Manual de urgencias pediátricas

ÍNDICE: Introducción y conceptos básicos. Fuentes de exposición y radioelementos de interés: radioactividad natural; radioactividad artificial – Chernóbil. Descontaminación de alimentos radioactivos. Efectos toxicológicos. Aspectos legales. Programas de vigilancia radiológica ambiental en España: agua potable; alimentos. Bibliografía.

Este libro es fruto de la valentía y generosidad de catorce mujeres que han compartido sus vivencias, sus sentimientos, sus anhelos más íntimos y profundos. Catorce historias de vida que dibujan una historia común. Catorce historias que permiten nombrar cuáles son las condiciones de vida que producen malestar y abandonar la concepción predominante de que el malestar se escribe en términos individuales.

This best-selling introduction to medical terminology text is flexible enough to be used in a traditional or a self-instructional course format. Essential Medical Terminology, Third Edition, is based on the body-systems approach. Suited for students of all levels in the health professions, this text provides the appropriate amount of detail needed to learn the basics of medical terminology. After studying the fundamentals of pronunciation, students can study the chapters in any order the instructor deems appropriate.The Third Edition also includes a new chapter on Cancer Medicine. Each new...

It is very difficult to know whether scientific evidence justifies the constant creation of new vaccines. Contrary to what happens with medicines, vaccines are aimed at people who are not sick. Did you know that in America the population vaccinated against influenza has grown from 15% in 1980 to 65% in 2010, but have not decreased deaths from that disease?