Prince George's County DSS, Adult Protective Services (Program)
Offers professional services to adults 18 years of age or older who lack the mental or physical capacity to sufficiently provide for their daily needs to protect their health, safety and welfare. An...
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Age groups: Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Clinical Management of the Child and Teenager with Diabetes -- by Leslie Plotnick, Randi Henderson (Authors) (Book)
"Written by a Johns Hopkins pediatric endocrinologist and an award-winning medical writer, Clinical Management of the Child and Teenager with Diabetes is a comprehensive and accessible clinical guide...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Neurofibromatosis : Phenotype, Natural History, and Pathogenesis -- by J. M. Friedman, David Gutmann, Vincent Riccardi (Authors) (Book)
"From Book News, Inc. Addressing the wealth of information on NF1 and NF2 that has become available since 1992, the date of the previous edition of this volume, this volume offers 15 contributions...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Williams-Beuren Syndrome: Research, Evaluation, and Treatment -- by Paul Wang, Howard Lenhoff, Colleen Morris (Authors) (Book)
"Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) is a genetic condition characterized by low IQ, cardiovascular malformations, dysmorphic facial features, and a striking pattern of behaviors, weaknesses, and...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Prevention and Treatment of HIV Infection in Infants and Children -- by Arthur J. Ammann, Arye Rubinstein (Authors) (Book)
"Perinatal use of Zidovudine, AZT and other treatments have reduced the rate of HIV-infected infants to an average 300 per year in developed nations; in emerging nations, 1800 infants are born at risk...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Epigenetics in Cancer Prevention: Early Detection and Risk Assessment -- by Asad Umar, Barbara Dunn, Mukesh Verma (Authors) (Book)
"This volume addresses the question of how knowledge of epigenetic phenomena like DNA methylation and acetylation can be applied to early cancer detection and risk assessment.The objectives of the...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Hormone-Related Tumors: Novel Approaches to Prevention and Treatment -- by Luigi Castagnetta, Biagio Agostara, Luisa Massimo, Guiseppe Montalto (Authors) (Book)
"This volume covers the biology and biochemistry of normal and cancer cell growth exhibited in a range of cancers including those of the liver, colorectum, breast, and prostate, and leukemia. Studies...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Contextual Determinants of Malaria -- by Elizabeth Casman, Hadi Dowlatabadi (Authors) (Book)
"This important volume examines the contextual determinants of malaria and attempts to develop methods for incorporating them into projections of future incidence. Internationally renowned health...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Life Sciences and Health Challenges -- by Susan Raymond (Author) (Book)
"The authors begin with an overview of global public health collaboration. They then discuss such research priorities as childhood vaccination and the role of academic health centers. They examine the...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Choices in Childbirth: Volume 2: Induction & Augmentation of Labor (Video - Parent)
"Present balanced information of these two procedures using actual birth footage and an obstetrician's candid discussion of them. Parents gain a clear understanding of when induction or augmentation...
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Age groups: Infancy (<1)