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History of medicine

Paperback. Series: Science, Medicine, & Technology in East Asia S. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; MBX; MMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892648009
ISBN
9780892648009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99

Paperback. Discussing 'curanderismo' and the practice of herbalists, this book focuses on individual healers and their procedures and traditional Mexican-American herbs and cures. The product of centuries of experience in Mexico, influenced by the Moors, Judeo-Christians, and Aztecs, this work includes use of items such as lemon and objects such as keys. Editor(s): Sawyer Jr., Timothy L. Num Pages: 168 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; MBX; MX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 204 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826339614
ISBN
9780826339614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.54

Paperback. A time when butchers and executioners knew more about anatomy than university-trained physicians - travel back to a time of such unlikely remedies as leeches, roasted cat and red bed curtains Num Pages: 304 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445655420
ISBN
9781445655420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.39

Paperback. Cartographies of Disease: Maps, Mapping, and Medicine, new expanded edition, is a comprehensive survey of the technology of mapping and its relationship to the battle against disease. Num Pages: 412 pages, 120 illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNS; MBX; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 191 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
ESRI Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589484672
ISBN
9781589484672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.68

Paperback. The Northfield Experiments, conducted during the Second World War, mark an important moment in the development of the therapeutic community movement. This is the first book to record the experiments in detail. The book provides a fascinating account of a significant advance in psychiatry. Series: Community, Culture and Change. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; MBGR; MBX; MJN; MMH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 489. Good copy 8vo Illustrated.The History of Nursing and Hospital Histories.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0304627
ISBN
9781853028373
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 30.00

Paperback. When and how did public health become modern? This book offers a fresh answer to this question through an examination of Victorian and Edwardian England, long considered one of the critical birthplaces of modern public health. Series: Berkeley Series in British Studies. Num Pages: 408 pages, 31 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; MBN; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520290358
ISBN
9780520290358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.43

Hardback. This illustrated history is a comprehensive introduction to Chinese healing practices across time and cultures. Global contributions from 58 scholars in archaeology, history, anthropology, religion, and medicine make this a vital resource for those working in East Asian or world history, medical history, anthropology, biomedicine, and healing arts. Editor(s): Hinrichs, T. J.; Barnes, Linda L. Num Pages: 480 pages, 76 halftones, 5 line illust7ations, 9 maps, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MBX; MX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 249 x 34. Weight in Grams: 908.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047372
ISBN
9780674047372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.14
€ 54.17

hardcover. This volume charts the history of the worldwide introduction of an operative treatment method for broken bones, osteosynthesis, by a Swiss-based association called AO. It thus sheds light on the mechanisms of medical innovation at the crossroads of surgery, science and industry. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; MBX; MNS; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
2002nd Edition
SKU
V9780333993057
ISBN
9780333993057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.38

Hardcover. Examining the complex dynamics of medical treatment options and the variable character of surgical technologies, this volume broadens and transcends the notion of technological innovation. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465946
ISBN
9781580465946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.25

Hardback. Much of the improved survival rate from heart attack can be traced to Eugene Braunwald's work. He proved that myocardial infarction was an hours-long dynamic process which could be altered by treatment. The author tells the life story of a physician whose activist approach transformed not just cardiology but the culture of American medicine. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1KBB; BGT; MBX; MJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 149 x 32. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674724976
ISBN
9780674724976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.87

Hardback. Is opium a vile curse on society, a blessed medicine from God, or possibly both? This fresh history offers surprising new insights. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16-page black & white section. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 784.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300175325
ISBN
9780300175325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.51

Hardback. The Northern Ontario School of Medicine provides a blueprint for those interested in an innovative approach to medical education. This collection provides an account of the challenges and rewards faced by those who insisted on creating a patient-centred, community-based, and culturally sensitive learning environment for the physicians of tomorrow. Num Pages: 229 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; JNM; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773536494
ISBN
9780773536494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.99

Paperback. Series: Sexuality Studies Series. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JM; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774827935
ISBN
9780774827935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 33.97

Hardback. Romano's detailed portrayal reveals a fascinating figure who embodied the untidy nature of the Victorian age's shift from an intellectual system rooted in religion to one based on science. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13, 9 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BG; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801868979
ISBN
9780801868979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 45.45

hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AJR; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 24. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271037929
ISBN
9780271037929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.20

Paperback. Offers insight into the relationship between knowledge and power in ancient times--and science and politics in our own Series: The Body in Theory: Histories of Cultural Materialism. Num Pages: 254 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472088522
ISBN
9780472088522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.67

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Society for the Promotion of Science & Scholarship Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780930664299
ISBN
9780930664299
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.08

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909384095
ISBN
9781909384095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages, b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826328717
ISBN
9780826328717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.83

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

€ 86.69

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