Medicine: general issues
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Medicine: general issues
Hardcover. 584 pages, 106 illustrations. Human health issues relating to amino acids are extremely broad and include metabolic disorders of amino acid metabolism as well as their presence in food and use as supplements. This book covers the biochemistry of amino acid metabolism in the context of health and disease. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: MBNH3; MFGM; PSB. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 38. Weight: 1412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845937980
- ISBN
- 9781845937980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.94
€ 190.94
Hardcover. The role natural environments play in human health and wellbeing is attracting increasing attention. This book examines the history of natural environments used for stress-reduction, enjoyment, aesthetics and catharsis, and traces the development of connections between humans and environment, and how they impact our personal and collective health Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845939199
- ISBN
- 9781845939199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.11
€ 108.11
Hardcover. This updated second edition brings together leading research and clinical scientists to review the latest findings. More than 200 million infections and over 2 million cases of DHF occur annually, and dengue is one of the most important emerging tropical diseases in the world. This comprehensive volume will serve as the "Bible" on dengue for years Editor(s): Gubler, D.J.; Ooi, E.E.; Vasudevan, S.V. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MJCJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845939649
- ISBN
- 9781845939649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.07
€ 192.07
Hardcover. Series: Advances in Molecular and Cellular Microbiology. 296 pages, 28 illustrations. Editor(s): Hyman, Paul; Abedon, Stephen T. Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria; as such, they have many potential uses for promoting health and combating disease. This book covers the many facets of phage-bacterial-human interaction. It is suitable for researchers of microbiology and bacteriology. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: MBGR; MMFM; PSB; PSGD. Dimension: 250 x 180 x 23. Weight: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845939847
- ISBN
- 9781845939847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.14
€ 134.14
hardcover. This book examines the structure and impact of the SARS epidemic, and its short- and medium-range implications for an interconnected, globalized world. In so doing, it poses a question of the greatest possible significance: Can we learn from SARS before the next pandemic? Editor(s): Kleinman, Arthur; Watson, James L. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; MBNS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804753135
- ISBN
- 9780804753135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: MBNH3; MFGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813554235
- ISBN
- 9780813554235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.85
€ 43.99
€ 39.85
Contemporary Women's Health: Issues for Today and the Future
Kolander, Cheryl, Ballard, Danny, Chandler, C...
Paperback. Emphasizes health promotion and the impact of multicultural and diversity issues on women's health. This text is written from a woman-centered perspective and offers discussions on a range of female-centric topics including feminism and women's health movement, global issues in women's health, and health concerns specific to diverse populations. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780078028540
- ISBN
- 9780078028540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 196.33
€ 196.33
Hardcover. Sexual Inversion was the first English medical textbook about homosexuality. It had a chequered publishing history, going through five editions between 1896 and 1915. This edition, with a long critical introduction, places the book in its intellectual and social contexts, and considers the historiography surrounding this important work. Editor(s): Crozier, Ivan. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMU; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230008038
- ISBN
- 9780230008038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.77
€ 128.77
Paperback. This book explores public health in China in particular the management of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with the goal of understanding China's compliance with and resistance to the norms and rules embedded in the global health regime. Series: Palgrave Series in Asian Governance. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104303
- ISBN
- 9780230104303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardcover. British Airs and the Making of Environmental Medicine. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. 240 pages, Illustrations. This book explores the social origins of the Western preoccupation with health and environmental hazards. It looks at the rise of the dichotomy between the vulnerable 'in' and the threatening 'out' by examining the pathologies associated with weather, domestic space, ventilation, clothing, and travel in Britain at the turn of the 19th century. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB; MBX; MMR. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 16. Weight: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104754
- ISBN
- 9780230104754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. The human body, traded, fragmented and ingested is at the centre of Medicinal Cannibalism in Early Modern English Literature and Culture, which explores the connections between early modern literary representations of the eaten body and the medical consumption of corpses. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; JFCX; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110274
- ISBN
- 9780230110274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.83
€ 149.83
Paperback. Diseases do not recognize national borders, and as we are gradually learning, failure to govern health effectively at a global level profoundly affects us all. This book is about how global health governance has evolved to become stronger, more complex, and more important than ever before in history Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; JPH; JPS; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114821
- ISBN
- 9780230114821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Global Tobacco Control: Power, Policy, Governance and Transfer
Cairney, Paul, Studlar, Donley T., Mamudu, Ha...
Hardcover. The first major book by political scientists explaining global tobacco control policy. It identifies a history of minimal tobacco control then charts the extent to which governments have regulated tobacco in the modern era. It identifies major policy change from the post-war period and uses theories of public policy to help explain the change. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JPP; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230200043
- ISBN
- 9780230200043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.08
€ 128.08
Hardcover. Applying research into assessments of community theatre, epidemiology, and young people's shared and private stories using a wide range of methodologies, this book explores the potential efficacy of community theatre to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania with reference to several other comparable sites in Africa. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; AN; JFFH2; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205154
- ISBN
- 9780230205154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Hardcover. The Millennium ushered in renewed interest and investment in global health, in part because of concerns that globalization would intensify the risks of ill-health. But are we taking advantage of emerging opportunities? This book shines a light on the central actors, institutions and mechanisms involved and proposes an agenda for meaningful action. Editor(s): Hein, Wolfgang; Drager, Nick. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230209923
- ISBN
- 9780230209923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.03
€ 162.03
Hardcover. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is a site where hi-tech medicine and vulnerable human beings come into close contact. Focusing on a number of medical and ethical challenges encountered by staff and parents, this book provides a new perspective on the complexity of these treatments and the inventiveness of those involved. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MJWN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230216723
- ISBN
- 9780230216723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Hardcover. The first book to provide a detailed analysis of the body-trafficking networks of the dead poor that underpinned the expansion of medical education from Victorian times. With an even-handed approach to the business of anatomy, Hurren uses remarkable case histories which still echo a vibrant body-business on the internet today in a biomedical age. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB; MBX; MFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219663
- ISBN
- 9780230219663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.92
€ 128.92
Hardcover. In the 1970s it seemed infectious diseases had been conquered, but today global epidemics seem to pose a new, more sinister, threat. This fascinating study explores these new infectious diseases, such as Swine Flu, SARS and AIDS, and the re-emergence of old threats, and discusses their role in society. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; MJCJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221321
- ISBN
- 9780230221321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. Why has sleep become increasingly politicized in contemporary society? This book provides an account of the politics of sleep in the late modern age. The future of sleep has become contested and uncertain: something to be defended, downsized or even perhaps (one day) done away with altogether. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JMTD; MBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223660
- ISBN
- 9780230223660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Hardcover. Offering fresh readings of numerous Neo-Latin texts, Medical Analogy in Latin Satire provides an introduction to medical issues in the tradition of Latin satire. The book explores what functions physical diseases and peculiarities had in early modern satires and how satire was considered as a form of healing instruction. Num Pages: 223 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230228122
- ISBN
- 9780230228122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76