Medicine: general issues
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Medicine: general issues
Paperback. Challenges one of the most widely accepted conclusions of contemporary bioethics: the position that brain death marks the death of the human person. This work features eleven chapters by physicians, philosophers, and theologians, who present the case against brain-based criteria for human death. Editor(s): Potts, Michael; Byrne, P.A. (Neonatologist, St. Charles Hospital, Oregon, OH, USA); Nilges, R.G. (Retired Neurologist, Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA). Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402003660
- ISBN
- 9781402003660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.87
€ 124.87
Impact of Pesticides on Farmer Health and the Rice Environment
. Ed(S): Pingali, Prabhu; Roger, Pierre A.
Hardback. Covers the various aspects of the use of pesticides, their behavior, degradation, and impacts in wetland ricefields, and presents the results of surveys conducted in the Philippines and Thailand. This book includes bibliographic reviews and aspects of the experimental results of a research project on pesticide impacts in wetland ricefields. Editor(s): Pingali, Prabhu; Roger, Pierre A. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 675 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1FMT; MBN; TVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 675
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792395218
- ISBN
- 9780792395218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.02
€ 242.02
Hardback. The tremendous increase in migrations and diasporas of human groups in the last decades are bringing along challenging issues for society, especially related to the economic and political management of multiculturalism and culturally effective health care. This work analyzes these dynamics of traditional knowledge in 22 selected case studies. Editor(s): Pieroni, Andrea; Vandebroek, Ina. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; MBP; MX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453732
- ISBN
- 9781845453732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.77
€ 155.77
hardcover. This comprehensive contemporary survey of the non-motor facets of Parkinson's disease has now been fully updated and expanded for a new edition that covers all the autonomic, sensorimotor, sleep-related, and sensory aspects of non-motor dysfunction. Editor(s): Pfeiffer, Ronald F.; Bodis-Wollner, Ivan. Series: Current Clinical Neurology. Num Pages: 438 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBPC; MJN; MJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1094.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Humana United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607614289
- ISBN
- 9781607614289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.40
€ 242.40
Historical and Current Perspectives on Stress and Health
. Ed(S): Perrewe, Pamela L.; Ganster, Daniel ...
Hardback. The papers in this collection cover diverse disciplines in examining approaches to improve job stress research. The contributors explore historical and current perspectives on stress and its impact on health. Editor(s): Perrewe, Pamela L.; Ganster, Daniel C. Series: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGR; MMRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 669.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762309702
- ISBN
- 9780762309702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.33
€ 200.33
Hardback. This book examines the different aspects related to the design and elaboration of cell-enclosing microcapsules, even the regulatory features and clinical trials under development. These improvements will lead to progression in this therapeutic approach. Editor(s): Pedraz, Jose Luis; Orive, Gorka. Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Num Pages: 147 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, 18 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: MBGR; MMFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 147
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441957856
- ISBN
- 9781441957856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.92
€ 126.92
Hardback. In this comprehensive volume, leading experts on health policy consider a broad range of Medicare-related issues. They assess the effects of Medicare policy over the last twenty years, analyze the impact of changing economic and demographic conditions, and consider how best to implement successful reform of the troubled system. Editor(s): Pauly, Mark V.; Kissick, William L. Num Pages: 414 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KFFN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812281187
- ISBN
- 9780812281187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.03
€ 129.03
Hardback. Employs philosophical and historical perspectives to shed light on classic social, ethical, and philosophical issues raised with renewed urgency against the backdrop of the mapping of the human genome. Editor(s): Parker, Lisa S.; Ankeny, Rachel A. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402010408
- ISBN
- 9781402010408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.03
€ 245.03
Paperback. Used primarily to decide to abort a fetus that would have been born with mental or physical impairments, prenatal tests arguably reinforce discrimination against and misconceptions about people with disabilities. This title presents a debate about prenatal testing and selective abortion. Editor(s): Parens, Erik; Asch, Adrienne. Series: Hastings Center Studies in Ethics Series. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBDC; MFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408047
- ISBN
- 9780878408047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.10
€ 73.10
hardcover. Includes seminal contributions in genomics, global optimization in biomedicine, computational neuroscience, FMRI, brain dynamics, and epileptic seizure prediction. This volume is suitable for students of biomedical engineering and biocomputing, and to the scientists in various disciplines who need to learn more about biomedical computing. Editor(s): Pardalos, Panos M.; Principe, Jose C. Series: Biocomputing. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBG; MQW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Boston Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9781402006418
- ISBN
- 9781402006418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.22
€ 127.22
Hardback. Research on health involves evaluating the disparities that are systematically associated with the experience of risk, including genetic and physiological variation, environmental exposure to poor nutrition and disease, and social marginalization. This volume provides a unique perspective.. Editor(s): Panter-Brick, Catherine; Fuentes, Agustin. Series: Studies of the BioSocial Society. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454555
- ISBN
- 9781845454555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.57
€ 155.57
Hardback. Retinal diseases are among the leading causes of irreversible visual impairment and blindness. This vital book provides an easily accessible and authoritative reference for animal models of the most common and important retinal diseases. Editor(s): Pang, Iok-Hou; Clark, Abbott F. Series: Neuromethods. Num Pages: 229 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 715.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607615408
- ISBN
- 9781607615408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.82
€ 186.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Padmanabhan, Radhakrishnan; Vasudevan, Subhash G. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 416 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 49 colour illustrations, 24 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: MBGL; MJCJ; MMFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 795.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493943715
- ISBN
- 9781493943715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 154.46
€ 154.46
Psychosocial and Public Health Impacts of New HIV Therapies
. Ed(S): Ostrow, David G.; Kalichman, Seth C.
Paperback. Editor(s): Ostrow, David G.; Kalichman, Seth C. Series: AIDS Prevention and Mental Health. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MBNH9; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475772227
- ISBN
- 9781475772227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.55
€ 121.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Ossipow, Vincent; Fischer, Nicolas. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 589 pages, 81 black & white illustrations, 27 colour illustrations, 33 black & white tables, 1 colou. BIC Classification: MBGL; MJCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1112.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original
- Number of pages
- 589
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493963225
- ISBN
- 9781493963225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 244.88
€ 244.88
Hardback. Editor(s): Oranje, Arnold P.; Shwayder, Tor. Num Pages: 269 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 44 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBPC; MJK; MJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319321578
- ISBN
- 9783319321578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.96
€ 130.96
Editor(s): Omar, Hatim; Greydanus, Donald E.; Patel, Dilip R.; Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 477 pages, tables, charts & b/w photos. BIC Classification: MBN; MJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 184 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 477
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608766284
- ISBN
- 9781608766284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 364.44€ 247.34
€ 364.44
€ 247.34
Hardback. This text covers all aspects of research into Giardia as an organism and giardiasis the disease. It includes chapters on biochemistry, biology, detection and diagnosis, host-parasite relationships, immunoprophylaxis and immunotherapy, legislation and policy, and therapeutics and new drug targets. Editor(s): Olson, B.E.; Olson, M.E.; Wallis, P.M. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: MBN; PSGH; PSGN; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851996127
- ISBN
- 9780851996127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 284.72
€ 284.72
Paperback. A thorough, practical reference on the social patterns behind health outcomes Methods in Social Epidemiology provides students and professionals with a comprehensive reference for studying the social distribution and social determinants of health. Editor(s): Oakes, J. Michael; Kaufman, Jay S. Series: Public Health/Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118505595
- ISBN
- 9781118505595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.25
€ 129.25
hardcover. Since the advent of HIV virus, male latex condoms have been the mainstay of prevention efforts. This book describes a set of prevention strategies that do not solely rely on male condoms, including: the use of HIV antibody testing and 'negotiated safety'; control of sexually transmitted diseases; treatment advances as prevention; and more. Editor(s): O'Leary, Ann, Ph.D. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Boston Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780306467318
- ISBN
- 9780306467318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.17
€ 127.17
Book. Editor(s): Nissen, G; Csef, H; Berner, W; Badura, F. Num Pages: X, 192 S. BIC Classification: MBPC; MJS; MJT; MMH; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Steinkopff Darmstadt Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783798515475
- ISBN
- 9783798515475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.80
€ 48.80
Hardback. Proceedings of the Seminar 'Health Impacts of Waste Management Policies', Hippocrates Foundation, Kos, Greece, 12-14 November 1998 Editor(s): Nicolpoulou-Stamati, P.; Hens, Luc; Howard, Vyvyan C. Series: Environmental Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 326 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFE; MBNH2; RNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363620
- ISBN
- 9780792363620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.66
€ 191.66
Hardback. Provides an overview of the effects of endocrine/disrupting substances on human health, but also addresses the regulatory problems from the point of view of international organisations, including the WHO, the EU, and the European Chlorine Industry. Editor(s): Nicolopoulou-Stamati, Polyxeni; Hens, Luc; Howard, Vyvyan. Series: Environmental Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 377 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792370567
- ISBN
- 9780792370567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.63
€ 192.63
DNA Damage and Repair: Volume 2: DNA Repair in Higher Eukaryotes
. Ed(S): Nickoloff, Jac A.; Hoekstra, Merl F.
hardcover. This text provides comprehensive reviews of all aspects of DNA damage and repair in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, emphasizing the significant progress that has been made in the 1990s. Editor(s): Nickoloff, Jac A.; Hoekstra, Merl F. Series: Contemporary Cancer Research. Num Pages: 639 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MJCL; PSAK1; PSBZ; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Humana United States
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 639
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896035003
- ISBN
- 9780896035003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.80
€ 244.80