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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
€ 33.99
€ 23.05
Paperback. Explores the hidden ways in which presidents shape our destinies through their own experiences. Taking a close look at Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, this title shows what history can teach us as we confront the health care challenges of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 500 pages, 27 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- With a New Preface
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268098
- ISBN
- 9780520268098
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.65
€ 26.99
€ 20.65
Hardback. Provides an illustrated account of changes in our perception of what the heart does and what it means. This book explores the symbolic significance of the heart in ancient Egypt, China, India and Greece, its role in Aztec ceremony and its place in the medieval world. It considers the centrality of the heart in Christianity and other religions. Editor(s): Peto, James. Series: Wellcome Trust Collection. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 b&w illustrations, 80 colour images. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX; MJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300125108
- ISBN
- 9780300125108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.85
€ 23.99
€ 17.85
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.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691017235
- ISBN
- 9780691017235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.00€ 39.18
€ 50.00
€ 39.18
Paperback. In "The greatest killer" Donald R. Hopkins provides a historical account of smallpox beginning with its origins 10,000 years ago in Africa or Asia and tracing its spread through the ancient and modern worlds. Hopkins shows smallpox to be one of the most devastating attacks on society. Num Pages: 400 pages, 36 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; MBX; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 30. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226351681
- ISBN
- 9780226351681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.30
€ 25.99
€ 21.30
Paperback. Underscoring the human dimensions of the epidemic, Lloyd and Dorothy Moote dramatically recast the history of the Great Plague and offer a masterful portrait of a city and its inhabitants besieged by-and defiantly resisting-unimaginable horror. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; MBX; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884931
- ISBN
- 9780801884931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.61
€ 39.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BG; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573927949
- ISBN
- 9781573927949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.88
€ 31.99
€ 26.88
Paperback. Tells the story of the terrifying cholera epidemic that engulfed London in 1854, and the two unlikely heroes - anesthetist Doctor John Snow and affable clergyman Reverend Henry Whitehead - who defeated the disease through a combination of local knowledge, scientific research and map-making. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141029368
- ISBN
- 9780141029368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages, tables & photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; MBX; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 180 x 23. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Libbey & Co Australia
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861966066
- ISBN
- 9780861966066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.13€ 45.14
€ 57.13
€ 45.14
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838753
- ISBN
- 9781843838753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.46
€ 132.46
Paperback. The Expressiveness of the Body meditates on the contrasts between the human body described in classical Greek medicine and the body as envisaged by physicians in ancient China. Num Pages: 344 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA; MBX; MFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299892
- ISBN
- 9780942299892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.42
€ 30.99
€ 22.42
Paperback. Draws on popular examples and sound science to explain our expanding waistlines and to discuss the consequences of being overweight for different demographic groups. This title reviews the various studies of human and animal fat use and storage, including those that examine fat deposition and metabolism in men and women. Num Pages: 408 pages, 62, 16 black & white halftones, 46 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409603
- ISBN
- 9781421409603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.23
€ 44.23
Paperback. Drawing from a wide range of scholarly research, archival records, and interviews, The Estrogen Elixir provides valuable historical context for one of the most pressing debates in contemporary medicine. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBX; VFDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894862
- ISBN
- 9780801894862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.83
€ 41.83
Drawing from a wide range of scholarly research, archival records, and interviews, The Estrogen Elixir provides valuable historical context for one of the most pressing debates in contemporary medicine. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBX; MJT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886027
- ISBN
- 9780801886027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.69
€ 64.69
Paperback. In his unique sourcebooks, Liu Yanchi not only provides an invaluable reference for the practitioner of traditional medicine, but also an enlightening, readable introduction for anyone interested in Chinese culture or holistic medicine. Translator(s): Fang Tingyu; Laidi, Chen. Num Pages: 479 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MBX; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 479
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103596
- ISBN
- 9780231103596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.00€ 39.92
€ 50.00
€ 39.92
Hardback. The first-ever biography of the man behind the disease - and a pioneer of medical science Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; JPF; MBX; MJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785781780
- ISBN
- 9781785781780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.12
€ 26.99
€ 18.12
Hardback. A history of port health and immigration at a critical moment of transformation at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFN; MBX; MJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719089657
- ISBN
- 9780719089657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.12
€ 158.12
Hardcover. Explains the rise of information based medicine and how it can improve the cost and practice of pharmaceutical and medical science Covers a broad range of topics - history, philosophy, economy, mathematics, computers, etc. Series Editor(s): Ekins, Sean. Series: Wiley Series on Technologies for the Pharmaceutical Industry. Num Pages: 598 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 598
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470289532
- ISBN
- 9780470289532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.93
€ 148.93
paperback. Tells the story of how the traumatic victim became culturally and politically respectable, and how trauma itself became an unassailable moral category. Revealing how trauma has come to authenticate the suffering of victims, this title provides critical perspective on some of the moral and political issues at stake in the contemporary world. Translator(s): Gomme, Rachel. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBX; MMH; MMKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691137537
- ISBN
- 9780691137537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 19.04
€ 29.99
€ 19.04
Hardcover. Examines the turbulent history of the ideas, people, and institutions of French colonial and tropical medicine from their early modern origins through World War I. This book demonstrates that regions, more so than a coherent nation, built the empire and specific medical concepts and practices. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; MBX; MMRT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114521
- ISBN
- 9780226114521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.95€ 47.68
€ 55.95
€ 47.68