Accelerated Reader is a program based on the fact that students become more motivated to read if they are tested on the content of the books they have read and are rewarded for correct answers. Students read each book, individually take the test on the computer, and receive gratification when they score well. Schools using the Accelerated Reader program have seen a significant increase in reading among their students.<P>Teens who need help ...

This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to chemotherapy. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become ...

Im Rahmen der Bestrahlungstherapie versucht man, Krebszellen mit Hilfe verschiedener Arten ionisierender Strahlung abzutöten. Einen ausführlichen Überblick über die klinischen Parameter der Bestrahlung, über biologische Grundlagen und physikalische Aspekte der Therapie gibt dieses Buch. Die Kapitel sind nach Tumortypen und befallenen Organen geordnet; ein spezielles Kapitel ist Tumoren in der Pädiatrie gewidmet. ...

This second edition has been updated in a user-friendly layout that makes its comprehensive information extremely accessible. This handbook, written for all physicians who treat cancer patients, provides a survey of current therapeutic concepts of solid tumors and hematologic malignancies in internal oncology. Each individual chapter of this shortened new edition is structured in the same way and features a brief outline or tabular summary of ...

This book features accounts of nurses' experiences with medication errors, practical approaches and advice regarding errors, and suggestions for risk reduction as well as possible solutions to problems. PRODUCT NOW DESIGNATED AS A 'KIP' (KEEP IN PRINT) EDITION AS OF 9/20/00 & WILL BE REPRINTED BASED UPON CUSTOMER NEED/ DEMAND.
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Describes cutting edge approaches in the development of anticancer agents for chemotherapy. These new and interdisciplinary approaches are aimed at the development of tumor specific anticancer agents while increasing the potency against drug-resistant tumors. The volume includes an overview of&lt;br&gt;new paradigms for cancer drug discovery and development by NCI, new generation cytotoxic agents, mechanism based enzyme inhibitors as ...

Designer Vaccines: Principles for Successful Prophylaxis seeks answers to these important questions and explores how immunological knowledge can be applied in the formulation and delivery of vaccines. Instead of focusing on the rating of existing vaccines, this forward-thinking text looks to how new vaccines can be developed and existing ones improved upon. The book provides sound immunological theory and fact as a basis for solving vaccine ...

Provides medical students and clinicians with an insight into why drugs have their therapeutic effects, by presenting the basic pharmacological principles of pharmacology as they effect the patient. This new edition includes updates to the pharmacopoeia and the drug therapy section.
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This comprehensive text presents pharmacology in a non-threatening, easy to access format, using clear, and informal language, numerous illustrations and tables, and step-by-step procedures. Content is organized into five major sections: 1. Basic Mathematics; 2. Calculations of Doses and Solutions; 3. Administration of Medications; 4. Drugs and Related Substances; 5. Effects of Medications on Body Systems. Drug information is presented in ...

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