Category: E-Books

With the failure of economics to predict the recent economic crisis, the image of economics as a rigorous mathematical science has been subjected to increasing interrogation. One explanation for this failure is that the subject took a wrong turn in its historical trajectory, becoming too mathematical. Using the philosophy of

Trusted by generations of cardiologists for the latest, most reliable guidance in the field, Braunwald’s Heart Disease 11th Edition (PDF), remains your Number One source of information on rapidly changing clinical and translational research, evidence-based medicine and clinical science. This award-winning etextbook has been completely updated, providing a superior multimedia

Now in Exploring Medical Anthropology, 4th Edition, (PDF) provides a brief and engaging introduction to medical anthropology. It offers competing theoretical perspectives in a balanced fashion, emphasizing points of conflict and convergence. The author’s personal research experiences and concrete examples are used to describe some of the discipline’s most important

Fresh healthcare reform and its provisions have pushed health information technology (HIT) into the forefront. Higher life expectancies, lower costs, fewer medical errors, and improved transparency are all possible through HIT. Taking an integrated approach, Impact of Healthcare Informatics on Quality of Patient Care and Health Services (PDF) explores the

This title analyses the bioethical issues in congenital heart disease and other difficult pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgical situations. It offers considered opinions and recommendations as to the preferred actions to take in these cases, highlighting the importance of making informed decisions that are bioethically sound and doing so using considered