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16. MEDICINE AND HEALTH CARE
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53372. REDEFINING DEATH. Changing attitudes in the medical community toward death and the preparation of the terminally ill for death are reviewed. The problems of impersonality and depression among patients in large hospitals are considered, and a number of case histories of the terminally ill are compared. 11p., 15f., 10b.
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$77
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53063. LINE AND STAFF RELATIONSHIPS IN HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT. Good study of the tensions between the two kinds of responsibility in actual practice; discusses concepts of line and staff thoroughly, also focuses on interaction between various kinds of nursing supervisors. 10p., 0f., 0b.
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$70
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52957. AN HLSTORICAL SURVEY OF DRUG ADDICTION. Good overview of opiate use and social attitudes towards it; concentrates on early history and the Far East, including how Japan was able to wipe out addiction; takes story in U.S. only to the 1920's. 18p., 29f., 9b.
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$126
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52921. CRISIS INTERVENTION CENTERS AND THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN DRUG COUNSELLING. Good basic overview of the reasons for, and work of, the drug crisis intervention center; focuses on the types of services offered and attempts at evaluating their usefulness. 10p., 4f., 7b.
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$70
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52906. SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF DISEASE ON THE PRE-SCHOOL CHILD. Good overview of the traumas that can come from being hospitalized at an early age, including strategies for lessening anxiety and overreaction, and specific problems associated with various major diseases. 10p., 4f., 10b.
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$70
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52806. CALIFORNIA CERTIFICATION FOR X-RAY TECHNICIANS. The California State Laws regarding training, examination and certification of X-ray technicians are reviewed. A brief history of the technology, and the development of protective methods in the application of radiation, are offered, and the particulars of the Radiation Technology Act of 1969 are described. 17p., 61f., 6b.
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$119
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52726. HEALTH PROBLEMS OF THE AGED. Good, critical study of the inadequacies of health care, could be a regular "Woodward & Bernstein" with a few more facts and some reorganization. Concentrates on increased health needs of the elderly, their psychological problems, problems they face getting care, their financial problems, lack of attention to specialized problems by medical profession, and the problem of money-grubbing nursing homes. 20p., 36f., 9b.
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$133
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52555. THE EFFECTS OF HEAVY METALS ON HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY. A study of the influence of lead, mercury, copper and manganese on the human physiology, including pulmonary disorder, tremors, and the impairment of sight, touch, hearing and speech. Clinical signs and therapeutic techniques are touched on briefly. 5p., 4f., 3b.
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$35
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52543. SILICOSIS. The health problem created by silicosis, a form of pneumoconioisis found among mining workers and industrial victims as well, is examined in detail in the paper. Theories of the disease's origins, diagnostic procedures and the unfavorable prognosis for most victims are all discussed from a medical viewpoint. 8p., 6f., 4b.
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$56
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52497. A DIABETIC PREGNANCY. Some of the diagnostic procedures, tests, and possible complications in the case of a diabetic pregnancy are examined. Dangers to the fetus and the mother are mentioned and special diets and treatments recommended. 8p., 3f., 8b.
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$56
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52386. CULTURAL ASPECTS OF DEATH AND DYING. Interesting report, from nursing student's point of view, on the typical customs and attitudes of Mexican, Indian, Jewish, Black, Irish, and Italian-Americans towards death. 10p., 0f., 6b.
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$70
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52377. REFINED FOOD PRODUCTS AND NUTRITIONAL VALUES. The refining processes of milling, canning and freezing foods is seen as a destructive influence in the average American's diet. The research of Adelle Davis, the Ralph Nader study group and other researchers into American nutrition. is commented on. 6p., 10f., 6b.
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$42
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52279. CEREBRAL PALSY. The nature and treatment of cerebral palsy are examined in this paper; the diverse etiological factors of the disease are listed, and the importance of physical therapy in the treatment of afflicted children. Neuromotor problems, loss of hearing and emotional damage are all discussed in terms of pediatric therapy. The role of the physical therapist is discussed as well. 17p., 15 f., 13b.
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$119
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52212. AN EXAMINATION OF CULTURAL STRESS AND ITS EFFECTS. Very well-done study of stress, with thorough technical description of its effects on the body; then argues that stress is inherent in many jobs and stress causes illness, to establish that American economic and educational institutions are literally killers. 12p., 12f., 9b.
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$84
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52086. BLOOD SUGAR AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. A discussion of the relationship between lowered blood sugar and physical activity, with a look at the homoiostatic mechanisms of glucose breakdown and their influence on a typical group of test subjects. 8p., 8f., 6b.
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$56
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52073. NURSING ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION. A review of some of the problems encountered working with a typical aged patient, one Mrs. W., and how these were overcome by nursing techniques. 6p., 3f., 5b.
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$42
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52069. THE NURSING OBSERVATION PROCESS. A description of the intervention and assessment techniques used with a typical diabetes patient. Mrs. J., with an evaluation of the improvements effected by the nursing care. 6p., 3f., 6b.
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$42
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52045. PICKWICKIAN SYNDROME. A technical analysis of the causes, etiology and treatment of Pickwickian syndrome, a disease which afflicts the obese and which is characterized by breathlessness, somnolence and ultimate cardiorespiratory failure. 9p., 12f., 5b.
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$63
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52032. MARIJUANA. Very good discussion of the inadequacies of the literature on marijuana, and what sociologists should be studying; origins, habits, attitudes and long-term effects of white-collar users. 10p., 1f., 9b.
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$70
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52008. MULTI-LEVEL PRESSURES OPERATING ON A MEDICAL SCHOOL. Very good study of education in the real world: how pressure groups ranging from doctor-short citizens to the AMA act and react on a medical school, with Mich. State U. med school used as example. 8p., 3f., 4b.
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$56
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51984. RENAL INSUFFICIENCY AND HYPERSENSITITIVY. A good description of the pathology of hypersensitivity-caused uremia; the association of kidney disorders and hypersensitivity is discussed in terms of the job of the public health nurse. 6p., 11f., 5b.
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$42
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51946. CEREBRAL PALSY. An epidemiological study of cerebral palsy, with a look at the statistical figures on pregnancy-caused disease and some discussion of the etiology of such damage. 7p., 4f., 6b.
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$49
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51848. NATIVE ALASKANS AND FOREIGN-INTRODUCED DISEASE. Good sympathetic overview of how the white man's diseases were the first and most devastating fruit of civilization harvested by the native Alaskans. 9p.; 10f.; 8b.
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$63
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51547. METHADONE TREATMENT. The pros and cons of the methadone maintenance programs for heroin addicts are reviewed. The history of the drug and the programs instituted with it is given, and the effects and benefits of the drug are questioned with regard to long term efficacy. 10p., 12f., 10b.
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$70
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51533. HOSPITAL PURCHASING AND SUPPLIES. This study describes the role of the purchasing agent in the supplying of hospital needs, with specific data on St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco, California. Problems of auditing, centralizing purchasing, and administering support systems in the hospital are discussed, and a personal interview with a purchasing agent used as a source. 18p., 21f., 9b.
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$126
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16150. CHRONIC DISEASE AND HANDICAPPING CONDITIONS IN CHILDREN. A good annotated bibliography of the materials available to workers and planners of services for handicapped children. References for parents, home care, teachers and therapists are list by groups. Pediatrics, post-natal care, and mental retardation rehabilitation are all discussed. 16p., 0f., 46b.
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$112
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16104. NURSING CARE OF SPASM OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES OF QUADRAPLEGIC AND PARAPLEGIC PATIENT. Good technical overview of caring for the disabled patient, including medicines, mobility techniques and equipment, physical therapy and emphasizing the importance of a good attitude in the patient. 11p., 23f., 11b.
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$77
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16100. THE NECESSITY OF EXERCISE. The need for modern Americans to take exercise, and the various forms of activity required for good physical conditioning, are given a general treatment. 5p., 5f., 3b.
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$35
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16097. THE EFFECT OF SMOKING ON HUMAN HEALTH. Good overview of most of the problems caused by smoking tobacco, includes ingredients of tobacco smoke, Surgeon General's conclusions, good discussion of the fact that little can be done to get people to quit if they don't want to. 9p., 16f., 13b.
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$63
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