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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

American Psychological Association

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Total reviews: 261 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Very useful 4 out of 5 stars.
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Very useful and to the point, with clear examples, helped me a lot with my MA thesis.

APA Manuel 4 out of 5 stars.
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This manaul is very helpful to reference the many in's and out's of APA formatting for research papers, including how to cite references from the internet.

A must have for any higher education student 5 out of 5 stars.
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I never knew I didn't know how to write until I got this book. I have had to use APA style for my undergrad degree and didn't have it, but starting graduate school, I found I really needed it! Now, if I have any questions about how to put together a paper, I have a manual that is considerably more words than my thesis, yet not quite dissertation length, to guide me through my errant ways of writing.

Scavenger Hunt, agreed. NEEDS EXAMPLES. 2 out of 5 stars.
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I agree with the previous review. This 'APA Bible' is complex and not well organized. The sections are listed in such a way that if you happen to be looking for something simple, like how to do a citation for a book, that can be found easily. However, if you are in the book section, it is not easy to then find how to do a citation for a book chapter from a unique author or how to cite a textbook, 3rd ed. As such, I found the book to be cumbersome, even after some serious time working with it in graduate school.
One suggestion for a major improvement would be to include a large section (or a supplemental guide) with a grouping of papers that are examples. These examples could cover a broad range of paper types. It could also highlight common errors in the use of APA style and how to correct them - both within text and in citations. Generally speaking, this book is fine for a reference tool, once the reader already knows APA style. It is quite insufficient for a student who is trying to learn and write simultaneously. As such, most students make use of on-line tools and quick reference guides, rather than consulting the manual. APA, please provide assistance for beginning users. Thanks!

Editorial Review:

Style manual for writers, editors, students, educators, and professionals across all fields. Provides clear guidance on grammar, the mechanics of writing, and APA style. Includes examples, new guidelines and advice, and more. Previous edition: c1994. Softcover, wire-spiral edition is also available. Hardcover edition due later.

Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (Thumb Index)

Donald Venes

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Total reviews: 125 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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For more than 65 years, Taber's has provided students, nurses, and health professionals with the definitions and information they need to provide superior care for their patients, while remaining portable and easy-to-carry.

KEY FEATURES INCLUDE:

56,000 easy-to-understand definitions -- almost 50% more than the competition

700 illustrations; more than 500 in full-color

Cyclopedic format means you get much more than just definitions. You get a comprehensive resource with:

-- Superior illustrations

-- Pronunciations

-- Abbreviations

-- Etymologies (word origins)

-- 100 most frequently prescribed drugs (NEW)

-- Patient Care sections with clinically pertinent information

-- Caution statements in color, to call attention to vital considerations and potential dangers that help you practice safe health care

-- Tables that put important information at your fingertips

-- Disease entries that include symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

Pocket Medicine: The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine (Pocket Notebook Series)

Marc S Sabatine

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Total reviews: 55 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Must have for medical students 5 out of 5 stars.
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Although the expectations for medical students are not that of residents and interns, this book is very helpful. Evidence-based medicine is the term heard over and over on the wards and this pocket book will help with that. When presenting a patient, you may be asked which study showed the effectiveness of which treatment. This book has it. It is updated with references as recent as 2007 which is impressive. It will also save time when preparing a talk because as mentioned, the landmark studies are all incorporated in the text. Worth upgrading from the 2nd edition.

Editorial Review:

Prepared by residents and attending physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital, this pocket-sized looseleaf is one of the best-selling references for medical students, interns, and residents on the wards and candidates reviewing for internal medicine board exams. In bulleted lists, tables, and algorithms, Pocket Medicine provides key clinical information about common problems in cardiology, pulmonology, gastroenterology, nephrology, hematology-oncology, infectious diseases, endocrinology, rheumatology, and neurology. The six-ring binder resembles the familiar "pocket brain" notebook that most students and interns carry and allows users to add notes. This Third Edition is fully updated, has tabs to help readers locate organ systems, and has more cross-referencing in the index. It also has pockets in the front and the back of the book to accommodate the reader's own notes.

Maxwell Quick Medical Reference (Maxwell, Quick Medical Reference Maxwell, Quick Medical Refe)

Robert W. Maxwell

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Total reviews: 52 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

maxwell's 5 out of 5 stars.
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this little book is awesome! it DEFINATELY helped me out & I highly recommend it!

Expensive though 3 out of 5 stars.
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Just a few cards.
I regret to buy this b/c too expensive.
Would rather buy another book with more info.
We are never in a rush to find only limited info from these cards.

Maxwell Medical Quick Reference 1 out of 5 stars.
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For $7.95...ok. Not exactly what I expected. Probably wouldn't buy it again if I had any idea how small it was. Info is good ...just not much of it and there's better stuff out there now.

Maxwell Medical reference 4 out of 5 stars.
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very good reference for clinics, easy, quick look up accessible info that fits in your coat pocket

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The Maxwell Quick Medical Reference is a best-selling pocket guide that includes essential information used in everyday medical practice. Laminated front and back covers, cardstock paper, and plastic spiral binding make the book durable day-in and day-out. Color-coded pages group the information by topic and make it quickly accessible. Shirt pocket size allows it to go anywhere - the wards, E.R., O.R., or clinic. This inexpensive pocket guide will save you time at work and make you look good in the process.

The Merck Manual 18th Edition

Mark H. Beers

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Total reviews: 80 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Best Book in the entire medical field 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is probably a redundant review since all the reviews are 5* reviews, but I'll give you my perspective. This is the third copy of this book I own, the other two being previous editions. If I could own only one medical book, this would be it. While it has grown ~ 500 pages since the last edition I own, it's all good. Every topic is covered both succinctly and authoritatively and kept up to date. The section on AIDS for instance was excellent, nonexistant from my previous edition. Same with Autism and countless other topics. Cross referencing this with other medical texts, time and again the information was accurate, current and on target. The editorial style between topics was consistent, highly readable and easy to absorb quickly. Sitting down to read a topic was always a pleasurable learning experience - loaded with information and to the point.Most importantly for a book of this nature the Index and Tables of contents for each chapter allow you to get to information quickly. This book makes highly effective use of your time investment in a topic.

This book ranks as THE essential book to have in any medical library, whether your library consists of one book or (as mine does), several walls of bookshelves full of books.

Editorial Review:

This is serious stuff. The most widely used medical text in the world and the hypochondriac's bible, the Merck has the lowdown on the vast expanse of human diseases, disorders and injuries, as well as their symptoms and recommended therapy. It's intended for physicians and medical students, but though the type is tiny and the language technical, the Merck's a valuable volume for anyone with more than a passing interest in bodily ills.

Atlas of Human Anatomy: With Netteranatomy.com (Netter Basic Science)

Frank H. Netter

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Total reviews: 126 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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Netter’s Atlas of Human Anatomy is the most loved and best selling anatomy atlas in the English language. In over 540 beautifully colored and easily understood illustrations, it teaches the complete human body with unsurpassed clarity and accuracy. This new edition features 57 revised, 200 relabeled and 17 wholly new plates, drawn fully in the tradition of Frank Netter, and includes more imaging and clinical images than ever before. Six Consulting Editors have worked together to ensure the new edition’s accuracy and usefulness in the lecture theatre, classroom and dissection lab. Fifty plates from the book as well as a powerful and varied bank of ancillary material, unique to this atlas, are available online through STUDENT CONSULT. * Includes uniquely informative drawings that allow you – and have allowed generations of students - to learn structures with confidence. * Associates normal anatomy with an application of that knowledge in a clinical setting. * Offers a strong selection of imaging to show you what is happening three dimensionally in the human body, the way you see it in practice.

Symptoms

Isadore Md Rosenfeld

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Lets you know what to do when you are clueless. 5 out of 5 stars.
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I first got this book because my mother was out watering plants and a bug flew into her ear and started to borrow. It hurt her bad enough to make her scream. What do you do in this type of situation? This book anwsered that question and has anwsered many more since then. It is a great resource to have for those What do I do situations. A must have for families with kids. I recommend this book to anyone.

Editorial Review:

You hold in your hands the most valuable and easy-to-use home medical reference ever published. Written by Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld, a distinguished physician and best-selling author, Symptoms is a complete guide to all the aches, pains, and physical "distress signals" you many experience. In his war, reassuring style. Dr. Rosenfeld tells you how to interpret your body's warning signs, when to seek medical treatment -- and when you don't need to worry.

Complete with advice on evaluating your personal susceptibility and reducing your risks for various diseases, Symptoms is an indispensable resource -- the next best thing to having a doctor in the house!

The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 32nd edition (Spiral Manual Series)

Washington University School of Medicine, Daniel H Cooper, Andrew J Krainik, Sam J Lubner, Hilary EL Reno

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great Reference 5 out of 5 stars.
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The Washington Manual is like a mini-DiPiro's. It is especially great because it is small enough to be carried in a backpack without the extra weight. The material inside is not too general yet not too overwhelming. Being a pharmacist that have been out of school for a few years, it is a great review of disease states. The book covers the pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy for each disease state.

Editorial Review:

Established for over 40 years as the "bible" of the medical ward, The Washington Manual(R) of Medical Therapeutics is now in its Thirty-Second Edition and builds upon that proud tradition--with even more of the current information you need, delivered in a timesaving, quick-reference style. Its portability, comprehensiveness, and ease of access makes it a favorite on-call resource for housestaff and faculty around the world. Continuing the tradition of excellence, each chapter has been updated and reformatted for easier access to the information the reader needs. This edition is also available electronically for handheld computers. See Media listing for details. The Washington Manual(R) is a registered mark belonging to Washington University in St. Louis to which international legal protection applies. The mark is used in this publication by LWW under license from Washington University.

Quick Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria from DSM-IV-TR (Quick Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria from Dsm)

American Psychiatric Association

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Total reviews: 12 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Very useful 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is so much easier than carrying the huge book around. It is short and sweet. I do have to refer to "the big one" from time to time, but love this little thing!

Worth the money 5 out of 5 stars.
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It is exactly what it says, a quick reference. If you are buying it for clinical work for quick referencing in staff meetings it is perfect however it does not replace the full DSM for thorough case studies. If you need a quick and small reference, I would suggest buying this book.

Editorial Review:

The Quick Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria From DSM-IV-TR® is a handy, low priced companion to the ultimate psychiatric reference, DSM-IV-TR®. It includes all the diagnostic criteria from DSM-IV-TR® in an easy-to-use, paperback format.

In making DSM-IV diagnosis, clinicians and researchers may find it convenient to consult the Quick Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria From DSM-IV-TR®, a pocket sized book that contains the classification, the diagnosis criteria, and a listing of the most important conditions to be considered in a differential diagnosis for each category.

Physicians' Desk Reference 2009 (PDR, 63rd Edition)

Physicians' Desk Reference

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The authoritative source of FDA-approved information on prescription drugs.

The new 2009 Edition of PDR® is now here - ready to provide the vital information you need to know about all the newly approved drugs available.

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