The Chinese language, spoken by over one billion people, has undergone drastic changes over the past century in a way unparalleled at any time previously. This book presents a comprehensive account of the development of Modern Chinese from the late nineteenth century up to the 1990s, concentrating o[...]

This is a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary and multi-national textbook on pain medicine. The book is constructed by experts from different medical specialties and allied healthcare professions. The Contributors are practitioners from Hong Kong, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada and SE Asia. Their a[...]