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History of medicine

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

€ 55.12

Paperback. This classic work reveals how childbirth has changed from colonial times to the present, including a new preface that discusses writings on the subject over the past three decades. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JKSB1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
30 Anniversary ed
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190264123
ISBN
9780190264123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.64

Paperback. This Side of Doctoring is a collection of over 100 personal essays and poems by female physicians over the last century and a half. Organized into categories such as 'Internship and Residency', 'Mothering and Doctoring', 'Making Choices' and 'Barriers', the anthology presents feminine and feminist perspectives on all aspects of a medical career. Num Pages: 432 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: DN; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195158472
ISBN
9780195158472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.57

paperback. This text establishes historical context for the contemporary debate over the role of unconventional medicine in health care by examining the evolution of the major alternative systems in America from 1800 onwards. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBX; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195171624
ISBN
9780195171624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.58

Paperback. The revisions of both DSM-IV and ICD-10 have again focused the interest of the field of psychiatry and clinical psychology on the questions of nosology. This book reviews issues within psychiatric nosology from clinical, historical and particularly philosophical perspectives. It brings together an interdisciplinary group of distinguished authors. Editor(s): Kendler, Kenneth S.; Parnas, Josef. Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; JMB; JMP; MBX; MMH; PDX. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198796022
ISBN
9780198796022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.65

Paperback. Child Health: A Population Perspective examines both the history of child health and the three dynamics that most define it: the principles and dynamics between children, families, and communities; social determinants of health; and life course health development. Editor(s): Kuo, Alice A.; Coller, Ryan J.; Stewart-Brown, Prof. Sarah; Blair, Dr. Mitch. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB1; MBN; MBX; MJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199309375
ISBN
9780199309375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 115.99

Hardback. Science, medicine, and technology have become increasingly important to the average individual in modern society. The importance of these three fields is in many ways one of the defining characteristics of modernity. Understanding their history is essential for educated individuals. Editor(s): Slotten, Hugh Richard. Series: Oxford Encyclopedias of American History. Num Pages: 1456 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; MBX; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 275 x 119. Weight in Grams: 3550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199766666
ISBN
9780199766666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 506.74

Publisher
United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972949
ISBN
9781597972949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.43

Hardback. Editor(s): Muller, Irmgard. Series: Classic Texts in the Sciences. Num Pages: 343 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 148 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 763.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
343
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319255729
ISBN
9783319255729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.24

Paperback. In this narrative, Barron H. Lerner offers a medical and cultural history of our century-long battle with breast cancer. Revisiting the past, Lerner argues, can illuminate and clarify the dilemmas confronted by women with, and at risk from, the disease. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 half tones and 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: MBX; MJCL; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 329.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195161069
ISBN
9780195161069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 269.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195369847
ISBN
9780195369847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.31

Hardcover. This book covers the history of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN), the international society for the clinical neurosciences, from its founding in Brussels in 1957 to the present day. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: MBX; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198713067
ISBN
9780198713067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91

Hardcover. E. Fuller Torrey's book provides an insider's perspective on the birth of the federal mental health program. Num Pages: 224 pages, photographs (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; MBPK; MBX; MMH; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199988716
ISBN
9780199988716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.72

paperback. Editor(s): Fell, Alison S.; Hallett, Christine E. Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLL; HBWN; MBX; MQC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 145.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138952614
ISBN
9781138952614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.16

paperback. This Very Short Introduction explores the history of Western medicine, examining the key turning points, discoveries, and controversies in its rich history from classical times to the present. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 115 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
9780199215430
ISBN
9780199215430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.92

paperback. * A fascinating survey of the key moments of post-war medical discovery - fully revised and updated for this new edition Num Pages: 608 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Abacus
Edition
38923rd
Condition
New
SKU
9780349123752
ISBN
9780349123752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. An account of the phenomenon of antidepressants. The book chronicles the history of psychopharmacology and the current debate over drugs replacing psychotherapy, and explores the regulation of drug companies, what antidepressants reveal about the human brain and the sociology of drug marketing. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; MBX; MMGW; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674039582
ISBN
9780674039582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.16

hardcover. Theophrastus von Hohenheim (1493-1541), better known as Paracelsus, was a physician, natural magician and commentator on the social and religious issues of his day. This work considers Paracelsus' life and works, and explores his advocacy for total reform of the clerical, legal, and medical professions. Num Pages: 330 pages, 8 b/w. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPCB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 681.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9780300139112
ISBN
9780300139112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.51

Henry Kaplan and the Story of Hodgkin's Disease is the first account of a remarkable man who changed the face of cancer therapy and the history of a once fatal, now curable, cancer. Num Pages: 456 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MJCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804768665
ISBN
9780804768665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.85

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

€ 78.49

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. Using diaries, journals and correspondence the author tells a fascinating story of remarkable men who shipped out as doctors on South Sea whalers in the early nineteenth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 line drawings, 10 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1QSPS; 3JH; HBTM; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415924528
ISBN
9780415924528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.23

paperback. Easily accessible to readers new to the Victorian era, and to the history of medicine Num Pages: 215 pages, 20 integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGT; JKSN1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pen & Sword History
Condition
New
SKU
9781473855670
ISBN
9781473855670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 6.28

paperback. Argues that post-traumatic stress disorder is a cultural product put together by the practices, technologies, and narratives with which it is diagnosed, studied, and treated and by the various interests, institutions, and moral arguments mobilizing these efforts. This book includes an account of the treatment of Vietnam veterans with PTSD. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: MBX; MJN; MMH; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032756
ISBN
9780691017235
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

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