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Access to palliative care in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121194
Canadian Institute for Health Information. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information , 2018.
Audience
Professional
CIHI's report Access to Palliative Care in Canada provides baseline information on what we know about palliative care services in the last year of life, on whether Canadians have equitable and timely access to appropriate services and on gaps in this area of health care. - Website
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Corporate Author
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Publication Date
2018
Subjects
Palliative Care
Delivery of Health Care
Community Health Planning
Caregivers
Canada
Abstract
CIHI's report Access to Palliative Care in Canada provides baseline information on what we know about palliative care services in the last year of life, on whether Canadians have equitable and timely access to appropriate services and on gaps in this area of health care. - Website
ISBN
9781771097376
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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https://www.cihi.ca/en/access-data-and-reports/access-to-palliative-care-in-canada
https://www.cihi.ca/sites/default/files/document/access-palliative-care-2018-en-web.pdf
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Alternative medicine : a critical assessment of 150 modalities

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122184
Ernst, Edzard. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WB890 E71 2019
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Though this book is a reference text aimed at guiding consumers through the maze of Alternative Medicine, it can be useful resource for clinicians as well. The book is divided into 150 short chapters, each dedicated to one therapy or diagnostic method. Seven points are raised to assist patient in d…
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Author
Ernst, Edzard
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
xiv, 312 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Complementary Therapies
Treatment Outcome
Evidence-Based Medicine
Popular Work
Abstract
Though this book is a reference text aimed at guiding consumers through the maze of Alternative Medicine, it can be useful resource for clinicians as well. The book is divided into 150 short chapters, each dedicated to one therapy or diagnostic method. Seven points are raised to assist patient in decision making, or at least, raise questions about the method, based on evidence. See sections 11.1 for Alternative Cancer cures; 11.7 Cancer diets.
ISBN
9783030126001
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WB890 E71 2019

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The American Psychiatric Publishing textbook of psychosomatic medicine : psychiatric care of the medically ill

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113860
Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. , 2011. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WM90 A512 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Alternate Title
Textbook of psychosomatic medicine
Editor
Levenson, James L.
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
xx, 1180 p. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Psychophysiologic Disorders
Psychosomatic Medicine
ISBN
9781585623792
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
WM90 A512 2011

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Library Available
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Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21732
Gawande, Atul. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada , 2014.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 G284 2014
Availability
5 copies, 4 available
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Author
Gawande, Atul
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Doubleday Canada
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
282 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Palliative Care
Terminal Care
Aging - physiology
Aged
Activities of Daily Living
Ethics, Medical
Quality of Life
Attitude to Death
Prognosis
ISBN
9780385677004
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WB310 G284 2014

Copies

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Brain injury medicine : principles and practice

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122413
New York, NY: Demos Medical Pub. , 2013. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
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Editor
Zasler, Nathan D.
Katz, Douglas I.
Zafonte, Ross D.
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Demos Medical Pub.
Publication Date
2013
Series
EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection
Subjects
Brain Injuries
Continuity of Patient Care
ISBN
9781936287277
9781617050572
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This EBSCO title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e680sww&AN=503441
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Cancer and complementary medicine : your guide to smart choices in symptom management

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21862
Lee, Colleen O, Decker, Georgia M. Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society | Hygeia Media , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 L477c 2012
Table of Contents:; What is complementary and alternative medicine, and can it be used safely? -- Types of complementary and alternative therapies -- Herbs, vitamins, and supplements -- Symptom management with complementary and alternative medicine -- CAM therapy use by site -- Healthy living.
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  1 read online  
Author
Lee, Colleen O
Decker, Georgia M
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh, PA
Publisher
Oncology Nursing Society
Hygeia Media
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
iv, 145 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Neoplasms - therapy
Complementary Therapies
Popular Work
Abstract
Table of Contents:
What is complementary and alternative medicine, and can it be used safely? -- Types of complementary and alternative therapies -- Herbs, vitamins, and supplements -- Symptom management with complementary and alternative medicine -- CAM therapy use by site -- Healthy living.
ISBN
935864173
9781935864172
9781935864394
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 L477c 2012
Website Notes
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.
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https://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/1935864173
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Cancer chronicles : unlocking medicine's deepest mystery

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21847
Johnson, George. New York, NY: Vintage Books , 2013.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 J67 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
An online version of the notes, available through "talaya.net" carry links to all of the references.
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Author
Johnson, George
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Vintage Books
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xii, 284 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - etiology
Neoplasms - history
Research
Popular Work
Abstract
An online version of the notes, available through "talaya.net" carry links to all of the references.
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9780307742308
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ202 J67 2013

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency SUR Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Cancer genomics : from bench to personalized medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114366
Elsevier Science and Technology , 2014.
Audience
Professional
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  1 read online  
Publisher
Elsevier Science and Technology
Publication Date
2014
Series
R2 Library
Notes
FRONT MATTER
PART 1 INTRODUCTION
PART 2 GENOMICS TECHNOLOGIES, CONCEPTS AND RESOURCES
PART 3 HEREDITARY CANCER SYNDROMES
PART 4 GENOMICS OF ADULT AND PEDIATRIC CANCERS
PART 5 ETHICS OF GENOMICS RESEARCH
PART 6 FUTURE DIRECTIONS
ABBREVIATIONS
GLOSSARY
ISBN
9780123969675
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This R2 title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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https://login.bccancer.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/0123969670
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Clinical brachytherapy physics : American Association of Physicists in Medicine 2017 Summer School proceedings : in conjunction with the American Brachytherapy Society, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon, June 10-14, 2017

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122337
American Association of Physicists in Medicine. Madison, WI: American Association of Physicists in Medicine , 2017.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WN250.5 B7 C641 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Alternate Title
Clinical brachytherapy physics
Corporate Author
American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Editor
Rivard, Mark J.
Beaulieu, Luc
Thomadsen, Bruce
Place of Publication
Madison, WI
Publisher
American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
ix, 371 pages : ill. ; 29 cm.
Series
Medical physics monograph 38
Subjects
Brachytherapy
Congress
ISBN
9781936366576
1936366576
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WN250.5 B7 C641 2017

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library Available
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Clinical manual of palliative care psychiatry

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114686
Fairman, Nathan. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing , 2016.
Audience
Professional
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Author
Fairman, Nathan
Place of Publication
Arlington, VA
Publisher
American Psychiatric Publishing
Publication Date
2016
Series
R2 Library
Notes
PART I BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
PART II CORE CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
PART III OTHER COMMON PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS
PART IV INTERVENTIONS
PART V PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
ISBN
9781585624768
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This R2 title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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Compassionate person-centered care for the dying : an evidence-based palliative care guide for nurses

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120172
Freeman, Bonnie. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , 2015.
Audience
Professional
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Freeman, Bonnie
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company, LLC
Publication Date
2015
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
Evidence-Based Nursing - methods
Palliative Care - methods
Patient-Centered Care
Terminal Care - methods
Notes
Based on CARES the evidence-based tool for the dying - Cover
ISBN
9780826122476
9780826122483
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This EBSCO title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
Read Online
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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and cancer in British Columbia : version 3

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19249
BC Cancer Agency. Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes (CAMEO) Research Program. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes (CAMEO) Research Program , 2011. version 3.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 B863c 2011
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
More Information
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency. Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes (CAMEO) Research Program
Edition
version 3.
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes (CAMEO) Research Program
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
31 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Complementary Therapies
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Decision Making
BC Cancer Agency
British Columbia
Popular Work
Notes
Apr 30 2018: Removed for Library Search file cleanup project 2018. AR
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Handout
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Library
Call Number
QZ266 B863c 2011

Copies

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and cancer in British Columbia : version 4

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21046
BC Cancer Agency. Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes (CAMEO) Research Program. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes (CAMEO) Research Program , 2011. version 4.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 B863c 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency. Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes (CAMEO) Research Program
Edition
version 4.
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency. Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes (CAMEO) Research Program
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
31 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Complementary Therapies
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Decision Making
Consumer Health Information
BC Cancer Agency
British Columbia
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Booklet
Handout
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ266 B863c 2011

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Complementary and alternative medicine sourcebook

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120548
Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics , 2016. 5th ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Complementary and alternative medicine sourcebook : basic consumer health information about ayurveda, acupuncture, aromatherapy, chiropractic care, diet-based therapies, herbal and vitamin supplements, homeopathy, massage, meditation, naturopathy, reflexology, reiki, shiatsu, feng shui, tai chi, qi…
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Editor
Jones, Keith
Edition
5th ed.
Place of Publication
Detroit, MI
Publisher
Omnigraphics
Publication Date
2016
Series
Health reference series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Complementary Therapies
Mind-Body Therapies
Popular Work
Abstract
Complementary and alternative medicine sourcebook : basic consumer health information about ayurveda, acupuncture, aromatherapy, chiropractic care, diet-based therapies, herbal and vitamin supplements, homeopathy, massage, meditation, naturopathy, reflexology, reiki, shiatsu, feng shui, tai chi, qi gong, traditional Chinese medicine, yoga and other complementary and alternative medical therapies: along with statistics, tips for selecting a practitioner, treatments for specific health conditions, as glossary of related terms and a directory of resources for additional help and information.
Table of contents:
Part I An Overview of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) -- Part II Alternative Medicine Systems -- Part III Complementary and Alternative Therapies -- Part IV Dietary Supplements -- Part V Alternative Treatments for Specific Diseases and Conditions -- Part VI Additional Help and Information
ISBN
9780780813786
9780780814042
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca to obtain a username and password from the Library.
Read Online
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1081057
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Creative destruction of medicine : how the digital revolution will create better health care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21174
Topol, Eric J. New York, NY: Basic Books , 2012.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY26.5 T675 2012
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Topol, Eric J
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Basic Books
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
xi, 303 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Medical Informatics Applications
Biomedical Technology
Delivery of Health Care - trends
Diffusion of Innovation
Health Communication
Internet
ISBN
9780465025503
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
WY26.5 T675 2012

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Cree healer and his medicine bundle : revelations of indigenous wisdom--healing plants, practices, and stories

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122892
Young, David. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WB55 Y68 2015
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
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Author
Young, David
Place of Publication
Berkeley, CA
Publisher
North Atlantic Books
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
xiii, 223 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm
Subjects
First Nations
Medicine, Traditional
Shamanism
Alberta
Popular Work
ISBN
9781583949030
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WB55 Y68 2015
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr Missing Available
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Death of cancer : after fifty years on the front lines of medicine, a pioneering oncologist reveals why the war on cancer is winnable--and how we can get there

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113763
DeVita, Vincent T. Jr., DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ11.1 D496 2015
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
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Author
DeVita, Vincent T. Jr.
DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
324 p., [16] p. of plates ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - history
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Medical Oncology - history
Biomedical Research
Antineoplastic Agents - history
History of Medicine
United States
Autobiography
Notes
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Outrageous fortune
The chemotherapists
MOMP
MOPP
The war on cancer
Boots on the ground
Cleaning house at the National Cancer Institute
Frances Kelsey syndrome
Where rubber meets the road
The death of cancer
Outrageous fortune part II.
ISBN
9780374135607
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ11.1 D496 2015

Copies

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Doctor's guide to alternative medicine : what works, what doesn't, and why

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124328
Borins, Mel. Guilford, CT: Lyons Press , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WB890 B734 2014
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
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Author
Borins, Mel
Place of Publication
Guilford, CT
Publisher
Lyons Press
Publication Date
2014
Subjects
Popular Work
ISBN
9781493005956
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WB890 B734 2014

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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c.2 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Do you believe in magic? : the sense and nonsense of alternative medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21250
Offit, Paul A. New York, NY: Harper , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WB890 O32 2013
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Alternate Title
Do you believe in magic? : vitamins, supplements and all things natural : a look behind the curtain
Author
Offit, Paul A
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Harper
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
x, 322 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Complementary Therapies
Quackery
Deception
Pseudoscience
Popular Work
Notes
Paperback edition has alternate title.
ISBN
9780062222961
9780062222985 (pbk.)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WB890 O32 2013

Copies

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EBMcalc : solutions for evidence-based medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120584
Foundation Internet , 2018.
Audience
Professional
EBMcalc is a unique computerized medical reference and tool set. EBMcalc encompasses a wide array of pertinent medical formulae, clinical criteria sets and decision tree analysis tools used every day by clinicians, medical educators, nurses and health care students.
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  1 read online  
Alternate Title
EBMcalc
Publisher
Foundation Internet
Publication Date
2018
Series
STATRef electronic medical library
Subjects
Evidence-Based Medicine
Abstract
EBMcalc is a unique computerized medical reference and tool set. EBMcalc encompasses a wide array of pertinent medical formulae, clinical criteria sets and decision tree analysis tools used every day by clinicians, medical educators, nurses and health care students.
Language
English
Material Type
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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https://online.statref.com/medcalc3000.aspx?grpalias=BCCA
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