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History of medicine

paperback. The present work offers an extensive introduction to the text and transmission of the ancient Latin version of the medical works "Therapeutica" and "On Fevers" of the great sixth-century Greek doctor Alexander of Tralles. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 pls. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 186 x 26. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Roman Society Publications United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907764328
ISBN
9780907764328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.62

Paperback. Praise for The Lobotomist "Written with such clarity and engaging detail that a reader has difficulty in putting it down. " --The New York Review of Books "One of the many virtues of El-Hai's text is the rich detail he provides about Freeman's life and ideas. " --Los Angeles Times "Fascinating.. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470098301
ISBN
9780470098301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.26

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464499
ISBN
9781580464499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.88

Paperback. Authoritative, fascinating, and eye-opening, this short history of malaria concludes with policy recommendations for improving control strategies and saving lives. Series: Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease. Num Pages: 318 pages, 21, 2 black & white halftones, 19 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421403960
ISBN
9781421403960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.68

Hardcover. The first history of bioethics in Britain Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; MBX; PDX; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 218 x 30. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719096198
ISBN
9780719096198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.51

Hardcover. Focusing on a few key moments in the transformation of medical care, the author reveals the way that new discoveries and new approaches led doctors and patients alike to discard fatalism and their traditional religious acceptance of suffering in favor of a new faith in health care and in the capacity of doctors to treat disease. Num Pages: 112 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226059013
ISBN
9780226059013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.85

Paperback. The Making of Mr Gray's Anatomy tells the story of one of the most iconic scientific books ever published: a textbook of anatomy that is still a household name 150 years since its first edition. It is the story of the remarkable and dedicated characters who created it, of poverty, class, and science and society in Victorian London. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: HBLL; MBX; MFC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199570287
ISBN
9780199570287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.04

Hardback. The Northern Ontario School of Medicine provides a blueprint for those interested in an innovative approach to medical education. This collection provides an account of the challenges and rewards faced by those who insisted on creating a patient-centred, community-based, and culturally sensitive learning environment for the physicians of tomorrow. Num Pages: 229 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; JNM; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773536494
ISBN
9780773536494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.99

Paperback. Series: Sexuality Studies Series. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JM; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774827935
ISBN
9780774827935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 33.97

Hardback. From the author of the No. 1 bestseller WEDLOCK, the story of two pioneering men of science, and a nation in thrall to mesmerism.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
9781474602297
ISBN
9781474602297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 5.80

Hardcover. This is the first detailed exploration of the history of autism in the UK. Drawing from extensive and highly original archival research as well as investigations of published literature it describes the political, social and institutional background which made the study and increased diagnosis of autism possible. Series: Social Histories of Medicine. Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; 3JM; MBX; MJNA; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719095924
ISBN
9780719095924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.89

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

Hardback. Their tireless efforts in creating this eminent Black institution changed the landscape of medical education and the racial and ethnic makeup of physicians and health care professions. Num Pages: 200 pages, 29, 28 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404431
ISBN
9781421404431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.87

paperback. An account of death and illness in the White House. It shows that modern presidents - including Coolidge, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Reagan - all suffered from debilitating medical problems, physical and/or psychological. It examines how they concealed this and the effects on their political lives. Num Pages: 353 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPHC; JPQ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
353
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218370
ISBN
9780823218370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.09

Hardback. An account of death and illness in the White House. It shows that modern presidents - including Coolidge, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Reagan - all suffered from debilitating medical problems, physical and/or psychological. It examines how they concealed this and the effects on their political lives. Num Pages: 353 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPHC; JPQ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
353
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218363
ISBN
9780823218363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.62

Paperback. * Subtitled 'The Remarkable True Story of the Penicillin Miracle', this book is a wonderful combination of modern narrative history and popular science. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: MBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349117683
ISBN
9780349117683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Essays from noted contributors trace the evolution of the neurological patient's role, treatment, and place in the history of medicine. Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464758
ISBN
9781580464758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.33

Hardcover. Describes how Victorian physicians located in a medical culture that privileged general knowledge over narrow specialism came to be transformed into the specialised physicians we now call neurologists Num Pages: 288 pages, Tables, black & white|Graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; MBX; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 27. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719091926
ISBN
9780719091926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.62

Hardcover. Num Pages: 293 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 268 x 20. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634830348
ISBN
9781634830348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 310.19
€ 229.56

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

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