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Hardback. Heparins remain amongst the most commonly used drugs in clinical practice. This title summarises the developments that have led to the current status of both heparins as drugs and the field of heparin research, with a focus on the particularly rapid progress that has been made over the years. Editor(s): Lever, Rebecca; Mulloy, Barbara; Page, Clive P. Series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology. Num Pages: 476 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBX; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642230554
- ISBN
- 9783642230554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 373.86
€ 373.86
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
€ 48.99€ 47.76
€ 48.99
€ 47.76
Hardcover. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 277 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW3; JFD; MBX; MNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403987303
- ISBN
- 9781403987303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Paperback. Examines the history, state, and future of "concepts" in medicine. This title shows the evolutionary arc of medical concepts from the Greek physician Galen of Pergamum (ca 150 ce) who proposed that "the best doctor is also a philosopher", to contemporary discussions of the genome and morality. Editor(s): Caplan, Arthur L.; McCartney, James J.; Sisti, Dominic A. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 181 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589010147
- ISBN
- 9781589010147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.38
€ 59.38
Paperback. Editor(s): Campbell, Sheila; Hall, Bert S.; Klausner, David. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 301.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349218844
- ISBN
- 9781349218844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.70
€ 126.70
Hardback. Medieval medicine had a strong spiritual dimension, and this text describes various theories of illness and curing. It also evaluates medieval material according to the findings of modern medicine, showing, for instance, how the notion of "flying venom" relates to modern germ theory. Editor(s): Campbell, Sheila; etc.; Hall, Bert; Klausner, David (Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, Canada). Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBNH; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333550656
- ISBN
- 9780333550656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
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
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Paperback. A century of developing health culture in McLean County, Illinois Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJ; MBP; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252075544
- ISBN
- 9780252075544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Burnham's sweeping narrative makes sense of medical practice, medical research, and human frailties and foibles, opening the door to a new understanding of our current concerns. Num Pages: 616 pages, 142, 99 black & white halftones, 43 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 39. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416083
- ISBN
- 9781421416083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.88
€ 45.88
Hardback. Health and Humanity is a comprehensive account of the ways that JHSPH has influenced the practice, pedagogy, and especially our very understanding of public health on both global and local scales. Num Pages: 544 pages, 36, 36 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JNB; MBN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 40. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421087
- ISBN
- 9781421421087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.11
€ 58.11
Paperback. Fresh examinations of the role of medicinal plants in medieval thought and practice and how they contributed to broader ideas concerning the body, religion and identity. Editor(s): Dendle, Peter; Touwaide, Dr. Alain. Num Pages: 270 pages, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; MBX; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839767
- ISBN
- 9781843839767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.06
€ 34.99
€ 30.06
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
€ 11.69
€ 11.69
Paperback. First collected oral histories on tuberculosis in Canada's indigenous communities and the Indian Hospital System. Num Pages: 296 pages, 35 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; MBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888646507
- ISBN
- 9780888646507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.93
€ 34.99
€ 25.93
Paperback. It helps policy makers understand how best to develop and implement effective public health strategies around the United States. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSG; MBN; MBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415994
- ISBN
- 9781421415994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.08
€ 47.08
Paperback / so. Series: Fachbucher Fur Arzte (Closed). Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: MBX; MJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1926
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642903182
- ISBN
- 9783642903182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.73
€ 73.73
Hardback. Was Thomas Hardy clinically depressed or just syphilitic? Was Egdon Heath imbued with melancholic vapours? And does this explain why many of his characters suffered from depression, took their own lives or developed homicidal tendencies? This book by a rural GP explores these and many other medical issues in Hardy's life and works. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230203174
- ISBN
- 9780230203174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Paperback. With a barrage of "ask your doctor about" advertisements competing for attention with shocking news of drug company malfeasance, Happy Pills is an invaluable look at how the commercialization of medicine has transformed American culture since the end of World War II. Num Pages: 292 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFFH1; JM; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898143
- ISBN
- 9780801898143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.75
€ 41.99
€ 34.75
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 88 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DQ; MBX; MJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 127.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1912
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642901294
- ISBN
- 9783642901294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.39
€ 70.39
Paperback. The sixth book in the 500 Reflections on the RCP series, volume one of two on the history of the Royal College of Physicians. Series: 500 Reflections on the RCP, 1518-2018. Num Pages: 112 pages, Approx. 80-100 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; MBD; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408706329
- ISBN
- 9781408706329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.72
€ 16.99
€ 12.72
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
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44