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Introduction to Information Technology - Hardware, Software, and Telecommunications Chapter Outline | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Information Technology and Computer Literacy | |
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Hardware and Software | |
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Hardware | |
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Input Devices | |
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Processing Hardware and Memory | |
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Output Devices | |
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Secondary Storage Devices | |
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Software | |
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System Software | |
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Application Software | |
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An Overview of Networking, Connectivity, and Telecommunications | |
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Uses of Telecommunications and Networking | |
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The Expansion of Wireless Technology: Cell Phones, GPS, Wi-Fi, and PDAs | |
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The Internet and the World Wide Web | |
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Intranets/Extranets | |
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Internet Services | |
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Selected Reading: David Pogue | |
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Like Having a Secretary in Your PC | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Review Exercises | |
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Sources | |
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Medical Informatics: The Health Information Technology Decade | |
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Chapter Outline | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Introduction | |
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Medical Informatics | |
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The Health Information Technology Decade | |
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996: A Brief Introduction | |
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The Patient Information Form | |
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The Paper Medical Record | |
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The Electronic Medical Record (EMR) | |
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The Electronic Health Record (HER) | |
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Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs) | |
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The Indian Health Service Electronic Health Record | |
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Computer Information Systems in Health Care | |
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Does Computerization Improve Patient Outcomes? | |
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The Introduction of Computer Systems selected Reading: Milt Freudenheim | |
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Doctors Join to Promote Electronic Record Keeping hapter Summary | |
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Key terms | |
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Review Exercises | |
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An Introduction the Administrative Applications of Computers: Accounting Chapter Outline | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Introduction | |
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Administrative Applications of Computer Technology in the Medical Office | |
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Medical Office Administrative Software -- An Overview | |
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Coding and Grouping Systems | |
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Accounting | |
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Insurance | |
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Claims | |
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Accounting Reports | |
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Selected Reading: Robert Pear, & Planned Medicaid Cuts Cause Rift With States&r | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Review Exercises | |
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Telemedicine | |
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Apter Outline | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Overview | |
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Store-and-Forward Technology and Interactive Videoconferencing | |
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Teleradiology | |
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Telepathology | |
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Teledermatology | |
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Telecardiology | |
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Teleneurology | |
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Telestroke | |
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Epilepsy | |
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Email And Digital Cameras In Teleneurology | |
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Telepsychiatry | |
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Remote Monitoring Devices | |
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Telehome care | |
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Telemedicine in Prison | |
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Other telemedicine applications | |
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The Telenurse | |
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Issues in Telemedicine | |
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Selected Reading | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Review Exercises | |
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Related Web Site | |
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Information Technology in Public Health | |
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Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Introduction Definition | |
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Social Inequality, Poverty, and Health Using Computers to Study Disease | |
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Statistics and Epidemics: A Historical Overview | |
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The Emergence of New Infectious Diseases: AIDS, SARS, Bird Flu, West Nile Virus, Mad Cow AIDS | |
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SARS | |
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Bird Flu | |
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West Nile Virus | |
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Mad Cow Computer Modeling of Disease: Health Statistics and Infectious Disease MIDAS (Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study) Climate Change: Global Warming The Public Health Response to Hurricane Katrina Discussion | |
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Selected Readings | |
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Richard P�rez-Pe�a, & City Tackles Meningitis in Brooklyn | |
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Key Terms | |
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Information Technology in Radiology | |
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apter Outline | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Introduction | |
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X-rays | |
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Ultrasound | |
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Digital Imaging Techniques | |
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Computerized Tomography | |
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging | |
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Positron Emission Tomography | |
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SPECT Scanning | |
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Other Imaging Systems | |
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Bone Density Tests | |
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PACS | |
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Interventional Radiology: Bloodless Surgery | |
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Selected Reading | |
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vid Leonhardt, & Political Clout in the Age of Outsourcing&r | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Information Technology in Surgery - The Cutting Edge | |
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apter Outline | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Overview | |
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Computer-Assisted Surgery | |
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Computer-Assisted Surgical Planning | |
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Robots, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Endoscopic Surgery, and Augmented Reality | |
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ROBODOC, AESOP, ZEUS, MINERVA, and other robotic devices | |
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Augmented Reality | |
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Telepresence Surgery | |
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NEEMO | |
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The Operating Room of the Future | |
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Discussion | |
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Nanotechnology | |
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Conclusion | |
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Selected Readings | |
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Barnaby J. Feder, & Surgical Device Poses a Rare but Serious Peri l&r | |
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Michelle Meadows, & Computer-Assisted Surgery: An Update&r | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Key terms | |
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Information Technology Pharmacy | |
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Chapter Outline | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Overview | |
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | |
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Uncertified Medicines | |
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Biotechnology and The Human Genome Project | |
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Rational Drug Design | |
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Bioinformatics | |
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The Human Genome Project | |
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Developments in Biotechnology | |
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Computer Assisted Drug Trials | |
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Computer Assisted Drug Review | |
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The Computerized Pharmacy | |
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Computers and Drug Errors | |
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The Automated Community Pharmacy | |
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Automating the Hospital Pharmacy | |
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The Hospital Pharmacy Robot and Bar Codes | |
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Point-of-Use Drug Dispensing | |
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Computerized IVs and Bar-codes | |
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags | |
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Telepharmacy | |
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Drug Delivery on a Chip | |
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The Impact of Information Technology on Pharmacy | |
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Selected Readings | |
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Nicholas Bakalar & Prevention: Computer Fails Its Drug Test | |
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More Articles by Milt Freudenheim | |
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More Articles by Ian Urbina" | |
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Panel Suggests Using Inmates in Drug Trials&r | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Information Technology in Dentistry | |
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Chapter Outline | |
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Learning Objectives | |
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Overview | |
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Education | |
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Administrative Applications | |
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The Electronic Dental Chart | |
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Demographics And The Transformation Of Dentistry | |
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Computerized Instruments in Dentistry | |
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Endodontics | |
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Periodontics | |
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Cosmetic Dentistry | |
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Diagnosis and Expert Systems | |
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Diagnostic Tools | |
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X-rays | |
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Digital Radiography | |
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Electrical Conductance | |
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Emerging Methods | |
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Light Illumination | |
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Lasers in Dentistry | |
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Minimally Invasive Dentistry | |
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Surgery | |
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The Growth of Specialization | |
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Teledentistry | |
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Selected Reading | |
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nnifer Alsever At the Dentist's Office, X-Rays, Root Canals and, Now, Pampering | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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