Named a ""Choice Outstanding Academic Title"" for 2007 and an ""AJN Book of the Year"". The award-winning Encyclopedia of Nursing Research, now in its third edition, is the comprehensive resource for tracking developments in the field. With over 20 new areas of research, and met…
Diabetes is an increasingly common chronic disorder in both developing and developed countries. As a lifelong condition, it places considerable burdens on individuals with the disorder, their families and their carers. The rapid advance in knowledge about how best to prevent, di…
What are the most promising strategies to treat alcohol and drug abuse? What are their medical implications? Despite the enormous resources spent on treating alcoholism and drug dependence, there is still no satisfactory evaluation of their effectiveness or of the cost of the di…
Programs for treating substance abuse should be built on a foundation of evidence-based knowledge. This guide presents the findings from more than 1,600 studies on the effectiveness of different treatments.
What are the most promising strategies to treat alcohol and drug abuse? What are their medical implications? Despite the enormous resources spent on treating alcoholism and drug dependence, there is resources spent on treating alcoholism and drug dependence, there is still no sa…
Key Topics in Evidence-based Medicine summarises the issues essential for a clear understanding of the new skills require by all healthcare professionals. The book provides useful information on, how to search for, appraise and implement changes in practice suggested by any new …
"The use of evidence as a basis for good practice is now an important element of modern medicine. This book summarises the key topics essential for a clear understanding of the new skills required by all healthcare professionals, including how to search for, appraise and impleme…