Medicine: general issues
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Medicine: general issues
Hardcover. Addresses what happens when scientists, patients, and advocates are called to defend themselves in public concerning complex technical matters with direct implications for human life. Sheds light on the challenges faced by scientists and citizens as science becomes more bureaucratized, dispersed, and accountable to varied publics. Series Editor(s): Lucaites, John Louis. Series: Rhetoric, Culture & Social Critique. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817317041
- ISBN
- 9780817317041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.84
€ 54.84
Brutes or Angels: Human Possibility in the Age of Biotechnology
Professor Emeritus James T. Bradley Ph.D.
Hardcover. A guide to the rapidly progressing Age of Biotechnology, "Brutes or Angels" provides basic information on a wide array of new technologies in the life sciences, along with the ethical issues raised by each. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: MBDC; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817317881
- ISBN
- 9780817317881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.05
€ 36.99
€ 33.05
Paperback. The stormy life of one of the most colorful and complex characters in early 19th-century medicine." Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817351540
- ISBN
- 9780817351540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.54
€ 43.99
€ 36.54
The Future of Healthcare Reform in the United States. States.
Malani, Professor Anup; Schill, Michael H.
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226254951
- ISBN
- 9780226254951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.24
€ 83.24
Hardback. Editor(s): Greene, Jeremy A.; Condrau, Flurin; Watkins, Elizabeth Siegel. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; MBS; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226390734
- ISBN
- 9780226390734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.92
€ 146.92
hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 halftones, 11 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226450520
- ISBN
- 9780226450520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.00
€ 143.00
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
€ 52.43€ 48.75
€ 52.43
€ 48.75
Paperback. "Curative Powers" combines post-colonial theory with ethnographic research to reconstruct how the Soviet government used medicine and public health policy to transform the society, politics, and culture of its outlying regions, specifically Kazakhstan.Winner of the 2003 Heldt Prize from the Association for Women in Slavic Studies. Series: Pitt Russian East European. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822961291
- ISBN
- 9780822961291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.69
€ 52.99
€ 44.69
Hardcover. Examines the practice of medicine in colonial Africa. Britons dealt with the challenges of providing health care to their civilian employees, African soldiers, and the increasing numbers of freed slaves in the general population, even while the imperialists themselves were threatened by a lack of western medicines. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFD; 3JH; HBJH; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826220547
- ISBN
- 9780826220547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.38€ 79.14
€ 87.38
€ 79.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages, b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826328717
- ISBN
- 9780826328717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.44
€ 34.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Discussing 'curanderismo' and the practice of herbalists, this book focuses on individual healers and their procedures and traditional Mexican-American herbs and cures. The product of centuries of experience in Mexico, influenced by the Moors, Judeo-Christians, and Aztecs, this work includes use of items such as lemon and objects such as keys. Editor(s): Sawyer Jr., Timothy L. Num Pages: 168 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; MBX; MX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 204 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826339614
- ISBN
- 9780826339614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.32
€ 21.99
€ 20.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826348982
- ISBN
- 9780826348982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.44
€ 34.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. "This is a memoir about a father's illness and death from early onset Alzheimer's disease and will be helpful to other people who find themselves in the position of caring for a demented family member. The author's father, Ross Ward, was the founder of Tinkertown, the folk art museum located on the highway to Sandia Peak"-- Series: Literature and Medicine Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FM; BGT; MBD; MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826353665
- ISBN
- 9780826353665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.33
€ 21.99
€ 20.33
Paperback. Combining powerful personal stories with astute analysis and recommendations, "Always on Call" reveals the hidden struggles of the more than 25 million family caregivers in the United States. Editor(s): Levine, Carol. Series: United Hospital Fund Book S. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; MBP; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826514615
- ISBN
- 9780826514615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.55
€ 44.99
€ 37.55
Hardcover. Looks in depth at eight successful peer-run programs for adults with serious mental illnesses. The book grew out of a 1998 meeting that led off a nationwide study to assess not only the effectiveness of consumer-operated services programs (COSPs) but also their implications for the future of mental health care in the United States. Editor(s): Clay, Sally; Schell, Bonnie; Corrigan, Patrick W.; Ralph, Ruth O. Num Pages: 280 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826514653
- ISBN
- 9780826514653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.20€ 90.28
€ 100.20
€ 90.28
Hardcover. A guidebook for anyone who must attend to the needs of a loved one suffering from Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. Members of caregivers' support groups speak candidly about the challenges they have faced at every step in the caregiving process. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBP; MJND; VFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826514790
- ISBN
- 9780826514790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.20€ 90.28
€ 100.20
€ 90.28
Paperback. A guidebook for anyone who must attend to the needs of a loved one suffering from Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. Members of caregivers' support groups speak candidly about the challenges they have faced at every step in the caregiving process. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBP; MJND; VFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826514806
- ISBN
- 9780826514806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.55
€ 44.99
€ 37.55
Hardcover. Some of the best homes in the nation serve primarily low-income people who are on Medicaid. Although each home is different, they share common values: respecting individual choices; empowering staff; and fostering a strong community of elders, staff, family members, and volunteers. This book tells the story of a better way to live in old age. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSG; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826515629
- ISBN
- 9780826515629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.20€ 90.28
€ 100.20
€ 90.28
Paperback. Some of the best homes in the nation serve primarily low-income people who are on Medicaid. Although each home is different, they share common values: respecting individual choices; empowering staff; and fostering a strong community of elders, staff, family members, and volunteers. This book tells the story of a better way to live in old age. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSG; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826515636
- ISBN
- 9780826515636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.51
€ 44.99
€ 37.51
Paperback. Analyzes the state of health care reform and finds it wanting. Instead of tackling the core problems in our failing system, this work argues, politicians, insurance executives, and health care leaders have embraced ideologically driven initiatives that pursue impractical objectives or will take too long to bear fruit. Num Pages: 344 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826515711
- ISBN
- 9780826515711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.55
€ 44.99
€ 37.55
Paperback. With the Salk vaccine's protection from polio also came a story line: there were heroic researchers who would use science to protect us from epidemics and perhaps even eradicate disease. This book, which delves into our faith in vaccines, examines four cases that span the twentieth century - diphtheria, rubella, pertussis, and HIV/AIDS. Num Pages: 224 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826515919
- ISBN
- 9780826515919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.55
€ 44.99
€ 37.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JK; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826518620
- ISBN
- 9780826518620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.55
€ 44.99
€ 37.55
Hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826519870
- ISBN
- 9780826519870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.20€ 90.28
€ 100.20
€ 90.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: MBP; MQ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826519887
- ISBN
- 9780826519887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.55
€ 44.99
€ 37.55