(A Manual for Medical, Dental, Pharmacy, Nursing Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Hospital Administration and Management, and Speech and Hearing)
G N Prabhakara
Professor and Head Department of PSM Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences Hubli, India
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Short Textbook on PG Introductory Course in Health Sciences
© 2004 GN Prabhakara
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First Edition : 2004
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4Acknowledgements
Guidance, corrections and appropriations, and for thorough help of my life-partner Mrs Malathi Prabhakara Ex-Scientist, technology transfer, industrial development and consultancy services, CFTRI, CSIR is highly acknowledged.
Source of inspiration of my son Dr MP Bharat future health science professional in HRD and patient care is acknowledged.
I acknowledge the respect and regard bestowed upon me by PG students in medical, dental, pharmacy, nursing, hospital administration management, homeopathy, speech and hearing, and ayurveda who inspired me to bring out my experience in the present form.
I thank following professional colleagues who gave their valuable opinion on this text.
- S KanthaEx-Vice ChancellorRajiv Gandhi University of Health SciencesBangalore.
- SB KulkarniPrincipalKarnataka Institute of Medical SciencesHubli, Karnataka.
- AT KulkarniPrincipalMIMER Medical College, TalegaonPune.
- A Venugopala SharmaProfessor and Head PSMTirupathi Medical CollegeTirupathi.
- Sunanda KulkarniProfessor of OBG, Bangalore Medical CollegeBangalore.
- M DanabalanEx-Director, ProfessorPSM JIPMER, Pondicherry.
- MK SudarshanProfessor and HeadCommunity Medicine, KIMS Bangalore.
Efforts of M/s Jaypee Brothers in giving a good shape to my modest work is acknowledged with heartfelt thanks.
6Preface
Thousands of PGs from different courses, different disciplines and from different universities who visited me to consult for proforma, methodology, dissertation work and thesis work are responsible for the outcome of this title.
An attempt is made to provide simple and systematic guidance through text.
I hope that this book will serve present requirement of any postgraduate and even teachers in their endeavour.
GN Prabhakara