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History of medicine
Paperback. An annotated English translation of the autobiography of Polish microbiologist Ludwik Hirszfeld (1884-1954), with a focus on his contributions to international public health. Editor(s): Balinska, Marta A.; Schneider, William H. Translator(s): Balinska, Marta A. Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History. Num Pages: 508 pages, 17, 15 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings, 15 black and white, 2. BIC Classification: MBX; PSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 30. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464598
- ISBN
- 9781580464598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.88
€ 62.88
Paperback. Health in early America was generally good. The food was plentiful, the air and water were clean, and people tended to enjoy strong constitutions as a result of this environment. This book describes the evolution of public health crises and solutions. Num Pages: 251 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479807048
- ISBN
- 9781479807048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.43
€ 30.99
€ 28.43
Hardcover. Describes the evolution of public health crises and solutions Num Pages: 251 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814787175
- ISBN
- 9780814787175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.78
€ 75.78
Paperback. Between 1347 and 1352 an unknown and deadly disease, only much later known as the Black Death, swept across Europe, leaving an estimated 30-50 per cent of the population dead. This book deals with plague, particularly in Northern Europe, in various aspects: epidemiology, pattern of dispersion, demography, social consequences, and religious impact. Editor(s): Bisgaard, Lars; Sondergaard, Leif. Num Pages: 236 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBLC; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776743895
- ISBN
- 9788776743895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.00€ 18.65
€ 21.00
€ 18.65
Hardback. 'Never since the Black Death has such a plague swept over the face of the world,' commented the Times, '[and] never, perhaps, has a plague been more stoically accepted.' When the Great Influenza pandemic finally ended, in April 1919, 228,000 people in Britian alone were dead. This book tells the story of the Great Influenza pandemic. Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230217744
- ISBN
- 9780230217744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.06
€ 140.06
Hardback. Living in Death's Shadow is essential reading for everyone seeking to understand what it means to live with someone suffering from a chronic, fatal condition, including cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's, and heart disease. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ; LNTJ; MBX; MMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421841
- ISBN
- 9781421421841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.96
€ 45.99
€ 38.96
Hardback. Describes best laboratory techniques for elucidating liposome biology. This title presents protocols by investigators who are intimately familiar with its problems and capabilities, and includes a list of materials to be used, troubleshooting tips straight from the benchtop, and notes on pitfalls to avoid. Editor(s): Basu, Subhash C.; Basu, Manju. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896038455
- ISBN
- 9780896038455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.94
€ 129.94
Hardback. Written for historians, sociologists, and anthropologists of science and medicine, as well as bioethics scholars, physicians, geneticists, and families affected by genetic conditions, Life Histories of Genetic Disease is a profound exploration of the scientific culture surrounding malformation and mutation. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: MBX; MFN; MJCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421420745
- ISBN
- 9781421420745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.61
€ 52.61
Hardback. Thus does Dent, a little-known Supreme Court case, influence how Americans receive health care more than a hundred years after the fact. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LNTJ; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411415
- ISBN
- 9781421411415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Paperback. Thus does Dent, a little-known Supreme Court case, influence how Americans receive health care more than a hundred years after the fact. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LNTJ; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411422
- ISBN
- 9781421411422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.96
€ 34.96
He finds that, while not immune to social and cultural perceptions of the leprous as degenerate, and while influenced by their own fears of contagion, premodern physicians moderated society's reactions to leprosy and were dedicated to the well-being of their patients. Num Pages: 344 pages, 19, 8 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: MBX; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886133
- ISBN
- 9780801886133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.68
€ 65.68
Paperback. Set in the medical, religious and cultural milieu of the European Middle Ages, this book offers a study of leprosy. Num Pages: 436 pages, 35 black and white, 6 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 964. 436 pages, 35 black and white, 6 line drawing. Set in the medical, religious and cultural milieu of the European Middle Ages, this book offers a study of leprosy. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC1; MBX. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 28. Weight: 966.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 436
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843834540
- ISBN
- 9781843834540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.54
€ 38.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349425303
- ISBN
- 9781349425303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
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
€ 92.21
€ 92.21
Paperback. This Latin reader consists of 67 passages drawn from ancient, medieval and early modern works on medical subjects. The texts are equipped with introductory comments in English, and notes designed to aid the student and introduce them to the universality of Latin. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CF; CJBR; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819197665
- ISBN
- 9780819197665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.58
€ 120.58
Hardcover. Num Pages: 537 pages, colour tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLL; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 537
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763507707
- ISBN
- 9788763507707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.33€ 61.68
€ 79.33
€ 61.68
Paperback. Reveals the surprising history of the Lamaze method of childbirth, also known as psychoprophylaxis, by tracing this psychological, non-pharmacological approach to obstetric pain relief from its origins in the USSR in the 1940s, to France in the 1950s, and to the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. Series: Oxford Studies in International History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: MBX; MJT; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190675103
- ISBN
- 9780190675103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.47
€ 55.47
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
€ 35.00€ 31.48
€ 35.00
€ 31.48
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
€ 104.99€ 88.12
€ 104.99
€ 88.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBJD; HBL; JNB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349427314
- ISBN
- 9781349427314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00