Software for fitting mixed models
Chapter 9Software for fitting mixed models In this chapter, we will look at software for fitting mixed models, with a particular emphasis on the SAS package, which has been used…
GENERAL & FAMILY MEDICINE
Locomotor system
12 Locomotor system Richard L M. Newell ANATOMY OVERVIEW OF CONTENT The anatomy will be described on a mainly regional basis, dealing with the vertebral column, girdles and limbs. Transitional…
Paediatric disorders
16 Paediatric disorders Jenny Walker INTRODUCTION Paediatric surgical disorders can present at any age. Paediatric in most centres is from birth to 16 years. Some surgical disorders in childhood are…
Alimentary system
17 Alimentary system Andrew T. Raftery ANATOMY Although not part of the alimentary system, the anatomy of the abdominal wall and peritoneal cavity is described here, as it is important…
Cardiovascular system
9 Cardiovascular system Ken Callum, Andrew Dyson ANATOMY HEART Development of the heart The heart begins to develop towards the end of the third week of gestation as a pair…
Nervous system
8 Nervous system Samuel Jacob, Andrew T. Raftery ANATOMY CRANIAL CAVITY The cranium, or the skull, consists of the cranial cavity and the facial skeleton. Most bones of the cranial…
Head and neck
13 Head and neck Samuel Jacob ANATOMY ANATOMY OF THE NECK A thorough knowledge of anatomy is required to treat surgical conditions affecting the neck. For descriptive purposes the neck…
Genitourinary system
18 Genitourinary system Jake M. Patterson, Christopher R. Chapple INTRODUCTION The urinary system functions physiologically as a complex homeostatic mechanism for the regulation of acid-base balance, the excretion of waste…
Respiratory system
11 Respiratory system Andrew Dyson, Andrew T. Raftery ANATOMY TRACHEA The trachea is about 11 cm long, commencing at the lower border of the cricoid cartilage at the level of…
