Published February, 2014
By Paula A. Michaels
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: Oxford Studies in International History
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Reveals the surprising history of the Lamaze method of childbirth, also known as psychoprophylaxis, by tracing this psychological, non-pharmacological approach to obstetric pain relief from its origins in the USSR in the 1940s, to France in the 1950s, and to the United States in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Published February, 2014
By Joseph Merlino, Joanna Omi and Jill Bowen
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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This book is the first lean book that focuses entirely on behavioral health. Using the principles of the Toyota Production System, or lean, the contributors in this groundbreaking volume share their experience in transforming a major safety net public hospital after a tragic and internationally publicized event.

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Published February, 2014
By David O. Kennedy
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Discusses how plant-based chemicals affect and interact with the human brain and its evolution.

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Published February, 2014
By Harriette C Johnson and Harriette C. Johnson, PhD
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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This book fuses scientific integrity with conversational, humorous presentation of neuroscience knowledge for human services. Knowledge conveyed is essential for practice with mental health, addiction, and developmental challenges, violence, family relationships.

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Published February, 2014
By John Cawley and Associate John Cawley
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: Oxford Handbooks
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This volume accurately and conveniently summarizes the findings and insights of obesity-related research from the full range of social sciences including anthropology, economics, government, psychology, and sociology. The material will be valuable to researchers, public health officials, policymakers, nutritionists, and medical practitioners.

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Published February, 2014
By Lawrence M. Scheier and William B. Hansen
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Parenting and Teen Drug Use provides comprehensive coverage of the most current research on youth drug use and prevention, carefully and meticulously presenting empirical evidence and theoretical arguments that underlie the mechanisms linking parental socialization and adolescent drug use.

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Published February, 2014
By Ernest Hartmann
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Published February, 2014
By E. Tory Higgins
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How does motivation work? Scientific research shows that people are motivated to be effective in different ways that go beyond the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain. In this text, E. Tory Higgins provides a new theory of motivation that argues that people are motivated by the pursuit of value, truth, and control.

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Published February, 2014
By Dorothy H. Crawford, Ingólfur Johannessen, Alan B. Rickinson and Alan Rickinson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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This is the story of the discovery of the first human cancer virus. Through intriguing accounts that include some remarkable characters and individual stories from around the globe - including the UK, Africa, USA, and China - it tells the story of the Epstein-Barr virus and the understanding of its connections to a variety of other diseases.

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Published February, 2014
By Tom Roques, Thankamma Ajithkumar and Adrian Harnett
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Case Histories
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Part of the Oxford Case Histories series, this volume contains 30 well-structured cases from clinical practice, giving a comprehensive coverage of the diagnostic and management dilemmas in oncology. The cases cover a wide spectrum of oncology including uncommon presentations and clinical problems of common cancers.

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