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Medicine: general issues

Paperback. Examines and clarifies what is known about the socialisation of boys and men. This book shows how this influences the ways in which they maintain their health, how they respond to illness, and why they do or do not seek help. It also includes personal stories and poems by men. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780632052882
ISBN
9780632052882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.54

Hardcover. Explores the meaning of mental illness through the successive incarnations of the institution that defined it: the madhouse, designed to segregate its inmates from society; the lunatic asylum, which intended to restore the reason of sufferers by humane treatment; and the mental hospital, which reduced their conditions to diseases of the brain. Num Pages: 256 pages, 350 illustrations, 250 in colour. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 191 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500518977
ISBN
9780500518977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.21

Paperback. Deals with the topics of organic food, GM foods, obesity, growing old, the integrity of food research, global warming, global malnutrition, consumer perception of food-borne risk, our gut bacteria, and how nutrition during pregnancy primes us for health in later life. The author also provides examples, reports and stories from many countries. Num Pages: 208 pages, ill. BIC Classification: MBNH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906359676
ISBN
9781906359676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.34

Paperback. In Ever Seen a Fat Fox?: Human Obesity Explored Professor Mike Gibney traces the evolution of our modern diet and looks to science to offer solutions to the phenomenon of human obesity. He calls on governments to cease the single-issue ad-hoc approach and demands a massive governmental long-term investment in weight management. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 253 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910820087
ISBN
9781910820087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.00
€ 16.97

Paperback. The Pocket Guide to Teaching for Clinical Instructors, 3rd edition, provides a concise introduction to teaching. Written by experienced medical educators from the Advanced Life Support Group and Resuscitation Council (UK), this best-selling guide gives comprehensive and practical advice on the most effective teaching methods. Editor(s): Davis, Mike; Bullock, Ian; Lockey, Andrew; Mackway-Jones, Kevin. Series: Advanced Life Support Group. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JNU; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118860076
ISBN
9781118860076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Health and illness underpin our everyday existence. Health allows us to live full lives and to function as social beings; illness disrupts our lives, sometimes seriously. But health not only affects individuals, it also impacts upon society as a whole. Series: Polity Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630311
ISBN
9780745630311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.39

Hardback. Health and illness underpin our everyday existence. Health allows us to live full lives and to function as social beings; illness disrupts our lives, sometimes seriously. But health not only affects individuals, it also impacts upon society as a whole. Series: Polity Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630304
ISBN
9780745630304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.86

Hardcover. Nutrition in Epigenetics covers recent progress in the role that nutrition plays in the regulation of epigenetic processes and their inheritance. Editor(s): Niculescu, Mihai D.; Haggarty, Paul. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 892.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Iowa State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813816050
ISBN
9780813816050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 240.42

Paperback. Editor(s): Owens, Miguel. Num Pages: 71 pages. BIC Classification: JFFU; MBNH2; PNN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
71
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634839082
ISBN
9781634839082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 189.29
€ 140.00

Hardcover. Mineral elements are found in foods and drink of all different types, from drinking water through to mothers milk. The search for mineral elements has shown that many trace and ultratrace-level elements presented in food are required for a healthy life. Num Pages: 792 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH3; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 192 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
792
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781118654361
ISBN
9781118654361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 292.91

Paperback. This book examines the importance of ethnic and cultural factors for community health practice. The first in a new series of book from Jossey-Bass and the American Association for Health Education, this text describes essential theories, models, and practices for working with race, ethnicity, gender, and social issues. Series: Public Health/AAHE. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118347492
ISBN
9781118347492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 90.06

Hardback. Since their mass-resettlement to the Levant in the wake of the First World War, the Armenian communities of Lebanon and Syria appear to have successfully maintained a distinct identity. This book shows that, in Lebanon the state has facilitated development of an extensive and effective system of Armenian ethno-cultural preservation. Editor(s): Inhorn, Marcia C. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFSJ1; JHBF; MBNH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453527
ISBN
9781845453527
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.01

Paperback. For everyone who wants to learn what we can all do to help more people survive sudden cardiac arrest Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 38 illus. BIC Classification: MBNH; MJD; MMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 531.
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992464
ISBN
9780295992464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.76

Spiral bound. A comprehensive guide to teaching sex education to people with learning disabilities. Editor(s): McCarthy, Michelle. BIC Classification: JFFG; JNS; MBNH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 315 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1856.
Publisher
Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd
Format
Spiralbound
Publication date
2016
Edition
4th Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911028406
ISBN
9781911028406
Spiralbound
Condition: New

€ 180.35

Paperback. Michel Odent, the leading pioneer for natural childbirth, indicates that the period between conception and a child's first birthday is critical to life-long health. Here, he argues that different parts of the 'primal adaptive system' develop, regulate and adjust themselves during foetal life and the time around birth and infancy. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; MJTF; MJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 344. Understanding the Critical Period Between Conception and the First Birthday. 240 pages. Michel Odent, the leading pioneer for natural childbirth, indicates that the period between conception and a child's first birthday is critical to life-long health. Here, he argues that different parts of the 'primal adaptive system' develop, regulate and adjust themselves during foetal life and the time around birth and infancy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: MBN; MJTF; MJW. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 21. Weight: 346.
Publisher
Clairview Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905570089
ISBN
9781905570089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. This book addresses the larger issues being addressed by paleomicrobiology, reviews the technical approaches and controversies attendant upon recovering and sequencing very old DNA, and surveys a number of modern diseases of humans with ancient roots. It will be of very great interest to microbiologists, anthropologists and medical historians. Editor(s): Drancourt, Michel; Raoult, Didier. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: MBNS; PSD; PSG; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 254 x 13. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Amer Society for Microbiology
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555819163
ISBN
9781555819163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.13

Hardcover. Editor(s): Michalek, Pavel; Donaldson, William. Num Pages: 219 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBG; MMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 182 x 21. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624178979
ISBN
9781624178979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 252.00
€ 168.77

paperback. Num Pages: 77 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWT; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
RAND United States
Number of pages
77
Condition
New
SKU
V9780833030047
ISBN
9780833030047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.90

Hardcover. Developing and implementing strategies for routine, non-routine, and standard bioanalytical methods and on the entire equipment hardware and software qualification process, is the topic of this book. It includes guidelines on qualification of certified standards and in-house reference material as well as on people qualification. Num Pages: 526 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGL; PDN; PNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 150 x 34. Weight in Grams: 978.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
526
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470476598
ISBN
9780470476598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.33

Hardcover. Throughout the nineteenth century, cholera was a global scourge. Its causes were bitterly disputed. What experts did agree on was that the environment played a crucial role. In this book, Michael Zeheter offers a probing case study of the environmental changes made to fight cholera in two British colonies: Madras in India and Quebec City in Canada. Series: History of the Urban Environment. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; MBNS; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822944461
ISBN
9780822944461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Paperback. Culture and Health offers an overview of different areas of culture and health, building on foundations of medical anthropology and health behavior theory. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: MBS; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 818.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470283554
ISBN
9780470283554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.69

Paperback. An account by Michael Werner where he describes how he stopped eating in 2001 and has survived well without food ever since. Werner also describes in detail how and why he came to give up food, and what his life is like without it. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: MBNH3; PSB; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Clairview Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905570058
ISBN
9781905570058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.01

Hardcover. Systems Biology is now entering a mature phase in which the key issues are characterising uncertainty and stochastic effects in mathematical models of biological systems. The area is moving towards a full statistical analysis and probabilistic reasoning over the inferences that can be made from mathematical models. Num Pages: 530 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNS; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 192 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1312.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470710869
ISBN
9780470710869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 234.82

Paperback. Shows how nineteenth-century American physicians used anatomy to develop a professional identity, while claiming authority over the living and the dead. This book introduces the middle-class women and men, working people, entrepreneurs, and health reformers who resisted and exploited anatomy to articulate their own social identities and visions. Num Pages: 448 pages, 83 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 183 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118758
ISBN
9780691118758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.20

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