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The ophthalmology edition of 11 e-books from Karger Publisher: Vol. 1 – Medical Retina, Vol. 2 – Surgical Retina, Vol. 3 – Cataract, Vol. 4 – Optical Coherence Tomography, Vol. 5 – Orbital Surgery, Vol. 6 – Cornea, Vol. 7 – Ocular Tumors, Vol. 8 – Glaucoma and Vol. 9 – Medical Retina, Vol. 10 – Imaging Techniques, Vol. 11 – Clinical Applications of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.
(Update 2021)
This ophthalmology edition provides access to knowledge experts from around the world and is intended for ophthalmologists and optometrists. These four ebooks are the core literature for European School for Advanced Studies (ESASO) courses in ophthalmology.
Producer: Karger Publishers
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The Ultimate Medical Handbook Series. Fast Facts address knowledge gaps in healthcare enabling a dialogue between healthcare professionals, patients and other stakeholders from the healthcare ecosystem. We provide premium content to improve medical practice and our goal is to promote health through communication with a global network of medical practitioners and patients.
Producer: Karger Publishers
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Collection of permanently purchased e-books from the publisher Karger:
- Intersections of Nutrition: Retracing Yesterday, Redefining Tomorrow
- Intravenous Lipid Emulsions
- Pediatric Nutrition in Practice
- Neurologic-Psychiatric Syndromes in Focus – Part I
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Nutritional Care of Preterm Infants
- Ultrasound Imaging in Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease
- Adsorption: The New Frontier in Extracorporeal Blood Purification
- Antiseptic Prophylaxis and Therapy in Ocular Infections
- Cardiorenal Syndromes in Critical Care
- Global Landscape of Nutrition Challenges in Infants and Children
- Lymph Node FNC
- Patient Safety in Dialysis Access
- Pediatric Nutrition in Practice
- Peritoneal Dialysis – State-of-the-Art 2012
- The Impact of Nutrition and Diet on Oral Health
- Basic and Clinical Science of Mental and Addictive Disorders
- Clinical Applications of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography
- Clinical Challenges in the Biopsychosocial Interface
- Controversies in Acute Kidney Injury
- Current Perspectives in Kidney Diseases
- Das Polytrauma
- Diagnosis and Therapy of Tattoo Complications
- Endocrine and Metabolic Late Effects in Cancer Survivors
- History of Allergy
- Hyperandrogenism in Women
- Intracranial Gliomas Part II – Adjuvant Therapy
- Lehrbuch der Augenheilkunde
- Low-Birthweight Baby: Born Too Soon or Too Small
- Macular Edema
- Management of Aging
- Manifestations of Stroke
- Nephrologic Problems of the Newborn
- Neurologic-Psychiatric Syndromes in Focus – Part II
- New Insights into Glomerulonephritis
- Nutritional Care of Preterm Infants
- Pathogenesis and Treatment of Nephrolithiasis
- Perspectives of Motor Behavior and Its Neural Basis
- Pituitary Today II
- Proton Pump Inhibitors: A Balanced View
Producer: Karger Publishers
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Collection of permanently purchased key publications from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) from 2020 – 2024:
- Anesthesiologist’s Manual of Surgical Procedures, 6e
- Barash, Cullen, and Stoelting’s Clinical Anesthesia, 9e
- Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery, 1e
- DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg’s Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 12e
- Fleisher & Ludwig’s Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 8e
- Harwood-Nuss‘ Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine, 7e
- Irwin and Rippe’s Intensive Care Medicine, 9e
- Kaplan & Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry, 12e
- Merritt’s Neurology, 14e
- Moss & Adams‘ Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and Adolescents Including the Fetus and Young Adult, 10e
- Operative Techniques in Surgery, 2e
- Pocket Medicine, 8e
- Rosen’s Breast Pathology, 5e
- Surgical Exposures in Orthopaedics: The Anatomic Approach, 6e
- Te Linde’s Operative Gynecology, 13e
- The Washington Manual® of Medical Therapeutics, 37e
- The Wills Eye Manual: Office and Emergency Room Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Disease, 8e
- Rockwood and Wilkins‘ Fractures in Children, 10e
- Rockwood and Wilkins‘ Fractures in Adults, 10e
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- LWW Health Library User Guide
Producer: Wolters Kluwer
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Collection of permanently purchased key publications from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) – clinical medicine:
- 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2019, 27th ed.
- 5-Minute Neurology Consult, 2nd ed.
- 5-Minute Orthopaedic Consult, 3rd ed.
- Arthritis & Allied Conditions, 15th ed.
- Avoiding Common Errors in the Emergency Department, 2nd ed.
- Cancer of the Breast, 10th ed.
- Cancer of the Skin, 10th ed.
- Cancer of the Thoracic Cavity, 10th ed.
- Clinical Anesthesia Procedures of the Massachusetts General Hospital, 9th ed.
- Clinical Imaging, 5th ed.
- Colon and Other Gastrointestinal Cancers, 10th ed.
- Cook County Manual of Emergency Procedures, 1st ed.
- Critical Care Medicine, 5th ed.
- Danforth’s Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10th ed.
- DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg’s Cancer, 11th ed.
- Gantz’s Manual of Clinical Problems in Infectious Disease, 6th ed.
- Greenfield’s Surgery, 6th ed.
- Gynecologic Radiation Oncology, 1st ed.
- Handbook of Urology, 3rd ed.
- Harwood-Nuss’ Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine, 7th ed.
- Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, 4th ed.
- Hospital Medicine, 2nd ed.
- Johns Hopkins Hospital 2005-6 Guide to Medical Care of Patients with HIV Infection, 12th ed.
- Kaplan & Sadock’s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 10th ed.
- Lippincott’s Primary Care Rheumatology, 1st ed.
- Manual of Allergy and Immunology, 5th ed.
- Manual of Cardiovascular Medicine, 5th ed.
- Manual of Ocular Diagnosis and Therapy, 6th ed.
- Marino’s the ICU Book, 4th ed.
- Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Neurology, 2nd ed.
- Master Techniques in Surgery, 2nd ed.
- Merritt’s Neurology, 13th ed.
- Nephrology Rounds, 1st ed.
- Ocular Therapeutics Handbook, 4th ed.
- Oski’s Pediatrics, 4th ed.
- Pocket Pediatrics, 1st ed.
- Primary Care Medicine, 8th ed.
- Prostate and Other Genitourinary Cancers, 10th ed.
- Reese & Betts’: A Practical Approach to Infectious Diseases, 5th ed.
- Reichel’s Care of the Elderly, 5th ed.
- Sauer’s Manual of Skin Diseases, 11th ed.
- Schrier’s Diseases of the Kidney, 9th ed.
- Sports Injuries, 2nd ed.
- Taylor’s Manual of Family Medicine, 4th ed.
- Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 3rd ed.
- Wallach’s Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests, 11th ed.
- Washington Manual® of Bedside Procedure, 1st ed.
- Wintrobe’s Clinical Hematology, 14th ed.
Producer: Wolters Kluwer – LWW
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Ovid Healthcare Management Book Collection includes over thirty books from premier publishers of health science information and research such as Lippincott, Springer Nature, Oxford University Press, and more.
The books in this collection cover such key topics as: Ethics, Regulations and compliance, Law, Policymaking, Diversity, Business and more.
Producer: Wolters Kluwer – Ovid
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The selection of online encyclopedies from publisher Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Producer: Thomson Gale
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A collection of e-books published by Wiley.
Producer: Wiley
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MedOne Education is a powerful medical learning platform which offers unlimited concurrent online access to a collection of fully downloadable medical textbooks. It is the perfect learning solution for medical students comprised of anatomy, basic sciences, clinical sciences and radiology textbooks.
Producer: Thieme
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Instructions on how to access MedOne Education from home
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Harrison is one of the most used e-books in our faculty. We are proud to present its 22nd edition. Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine is an American textbook of internal medicine. This publication provides comprehensive, accurate, and essential coverage of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of disease.
Producer: Mc-Graw Hill
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