A concise, clearly written, introduction to statistical terms and methods used in medicine.

Publication Date: 2007
Format: Softcover, 331 pages with index 

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Single volume covers those conditions that represent about 75% of total lost work days. Provides lost time guidelines using actual experience data from the federal government databases: OSHA's Bureau of Labor Statistics, the CDC, NCHS and NHIS. Each condition includes raw data which is presented graphically along with return-to-work summary guidelines, return-to-work "best practice" guidelines, ICD-10 code, CM triage, causality liklihood, capabilities and activity modifications, procedure summary, medical costs, hospital length of stay, and average time out of work. Updated annually by Work Loss Data Institute

Format: Paper, 276 pages 

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Two volume set consisting of the Complete volume and the more portable Top 200 Conditions volume. These volumes are compiled by Work Loss Data Institute based on actual experience data from the federal government databases: OSHA's Bureau of Labor Statistics, the CDC, NCHS and NHIS. Each condition includes raw data which is presented graphically along with return-to-work summary guidelines, return-to-work "best practice" guidelines, ICD-10 code, CM triage, causality liklihood, capabilities and activity modifications, procedure summary, medical costs, hospital length of stay, and average time out of work. Updated annually 

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Three volume book set consists of the Complete ODG, ODG's Top 200 Conditions and Treatment in Workers' Compensation. Compiled by Work Loss Data Institute, these volumes use actual experience data from the federal government databases: OSHA's Bureau of Labor Statistics, the CDC, NCHS and NHIS. Each condition includes raw data which is presented graphically along with return-to-work summary guidelines, return-to-work "best practice" guidelines, ICD-10 code, CM triage, causality liklihood, capabilities and activity modifications, procedure summary, medical costs, hospital length of stay, and average time out of work.
The Treatment volume contains the most current evidence-based recommendations on treatment and therapy for injuries and illnesses, particularly those that are work-related. Through its ODG Drug Formulary, the ODG Treatment volume also provides a listing of the medications used in workers' compensation cases that clearly identifies whether or not a drug is recommended as a first-line treatment based on the evidence. Updated annually
Publication Date: 2011
Format: Paperback, 3 volumes 

Written as an interface between the specialties of emergency medicine and occupational medicine, this concise reference includes chapters on a variety of work-related injuries and complaints (click on the book title to view complete list of chapters and contributors).

Format: Softcover, 280 pages with index
Publication Date: 2011 

Practical guide to the use of lab tests. Aids physicians in using tests more effectively and efficiently by offering test outcomes, possible meanings, differential diagnosis, and summaries of tests available.

This ninth edition has been reorganized into two sections. The first section is devoted to an alphabetical listing of lab tests while stressing the integration of the clinical laboratory in the clinical decision making process. Test sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative probabilities are included whenever appropriate. The second section is devoted to disease states.

Highlights of the ninth edition:
*Detailed listing and description of routine and esoteric tests listed alphabetically with information on when to order and how to interpret the test results based on evidence-based laboratory medicine
*Information on how to work up patients with specific symptoms and the appropriate lab tests to order
*Up-to-date test procedures including molecular diagnostic tests
*Detailed microbiology chapter of infectious disease states
*A companion website

Format: Softcover, 1160 pages
Publication Date: 2011
 

Fully revised and updated, the seventh edition of this title continues to be essential reading for students in health sciences including medicine, nursing, public and community health and other allied health sciences. Each chapter concludes with exercises and recommended reading and there are several self-assessments at intervals throughout the book. Answers to the exercises and assessments are available.
In addition to expanded chapters this edition includes:
*Receiver-operator curve analysis to improve sensitivity/specificity
*Comparison-wise significance levels versus study-wise significance levels
*Confidence-interval and its relationship to statistical significance
*Meta-analysis with current methods for assessing heterogeneity and the potential for publication bias
*The use of propensity scoring to reduce bias in non-experimental studies

Format: Softcover, 319 pages, including index
Publication Date: July 2011 

Now in a third edition published in 2010, the editors have substantially revised and expanded this reference for public health professionals and epidemiologists who need to set up surveillance systems.

Format: Hardcover, 443 pages including index
Publication Date: 2010 

Published October 2011 - Updated Annually

Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment is a streamlined clinical reference providing the most current insight into symptoms, signs, epidemiology, and treatment for more than 1,000 diseases and disorders. Topics new to this edition include a new chapter on sports medicine and outpatient orthopedics; extensive revision of the chapter on kidney diseases; updated coverage of evaluating fertility in women, immunization requirements, and the use and safety of nonsteroidal and anti-inflammatory drugs. Full-color photos and illustrations. Six online chapters are available through purchase of this book including a new, online-only, chapter on women's health issues.

Format: Softcover, 1867 pages including index
Publication Date: 2011 

This annually updated reference covers information on over 4,000 drugs, new FDA approvals and changes to existing drugs. Indexed by brand name, generic name, manufacturer, and product category.
Publication Date: January 2012
Format: Hardcover