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Diseases & disorders
Hardback. Jones compellingly narrates the biography of this frightfully hardy disease from the ancient world through the present day. Series: Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease. Num Pages: 352 pages, 11, 8 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBX; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801896965
- ISBN
- 9780801896965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.19
€ 29.99
€ 29.19
Paperback. The most common sexually transmitted infection, HPV causes cancers of the cervix, vulva, vagina, penis, and anus. When the HPV vaccine first came to the market in 2006, it immediately grabbed attention. This book explores the national arguments and global disputes surrounding the hotly controversial HPV vaccine. Editor(s): Wailoo, Keith; Livingston, Julie; Epstein, Steven; Aronowitz, Robert A. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: MJCJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801896729
- ISBN
- 9780801896729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.16
€ 38.99
€ 33.16
Hardback. The most common sexually transmitted infection, HPV causes cancers of the cervix, vulva, vagina, penis, and anus. When the HPV vaccine first came to the market in 2006, it immediately grabbed attention. This book explores the national arguments and global disputes surrounding the hotly controversial HPV vaccine. Editor(s): Wailoo, Keith; Livingston, Julie; Epstein, Steven; Aronowitz, Robert A. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: MJCJ1; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 228 x 33. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801896712
- ISBN
- 9780801896712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.39€ 64.19
€ 69.39
€ 64.19
Hardback. Authoritative, fascinating, and eye-opening, this short history of malaria concludes with policy recommendations for improving control strategies and saving lives. Series: Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease. Num Pages: 320 pages, 21, 2 black & white halftones, 19 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MJC; MMRT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887123
- ISBN
- 9780801887123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.48
€ 29.99
€ 29.48
Paperback. "Accompanied by updated references and resources, the sixth edition of The Guide to Living with HIV Infection offers new hope for people living with a virus that once left no hope at all. Series: A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MJCJ2; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 6th
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884863
- ISBN
- 9780801884863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.02
€ 33.02
Paperback. The cases are rich and engaging, and convey to the reader the intense disorder that can affect the lives of patients. Num Pages: 236 pages, 16, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MJCJ2; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801880063
- ISBN
- 9780801880063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.99
€ 32.99
€ 27.99
Paperback. The third edition features a new chapter on recognition, prevention, and remediation of burnout in pediatric oncology staff members, while throughout the book, chapters have been revised and updated to reflect the impact of new antibiotic agents, new antiemetics, and new approaches to pain management. Editor(s): Altman, Arnold J. Series: The Johns Hopkins Series in Hematology/Oncology. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MJCL; MJW; MQCL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801879098
- ISBN
- 9780801879098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.45
€ 52.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: MBN; MJC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801482861
- ISBN
- 9780801482861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Paperback. Editor(s): Eden, Tim; Barr, Ronald; Bleyer, Archie; Whiteson, Myrna. Num Pages: 304 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780727918109
- ISBN
- 9780727918109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.17
€ 109.17
Paperback. Provides a conceptual and historical framework for understanding the causes of cancer and other diseases that increase with age. This book interprets various observations on the age of cancer onset, the genetic and environmental causes of disease, and the organization of tissues with regard to stem cell biology and somatic mutation. Series: Princeton Series in Evolutionary Biology. Num Pages: 400 pages, 5 halftones. 106 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: MJCG1; MJCL; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133669
- ISBN
- 9780691133669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.44€ 60.12
€ 76.44
€ 60.12
Paperback. A comprehensive synthesis of parasite variation at the molecular, population, and evolutionary levels, this book is suitable for students and researchers throughout biology and biomedicine. It uses an evolutionary perspective to meld the terms and findings of molecular biology, immunology, pathogen biology, and population dynamics. Num Pages: 360 pages, 40 line illus. BIC Classification: MJCJ; MJCM; MMFP; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095950
- ISBN
- 9780691095950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.44€ 60.12
€ 76.44
€ 60.12
Hardcover. Provides an overview of the diverse areas that constitute HIV research. Each chapter is a comprehensive presentation of one area of AIDS research - including work on the virus life cycle, epidemiology, genetics, protease and reverse transcriptase inhibitors, receptor and co-receptor interactions, therapeutic targets, clinical treatment, and more. Editor(s): Emini, Emilio A. Num Pages: 544 pages, 100 line illus. BIC Classification: MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1142.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691004549
- ISBN
- 9780691004549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 232.34
€ 232.34
Paperback. Cancer has become the scourge of the twentieth century. This book explores the revolution in public health, the origins and principles of molecular biology, and our emerging understanding of the causes of cancer. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 halftones 52 line drawings 5 tables. BIC Classification: MBN; MJCL; PD; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002507
- ISBN
- 9780691002507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.89
€ 52.99
€ 37.89
Paperback. In the year 2000 the World Health Organization estimated that 85 percent of fifteen-year-olds in Botswana would eventually die of AIDS. This title tells the true story of lives ravaged by AIDS - of orphans, bereaved parents, and widows; and, of families who devote most Saturdays to the burial of relatives and friends. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; JFFH2; MBNS; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674061835
- ISBN
- 9780674061835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.05
€ 35.99
€ 31.05
Paperback. By emphasizing the dramatic results that investments in AIDS treatments in Africa can bring, this book provides lessons to nations about scaling up their own treatment responses, hope to individuals and communities confronted with the often devastating impact of AIDS, and inspiration to the international HIV/AIDS community. Series: Harvard Series on Population and Development Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFH2; MBN; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 254 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674033450
- ISBN
- 9780674033450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.01
€ 34.99
€ 30.01
Paperback. This book chronicles the complex interactions between disease and the peoples of America from the pre-Columbian world to the present. In a powerful challenge to our tendency to see disease as unnatural and its virtual elimination as a real possibility, Grob asserts the undeniable biological persistence of disease. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBX; MJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674017573
- ISBN
- 9780674017573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.21€ 69.28
€ 75.21
€ 69.28
Hardback. Editor(s): Milne, G. W. A. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; MJCJ; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 40. Weight in Grams: 831.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780566083853
- ISBN
- 9780566083853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 310.56
€ 310.56
Paperback. Focuses on one of the most contentious and bitter battles in the history of public health. This book details how the nature of the epidemic has changed and highlights the dilemmas public health agencies face today in terms of prevention strategies and chronic illness linked to low levels of toxic exposure. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; MBN; MJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283930
- ISBN
- 9780520283930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.02
€ 33.99
€ 25.02
Hardback. Chronicles the emergence and transformation of hemophilia community. This book sets the story within our national political landscape - where the disease is also a social, psychological, and economic experience. Num Pages: 308 pages, 8 b/w photos, 1 figure, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX; MJCG1; MJCJ2; MJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211957
- ISBN
- 9780520211957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.33€ 48.96
€ 62.33
€ 48.96
Hardcover. Tools, techniques, and progress in cancer biomarkers discovery The completion of a number of gene sequencing projects, recent advances in genomic and proteomic technologies, and the availability of powerful bioinformatics tools have led to promising new avenues and approaches in the search for cancer biomarkers. Series Editor(s): Desiderio, Dominic M.; Nibbering, Nico M. Series: Wiley-Interscience Series on Mass Spectrometry. Num Pages: 378 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJA; MJCL; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471745167
- ISBN
- 9780471745167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.88
€ 174.88
Paperback. Presents techniques for initiation, propagation, and characterization of established cell lines. This book includes a listing of vendors for equipment and other cell culture products. It also discusses drug treatment, selection, differentiation, assays for malignant cells, risks, and applications. Editor(s): Pfragner, Roswitha; Freshney, R. Ian. Series: Culture of Specialized Cells S. Num Pages: 452 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGL; MFCC; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 793.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471438533
- ISBN
- 9780471438533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 218.27
€ 218.27
Hardcover. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were one of the first chemicals discovered to cause cancer in humans. This work covers polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with larger than seven rings. It has chapters devoted to sample handling and preparation and methodology. Series: Chemical Analysis: A Series of Monographs on Analytical Chemistry and its Applications. Num Pages: 304 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: MBGR; MJCL; PNF; PNN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471363545
- ISBN
- 9780471363545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 276.85
€ 276.85
Hardcover. An infection that occurs during pregnancy presents a constellation of problems above and beyond those normally associated with the disease. Even a relatively minor infection can threaten the lives of both mother and fetus and cause serious birth defects; and many conventional treatments can produce disastrous side effects during pregnancy. Num Pages: 346 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJCJ; MJTF; MMFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 182 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1086.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471116998
- ISBN
- 9780471116998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 308.71
€ 308.71
Hardcover. This international primer on psycho-oncology spans settings of care as well as regional boundaries. Designed to be easy to read, with informaton clearly displayed in concise tables and boxes accompanied by clinical vignettes, the book provides clear, practical guidance on all aspects of the psychological care of patients with cancer. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJCL; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 194 x 21. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470974322
- ISBN
- 9780470974322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.08
€ 109.08