward
Chapter 1. Studies on Polycythemia Vera
Overview
Federally Funded Research on Polycythemia Vera
E-Journals: PubMed Central
The National Library of Medicine: PubMed
Chapter 2. Nutrition and Polycythemia Vera
Overview
Finding Nutrition Studies on Polycythemia Vera
Federal Resources on Nutrition
Additional Web Resources
Chapter 3. Alternative Medicine and Polycythemia Vera
Overview
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Additional Web Resources
General References
Chapter 4. Books on Polycythemia Vera
Overview
Chapters on Polycythemia Vera
Appendix A. Physician Resources
Overview
NIH Guidelines
NIH Databases
Other Commercial Databases
Appendix B. Patient Resources
Overview
Patient Guideline Sources
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
POLYCYTHEMIA VERA DICTIONARY
INDEX
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