Every day, newspapers and television news programs present stories on the latest controversies over healthcare and medical advances, but they do not have the space to provide detailed background on the issues. Websites and weblogs provide information from activists and partisans intent on presenting their side of a story. But where can students - or even ordinary citizens - go to obtain unbiased, detailed background on the medical issues affecting their daily lives? This volume in the Health and Medical Issues Today series ...
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Every day, newspapers and television news programs present stories on the latest controversies over healthcare and medical advances, but they do not have the space to provide detailed background on the issues. Websites and weblogs provide information from activists and partisans intent on presenting their side of a story. But where can students - or even ordinary citizens - go to obtain unbiased, detailed background on the medical issues affecting their daily lives? This volume in the Health and Medical Issues Today series provides readers and researchers a balanced, in-depth introduction to the medical, scientific, legal, and cultural issues surrounding sports medicine and its import in today's world of healthcare. This volume in the Health and Medical Issues Today series provides everything a student requires to understand the issues involved in sports medicine and provides a springboard for further research into the issue Sports Medicine is organized to provide researchers with easy access to the information they need: Section 1 provides overview chapters on the background information needed to intelligently understand the issues and controversies surrounding sports medicine, such as the history of sports medicine and the most common injuries and syndromes. Section 2 offers capsule examinations of the contemporary issues and debates that provoke the most heated disagreements and misunderstandings in the scientific, legal, and ethical issues surrounding sports medicine, such as doping. Section 3 includes reference material on stem cells, including primary source documents from important players in the struggle over sports medicine, a timeline of important events, and an annotated bibliography of useful print and electronic resources.
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Very Good. Unused, outer pages have minor shelf wear, cover has light scratches, book content is in very good condition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 272 p. Health and Medical Issues Today. Intended for a juvenile audience.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN: 9780313338946.
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New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 251 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Health and Medical Issues Today. Audience: General/trade. Clean, unread copy in new condition. No marking or writing in the book. Covers are clean and show no wear. No dust jacket-printed hardcover.
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New. Part of a series that provides a resource for obtaining an overview of the most controversial areas of healthcare. Series: Health and Medical Issues Today. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 illustrations (b&w), 6 tables. BIC Classification: MMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544. 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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