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History of medicine

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
€ 44.47

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.65

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
€ 22.72

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. Throughout the ages pain has intrigued those who focus on the soul and the sacred in equal measure to those who specialize in the body and medicine. The author draws upon multidisciplinary sources to explore this universally shared experience. Translator(s): etc.; Cadden, J.A.; Cadden, S.W.; Wallace, Louise. Num Pages: 398 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MMBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674399686
ISBN
9780674399686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.08

Hardcover. How did technicians, epidemics, zoos, German exiles, methamphetamine, disgruntled technicians, modern bureaucracy, museums, and whipping cream shape the emergence of modern neuroscience? Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History. Num Pages: 316 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMM; MBX; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465953
ISBN
9781580465953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.31

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

€ 124.58

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