This book offers an intimate and personal look at what China's poverty alleviation has meant for individuals. According to the World Bank, more than 500 million people were lifted out of extreme poverty as China’s poverty rate fell from 88 percent in 1981 to 6.5 percent in 2012.
It also explores the potential novel methods to manage glaucoma by adjusting CSF pressure. This book covers several interesting topics such as why normal tension glaucoma (NTG) patients still develops into glaucoma without high intraocular pressure (IOP);
The research and outcomes presented in this book gather evidence concerning both the pathogenesis and treatment of functional dyspepsia.
This book provides an essential overview combining both clinical and fundamental research advances in myotonic dystrophy.
This book presents the history of HIV/AIDS in China, which over the last three decades has been a gripping tale of exclusion and fear, and then, by turns, of involuntary tragedy, cautious experimentation and finally vigorous response.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the research on bile duct pathology, from basic theory to practical aspects, and presents the latest advances.
ERS is diagnosed in patients with ER pattern or J wave in the inferior and /or lateral leads of the standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), who have been resuscitated from IVF. ERS is a relatively a new clinical entity in the field.
The book also discusses various aspects of ambulatory, residential, and palliative care for the elderly, in addition to ethical aspects of old age care, advance care planning and living wills.Geriatric medicine is a rapidly growing field in internal medicine.