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Medicine: general issues

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: MBP; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159746
ISBN
9780231159746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.43

Paperback. Editor(s): Bearman, Peter; Neckerman, Kathryn M.; Wright, Leslie. Num Pages: 456 pages, 51 illus.; 72 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; JPQB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157773
ISBN
9780231157773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.94

Hardback. Editor(s): Bearman, Peter; Neckerman, Kathryn M.; Wright, Leslie. Num Pages: 456 pages, 51 illus.; 72 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; JPQB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157766
ISBN
9780231157766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.98
€ 99.33

Paperback. Editor(s): Formicola, Allan; Hernandez-Cordero, Lourdes. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 28 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSG; JKSN1; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151672
ISBN
9780231151672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Hardback. Editor(s): Formicola, Allan; Hernandez-Cordero, Lourdes. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 28 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSG; JKSN1; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151665
ISBN
9780231151665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.45
€ 81.73

Hardback. Tackles the relationship between the privatization of risk, and focuses on - health care and health insurance; employment insecurity and labor markets; pensions, assets, and social security; the pharmaceuticals industry; and natural disasters and homeland security. Editor(s): Hacker, Jacob. Series: Columbia / SSRC Book (Privatization of Risk). Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146029
ISBN
9780231146029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.76
€ 62.74

Hardback. The media constantly bombard us with news of the health hazards that lurk in our everyday lives. But, many of these hazards, even some that provoke regulatory action, have been greatly overblown. This book examines the forces that contribute to health scares and economic, political, and psychological consequences of their "social amplification." Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 illus, 12 tables. BIC Classification: MBNH; MBNS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141482
ISBN
9780231141482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.78
€ 78.05

Hardback. Drawing on environmental and medical sociology, environmental justice, and social movement studies, this work looks at the ways scientific findings are made available to the public and the changing nature of policy offers a new perspective on health and the environment and the relationship among people, knowledge, power, and authority. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129480
ISBN
9780231129480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.90

Paperback. A well-informed portrait, part social critique, part memoir, of sexual mores and homosexuality in provincial Mexico. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFFH2; JFSK; JHM; MBNS; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101912
ISBN
9780231101912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Hardback. This book opens readers' eyes to the enormous resources of the Earth's rain forests and the potential impact of their destruction in terms of human health. Editor(s): Balick, Michael J.; Elisabetsky, Elaine; Laird, Sarah A. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, 43 tables, 58 illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGR; MX; PST; RGBL; RNF; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101707
ISBN
9780231101707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.99
€ 109.54

Hardback. Tracking the distribution of disease and pinpointing relevant risk factors, this book reveals how social problems are intrinsically linked to the health of populations. This book shows how the growing field of social epidemiology is both practical and activist. It draws on empirical findings to conduct policymaking research. Num Pages: 632 pages, 91 illus. BIC Classification: JKS; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1070. Strategies for Public Health Activism. 632 pages, 91 black & white illustrations. Tracking the distribution of disease and pinpointing relevant risk factors, this book reveals how social problems are intrinsically linked to the health of populations. This book shows how the growing field of social epidemiology is both practical and activist. It draws on empirical findings to conduct policymaking research. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JKS; MBNH. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 40. Weight: 1070.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231100489
ISBN
9780231100489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.41
€ 55.92

Hardback. Analyzes the American mental health care system and its relationship with society and government." Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 358 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; MBPK; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231052443
ISBN
9780231052443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.96
€ 84.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, 11 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: MBDC; MMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226996356
ISBN
9780226996356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.14

Hardback. Provides the study of noblewomen's healing activities in early modern Europe. In this title, the author demonstrates that numerous German noblewomen were deeply involved in making medicines and recommending them to patients, and many gained widespread fame for their remedies. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226925387
ISBN
9780226925387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.48

Paperback. How could the Holocaust have happened? And how can Germans make sure that it will never happen again? This title considers bioethical debates surrounding embryonic stem cell research in Germany at the turn of twenty-first century, highlighting how the country's ongoing struggle to come to terms with its past informs the decisions it makes today. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HPQ; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226924328
ISBN
9780226924328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.80

Hardcover. Looking at the history of the United States with a focus on three diseases - smallpox, typhoid fever, and yellow fever, this book shows how constitutional rules and provisions that promoted individual liberty and economic prosperity also influenced the country's ability to eradicate infectious disease. Series: Markets and Governments in Economic History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 28 halftones, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBX; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226922171
ISBN
9780226922171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.62

Paperback. Burnout is common among doctors in the West, so one might assume that a medical career in Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world, would place far greater strain on the idealism that drives many doctors. This book reveals the way these young doctors engage the contradictions of their circumstances. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; JHM; MBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226893273
ISBN
9780226893273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.24

Hardcover. Burnout is common among doctors in the West, so one might assume that a medical career in Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world, would place far greater strain on the idealism that drives many doctors. This book reveals the way these young doctors engage the contradictions of their circumstances. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; JHM; MBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226893259
ISBN
9780226893259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.77
€ 79.93

Paperback. Although the subject of federally mandated Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) has been extensively debated, we actually do not know much about what takes place when they convene. This book melds observations of IRB meetings with the history of how rules for the treatment of human subjects were formalized in the United States. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBDC; MBGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226770871
ISBN
9780226770871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

Hardback. Although the subject of federally mandated Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) has been extensively debated, we actually do not know much about what takes place when they convene. This book melds observations of IRB meetings with the history of how rules for the treatment of human subjects were formalized in the United States. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBDC; MBGR; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226770864
ISBN
9780226770864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.28
€ 87.64

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