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Medicine: general issues

Paperback. This book presents an international snapshot of the social organisation of healthcare. Editor(s): Allen, Davina; Pilnick, Alison. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405133340
ISBN
9781405133340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.06

Hardcover. Human embryos and foetuses are highly public and contested figures. Their visual images appear across a wide range of forums. They have become commercial commodities as part of the IVF industry and are the focus of intense debates regarding concepts of personhood. This book discusses these issues, drawing on social and cultural theory and research. Num Pages: 161 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBF; MBS; MFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137310712
ISBN
9781137310712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.69

Paperback. Editor(s): St.Peter, Robert F. Num Pages: 368 pages, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: JFF; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 183 x 25. Weight in Grams: 633.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565845572
ISBN
9781565845572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.60

Hardback. This comprehensive reader offers some of the best writing currently available on health and illness in contemporary society. Edited by Sarah Nettleton, author of the best--selling The Sociology of Health and Illness textbook. Provides up--to--date, empirical material as well as covering the major theoretical perspectives. Editor(s): Nettleton, Sarah; Gustafsson, Ulla. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JH; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 175 x 32. Weight in Grams: 818.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745622903
ISBN
9780745622903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.41

Paperback. The fully revised edition of this highly respected textbook addresses the most important theoretical and empirical debates in the sociology of health and medicine. Chapter by chapter the book examines important issues such as the complexities surrounding health and identity, health inequalities, and the organization and provision of health care. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634623
ISBN
9780745634623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.60

Hardback. The fully revised edition of this highly respected textbook addresses the most important theoretical and empirical debates in the sociology of health and medicine. Chapter by chapter the book examines important issues such as the complexities surrounding health and identity, health inequalities, and the organization and provision of health care. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634616
ISBN
9780745634616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
Longman Pub Group
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405858496
ISBN
9781405858496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.97

Paperback. The Sociology of Healthcare Safety and Quality presents a series of research-informed readings on the sociological contributions of technologies, practices, experiences, and organizational quality and safety across a range of healthcare contexts. Editor(s): Allen, Davina; Braithwaite, Jeffrey; Sandall, Jane; Waring, Justin. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119276340
ISBN
9781119276340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.03

paperback. With comprehensive coverage of current policy, as well as developing practice, in regulating the medical profession, this book provides a welcome and sociologically informed discussion of both historical and contemporary issues in medical regulation. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; MBX; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400792685
ISBN
9789400792685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.12

Hardcover. With comprehensive coverage of current policy, as well as developing practice, in regulating the medical profession, this book provides a welcome and sociologically informed discussion of both historical and contemporary issues in medical regulation. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBD; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400748958
ISBN
9789400748958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.69

Paperback. * Provides a bridge between the sociology of medicine and the sociology of science and technology* Opens up the a black boxa of medical technologies to sociological scrutiny. . Editor(s): Elston, Mary Ann. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; PDR; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631204473
ISBN
9780631204473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.92

Paperback. As new technology makes it possible to screen for an increasing number of medical conditions, this strategy of preventive medicine raises fundamental issues for sociological inquiry. The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions presents an overview of these fundamental issues. Editor(s): Armstrong, Natalie; Eborall, Helen. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118231784
ISBN
9781118231784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.83

Hardback. Explores the role and influence of spirituality in clinical practice, professionalism, and medical education. This title provides insights not only into the needs of patients with various world views but also into how spirituality influences the practice of medicine. Editor(s): Peteet, John R.; D'Ambra, Michael N. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421402994
ISBN
9781421402994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 48.91

Paperback. The 1918 Spanish flu epidemic is now widely recognized as the most devastating disease outbreak in recorded history. This cultural history reconstructs Spaniards' experience of the flu and traces the emergence of various competing narratives that arose in response to bacteriology's failure to explain and contain the disease's spread. Num Pages: 268 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349464395
ISBN
9781349464395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.03

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464963
ISBN
9781580464963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.76

Paperback. Examining health care provision in twenty-one OECD countries, this volume argues that we are entering a new era within welfare state history. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; JPB; JPP; JPQB; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349282142
ISBN
9781349282142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 323.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401172479
ISBN
9789401172479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.02

Paperback. In The State of Medicine, Margaret McCartney makes the case for an evidence-based healthcare system, cutting direct political control while reducing waste and increasing transparency, professionalism and vocation. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780664002
ISBN
9781780664002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.85

paperback. Series: Statistics for Biology and Health. Num Pages: 424 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; KCH; MBNS; PBT; TGPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441924155
ISBN
9781441924155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 144.80

Hardcover. Presents models and statistical methods for the analysis of recurrent event data. This book covers major approaches to analysis, while emphasizing the modeling assumptions that they are based on. It also considers general intensity-based models as well as simpler models that focus on rate or mean functions. Series: Statistics for Biology and Health. Num Pages: 424 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; KCH; MBNS; PBT; TGPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1710.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387698090
ISBN
9780387698090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.24

Hardback. The lives of people with disease and disability are affected not only by their conditions but by public response to these conditions in the form of stigma and discrimination. Making sense of this injustice is the focus of this book. Editor(s): Corrigan, Patrick W. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBNH9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 767.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433815836
ISBN
9781433815836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.36
€ 77.98

Paperback. Editor(s): Peterson, H. Series: Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1978
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540089506
ISBN
9783540089506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.19

Paperback. A collection that is based on the notion that the future of bioethics is inseparable from its past. It features a number of the pioneers in bioethics who reflect on their early work and how they fit into the past and future of bioethics. It provides a broad overview of the history and the state of the field. Editor(s): Walter, Jennifer K.; Klein, Eran P. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878401383
ISBN
9780878401383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.70

Paperback. The story of pain and suffering since the eighteenth century. Prize-winning historian Joanna Bourke charts how our understanding of pain (and how to cope with it) has changed completely over the last three centuries. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTB; JFCX; MBX; MMBP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199689439
ISBN
9780199689439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.19

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