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Medicine: general issues

Paperback. Essays on the relationship between art and medicine by a doctor and poet. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784100568
ISBN
9781784100568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.51

Paperback. Examines the history, state, and future of "concepts" in medicine. This title shows the evolutionary arc of medical concepts from the Greek physician Galen of Pergamum (ca 150 ce) who proposed that "the best doctor is also a philosopher", to contemporary discussions of the genome and morality. Editor(s): Caplan, Arthur L.; McCartney, James J.; Sisti, Dominic A. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 181 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589010147
ISBN
9781589010147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.70

Hardback. Considering the relationship between reproductive processes and attitudes, medical technologies and state health policies in diverse cultural contexts, this text discusses the relationship between local and global ideas, practices and policies on reproduction and health across the developing and post industrial worlds. Editor(s): Unnithan-Kumar, Maya. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 4 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JH; MB; MJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571816481
ISBN
9781571816481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.18

Hardback. This activity-based workbook for practitioners and students deals with some of the ethical issues confronted when conducting medical research in Europe. Contributions from ethicists, theologians, lawyers, and clinicians discuss such topics as the recruitment of subjects for clinical trials, the impo Series: Teaching Ethics: Material for Practioner Education. Num Pages: bibliography, index. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 307.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571816016
ISBN
9781571816016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.88

Hardback. This workbook for practitioners and students deals with the ethical implications of clinical genetics, as well as ethical issues involved in genetic screening, the research of populations, and the use of genetic information for access to insurance and the workplace. Suggestions for activities and qu Series: Teaching Ethics: Material for Practioner Education. Num Pages: bibliography, index. BIC Classification: MBDC; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571816009
ISBN
9781571816009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.16

Paperback. Five of the six essays are based on lectures delivered at an April 2000 symposium arranged by the Center for Holocaust Studies at the University of Vermont. Historians discuss such topics as the ideology of elimination: American and German eugenics, 1900- 45; the Nazi campaign against tobacco: scien Editor(s): Nicosia, Francis R.; Huener, Jonathan. Num Pages: 176 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; MBDC; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571813862
ISBN
9781571813862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 151.34

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

€ 20.99

Paperback. This volume brings together experts in the fields of information ethics and health care to explore the impactions of these challenges as they impact what kind of care will be available, who will receive health care, and how the care is monitored. Editor(s): Chapman, Audrey R. Num Pages: 482 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRC; KJWF; MBDC; MBP; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Sheed & Ward
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
482
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556129223
ISBN
9781556129223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.12

Hardcover. Combines reference and online decision support system to give you point-of-care assistance in diagnosing and managing skin diseases in darkly pigmented skin. This book features over 700 illustrations depicting the distinctive presentations of skin diseases in adults and children with darkly pigmented skin. Editor(s): Goldsmith, Lowell A.; Papier, Art. Series: Visualdx: The Modern Library of Visual Medicine. Num Pages: 720 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBPC; MJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 213 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2065.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins United States
Edition
1 Har/Psc
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451116052
ISBN
9781451116052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 234.42

Hardcover. Drawing on rich, ethnographic and historiographic material, this volume represents the emergent field of anthropological inquiry that links Africanist ethnography to recent concerns with science, the state, and the culture of late capitalism in Africa. Editor(s): Geissler, Paul Wenzel; Molyneux, Sassy. Num Pages: 452 pages, 32 ills. BIC Classification: 1H; JHM; MBGR; MBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857450920
ISBN
9780857450920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.89

Hardback. In Paper Dollhouse, Dr. Lisa Masterson traces her inspiring life, heartfully retelling an upbringing that had her resourceful and resilient single mother break away from family in the segregated South to find new opportunities. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; BM; MBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 34.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781599219981
ISBN
9781599219981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.73

Paperback. Originally authored by Rob Adams in 2003. Series: Startup Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Worksheets. BIC Classification: KJVS; MBD; MBP; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 357.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Entrepreneur Press United States
Edition
4 Rev ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781599185934
ISBN
9781599185934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.25

Paperback. The American health care system is in crisis. Skyrocketing costs and increasing bureaucracy have traumatized consumers and doctors alike. Gratzer brings a dose of common sense to this over-regulated area of the American economy. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594032196
ISBN
9781594032196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.08

Hardback. Tells that the American health care system is in crisis. This book tells that skyrocketing costs and increasing bureaucracy have traumatized consumers and doctors alike. This book addresses this issue of over-regulated area of the American economy. Num Pages: 325 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594031533
ISBN
9781594031533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: MBNH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 95 x 6. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Basic Health Publications United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591201403
ISBN
9781591201403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Basic Health Publications United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591201298
ISBN
9781591201298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.76

Paperback. Cartographies of Disease: Maps, Mapping, and Medicine, new expanded edition, is a comprehensive survey of the technology of mapping and its relationship to the battle against disease. Num Pages: 412 pages, 120 illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNS; MBX; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 191 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
ESRI Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589484672
ISBN
9781589484672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.73

Hardback. What will become of our earthly remains? What happens to our bodies during and after the various forms of cadaver disposal available? Who controls the fate of human remains? What legal and moral constraints apply? The author provides a graphic, informative, and entertaining exploration of these questions. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: MBD; MQZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589016958
ISBN
9781589016958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.29

Paperback. Presents twenty-one essays and articles that reflect the spectrum of perspectives on the issues that define the Catholic debate. Suitable for students and scholars, this volume invites theological dialogue and ethical discussion on one of the most contested issues in the church. Editor(s): Hamel, Ronald P.; Walter, James J. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCM; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589011786
ISBN
9781589011786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.73

paperback. Offers families a way to cope with the problem: What to do when medical treatment sustains life but does not cure or resuscitate a critically ill loved one? This guide helps such families affirm that their choice to remove life support is morally acceptable, warranted, and made in the spirit of love and care for the patient. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 6. Weight in Grams: 90.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781589011403
ISBN
9781589011403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.48

Paperback. Demonstrates how Catholic health care ethics can evolve similarly in response to the modern medical advances. This title analyzes the Catholic tradition of medical ethics. It suggests how a Catholic perspective on health care can utilize certain secular moral-philosophical positions. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589010307
ISBN
9781589010307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 369 pages. BIC Classification: MBNH4; VFDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
369
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583229071
ISBN
9781583229071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.68

paperback. This book contains the inspiring stories of U.S. health care volunteers who traveled abroad to provide humanitarian aid to patients in Third World and war-torn countries. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; MBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Fairview Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781577491286
ISBN
9781577491286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.62

Hardback. As costs continue to spiral upward and concerns about quality of care escalate, the debate has focused on how to finance health care. Why have costs risen in the first place? And how can we improve the quality and affordability of care? This book argues that these fundamental questions must be answered. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781422175606
ISBN
9781422175606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.89

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