In an effort to improve the quality of health communication and health journalism in Los Angeles and across the country, The California Endowment has awarded two major grants to programs directed by the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California.
The awards include a $3.5 million grant over three years to the USC [...]

Today’s fast-paced manufacturing culture demands a handbook that provides how-to, no-holds-barred, no-frills information. Completely revised and updated, the Handbook of Manufacturing Engineering, Second Edition is now presented in four volumes. Keeping the same general format as the first edition, this second edition not only provides more information but makes it more accessible. Each individual [...]

This pocket-sized handbook is didactic and practical, providing guidance to the area of sports science and the treatment of sports injuries. Written for students in sports science and medicine, trainees and specialists in sports medicine and related disciplines such as rehabilitation, orthopaedics and other physicians working with athletes in the field, it complements the [...]

Now for the first time nurses have a comprehensive and reliable guide to the care of patients in the mental health setting. The Oxford Handbook of Mental Health Nursing gives concise, practical and expert advice on all aspects of this specialised and challenging field. Giving a complete picture of the role of the mental [...]

The Oxford Handbook of Midwifery is the first pocket-sized handbook to provide midwives with everything they need for successful practice. It contains concise, practical and expert guidance on all aspects of the midwife’s role, from pre-conceptual advice to the final postnatal examination of the mother and baby. Giving a complete picture of the role [...]

This is a comprehensive sourcebook of reference data for health professionals involved in evaluating people with abnormal features or syndromes. It includes many graphs, tables, and charts needed by clinicians to define normal patterns of growth and provides standards of comparison for possible congenital abnormalities. Numerous “how-to” illustrations give the step-by-step guidance [...]

This highly successful handbook aims to provide the guiding principles behind taking clinical decisions when anaesthetising and sedating children. The book is a concise and readable introduction to neonatal and paediatric anaesthesia and is aimed at anaesthetists in training. Beginning with a description of the anatomy and physiology of [...]

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A stunning new addition to the acclaimed Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia is the first truly concise yet comprehensive guide for anaesthetists, providing a practical approach to anaesthetic practice. Written by experts within their fields, the emphasis is on providing clear and reliable advice on a range of surgical situations, advice that can be [...]

The first three editions of this invaluable handbook have been tremendously successful thanks to their accessibility and comprehensive cover of the medical specialties. Thousands of revisions and updates have been made and a new chapter has been added for the fourth edition. This best-selling book will give medical students doing their rotations absolute confidence [...]