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History of medicine

Paperback. Looks at the effect on medical science of politics, religion, money supply and social mores. This book looks at the problems facing UK's NHS and compares them with healthcare delivery in other developed nations from around the world. Num Pages: 268 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: MBP; MBX; WCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 334 x 199 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Clinical Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854570505
ISBN
9781854570505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.05

Hardback. Compiled in the second half of the sixteenth century by a team led by the physician Li Shizhen (1518-1593) on the basis of previously published books and contemporary knowledge, this title is the largest encyclopedia of natural history in a long tradition of Chinese materia medica works. Editor(s): Unschuld, Paul U. Num Pages: 466 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GBC; MBX; VXHT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 35. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291966
ISBN
9780520291966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.81
€ 111.33

Paperback. In 1832, the arrival of cholera in the United States created widespread panic throughout the country. In this title, the author tells the story of those dark days, centering his narrative on rivalries between medical and homeopathic practitioners. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 halftones, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226017631
ISBN
9780226017631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.81

Hardcover. In 1832, the arrival of cholera in the United States created widespread panic throughout the country. In this title, the author tells the story of those dark days, centering his narrative on rivalries between medical and homeopathic practitioners. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 halftones, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226017464
ISBN
9780226017464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.14
€ 89.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 261 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226452852
ISBN
9780226452852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.06

Hardcover. Editor(s): Bruun, Niels W. Num Pages: 286 pages, 44 colour plates & 55 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3JD; MBX; MFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 251 x 22. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763542593
ISBN
9788763542593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 39.89

Hardback. This book captures that heady, fleeting moment when a biologist could expect to do great science through the private sector and be rewarded with both wealth and scientific acclaim. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: KNDH1; KNDP; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413402
ISBN
9781421413402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.34

Paperback. Packed full of curious and surprising facts about medicine and beautifully illustrated with maps, photographs and images, this is the perfect guide book for anyone with a passion for urban walks, the history of London and, of course, medicine. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps, port. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; MBX; WTHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444172430
ISBN
9781444172430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.93

Hardback. A pioneering organ transplant surgeon narrates in gripping detail the revolutions that have transformed modern surgery, and the turmoil in medical education and health care reform as new capacities to prolong life and restore health run headlong into unsustainable costs. Tilney's stage is the famous Boston teaching hospital, Brigham and Women's. Num Pages: 384 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: MBX; MN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674062283
ISBN
9780674062283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.33

Paperback. Editor(s): Goodrick-Clarke, Nicholas. Translator(s): Goodrick-Clarke, Nicholas. Num Pages: 206 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: HPCB; MBX; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556433160
ISBN
9781556433160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.69

Hardback. Lavishly illustrated with more than four hundred photographs, most in color, Leading the Way provides all those interested in the story of Johns Hopkins Medicine-even just the advances in medicine itself over the past twenty years-a lively and riveting account of how Hopkins remains in the forefront of medical education, research, and patient care. Num Pages: 416 pages, 430, 155 black & white halftones, 275 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; MBX; PDX; WQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 307 x 234 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406572
ISBN
9781421406572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.15

Updated version of author's doctoral thesis--Indiana University, 2005. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813549583
ISBN
9780813549583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.76

Hardcover. Contagion and Enclaves studies the social history of medicine within two intersecting enclaves in colonial India; the hill station of Darjeeling which incorporated the sanitarian and racial norms of the British Raj; and in the adjacent tea plantations of North Bengal, which produced tea for the global market. Series: Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 219 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; HBTQ; MBX; MMRT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846318290
ISBN
9781846318290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.59

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 398 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; MBPC; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614748
ISBN
9780691614748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.48
€ 50.39

Paperback. In 1918-1919 influenza raged around the globe in the worst pandemic in recorded history. Focusing on those closest to the crisis-patients, families, communities, public health officials, nurses and doctors-this book explores the epidemic in the United States. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190238551
ISBN
9780190238551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.26

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 378 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BGT; JFCX; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653792
ISBN
9780691653792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 251.19

Paperback. The description for this book, The Clock and the Mirror: Girolamo Cardano and Renaissance Medicine, will be forthcoming. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691628103
ISBN
9780691628103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.43
€ 55.56

The collections she has selected include essays on general medical topics addressed to colleagues or disciples, some advice for individual patients (usually written at the request of the patient's doctor), and a strong dose of controversy. Series: Singleton Center Books in Premodern Europe. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407494
ISBN
9781421407494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.53

Paperback. Western Europe supported a highly developed and diverse medical community in the late medieval and early Renaissance periods. In her absorbing history of this complex era inmedicine, Siraisi explores the inner workings of the medical community and illustrates the connections of medicine to both natural philosophy and technical skills. Num Pages: 264 pages, 49 halftones. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422. Introduction to Knowledge and Practice. 264 pages, 49 halftones. Western Europe supported a highly developed and diverse medical community in the late medieval and early Renaissance periods. In her absorbing history of this complex era inmedicine, Siraisi explores the inner workings of the medical community and illustrates the connections of medicine to both natural philosophy and technical skills. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; MBX. Dimension: 236 x 170 x 14. Weight: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226761305
ISBN
9780226761305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.42

Paperback. Tells the story of the 200 year struggle to provide good health care to all Kentuckians. This book describes Lexington schoolteacher Linda Neville's mission to treat the eye disease trachoma in rural Kentucky, Louise Caudill's efforts to open the first hospital in Morehead, the 1833 cholera epidemic, and other important episodes in medicine. Series: New Books for New Readers S. Num Pages: 62 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; MBP; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 3. Weight in Grams: 91.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
62
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813109145
ISBN
9780813109145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.62

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