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Medicine: general issues
Hardback. In some countries, they call them the 'abandonados', the abandoned ones. They're the mentally ill and mentally disabled patients being warehoused in psychiatric asylums that are more run-down, more uncaring than the most brutal American prisons. This work contains images that reveal the inhumane treatment suffered by the mentally disabled. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 152 pages, 71 duotones, 1 DVD. BIC Classification: AJCR; JKSM; MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292719101
- ISBN
- 9780292719101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.45
€ 47.45
Paperback. Based on research in both American and foreign archives, this first book-length study of doping in the Olympics connects the use and regulation of performance-enhancing drugs to developments in the larger global environment. Series: Terry and Jan Todd Series on Physical Culture and Sports. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBNH; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292737495
- ISBN
- 9780292737495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
Paperback. Examines the textured interrelations between medical writing about generation and childbirth - what we now call reproduction - and emerging notions of selfhood in early modern England. This book looks at the particular assumptions about bodies and selves that medical language inevitably enfolds. Series: In Vivo. Num Pages: 259 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: MBX; MFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295986418
- ISBN
- 9780295986418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Hardback. A much-anticipated second edition to this classic practice-building text. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: KJVS; MBD; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393709483
- ISBN
- 9780393709483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 43.02
€ 47.99
€ 43.02
Hardcover. This book provides a modern, hands-on guide to the essential concepts and ideas for analyzing data with missing observations in the field of biostatistics. It acknowledges the limitations of established techniques and provides concrete applications of newly developed methods. Series: Statistics in Practice. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGR; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780470523810
- ISBN
- 9780470523810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.13
€ 127.13
Paperback. Healing East & West Ancient Wisdom and Modern Psychology. "A magnificent volume that blends both intellectual and spiritual approaches to create a new vision of healing. It belongs in the libraries of all those interested in the healing process. "--Joan Borysenko, Ph.D. , President, Mind/Body Health Sciences, Inc. Editor(s): Sheikh, Anees Ahmad; Sheikh, Katharina S. Num Pages: 590 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MB; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 590
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780471155607
- ISBN
- 9780471155607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.46
€ 133.46
Paperback. This book explores the ethical challenges posed at the cutting edge of biomedical science and health care. Art Caplan, one of the nation's leading theorists, clearly outlines the newest technologies and developments in medical research, then thoughtfully sorts through the potential ethical, legal, and social repercussions. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; MF; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471183440
- ISBN
- 9780471183440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.06
€ 64.06
Paperback. "Christopher Wanjek uses a take-no-prisoners approach in debunking the outrageous nonsense being heaped on a gullible public in the name of science and medicine. Wanjek writes with clarity, humor, and humanity, and simultaneously informs and entertains. " -Dr. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MB; PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc New Jersey
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471434993
- ISBN
- 9780471434993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.33
€ 20.99
€ 18.33
Hardback. Representing the proceedings of the 2nd Ceres Conference on Food and Nutrition, held in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, USA in 1991, this volume discusses such topics as the international regulation of food, the acceptance of bioengineered food and international tariffs for food products. Editor(s): Gaull, Gerald E.; Goldberg, Ray A. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAC; MBNH3; TDCT; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471590729
- ISBN
- 9780471590729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.84
€ 244.84
Hardcover. Bridging the knowledge gap between scientists that develop and apply proteomics technologies and oncologists who focus on understanding the biological basis behind cancer manifestation and progression, this title provides an account of how the multiple facets of proteomics have been applied to cancer. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGR; MJCL; PSBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780471724063
- ISBN
- 9780471724063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.08
€ 103.08
Hardcover. MDI and TDI are polymer building blocks with a wide range of applications in industry. Both are used in large quantities and can be found in a wide variety of industries and applications. As there use will often involve large numbers of workers they are also subject to stringent health and safety regulations. Editor(s): Allport, D. C.; Gilbert, D. S.; Outterside, S. M. Num Pages: 460 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KNXC; MBN; PNNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 203 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1286.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd New York
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471958123
- ISBN
- 9780471958123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.46
€ 208.46
Paperback. This edition bring up-to-date the author's seminal study of mental retardation. Focusing on the role of stigma and the efforts of the mentally handicapped to pass normal lives, the text explores such areas as social competence, independence and quality of life. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBPK; MMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Rev and Updated ed.
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520082267
- ISBN
- 9780520082267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.73
€ 35.99
€ 26.73
Paperback. How has Cuba, a small, developing country, achieved its stunning medical breakthroughs? This work explores the Cuban medical phenomenon, examining how a governmental obsession with health has reaped medical and political benefits at home and abroad. It is suitable for those dealing with international relations and Third World societies. Num Pages: 328 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KJC; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520082984
- ISBN
- 9780520082984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.48
€ 38.99
€ 28.48
Hardback. Describes the world of mental patients and their doctors in the first half of the twentieth century. This book shows how well-intentioned physicians could rationalize and regard as therapeutic treatments that often had dreadful consequences, and how much the social and cultural world is inscribed within the practice of biological psychiatry. Series: Medicine and Society S. Num Pages: 262 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 3JJ; MBN; MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520205475
- ISBN
- 9780520205475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.61€ 53.52
€ 68.61
€ 53.52
Paperback. This account of the author's experience with a chronic pain disorder and subsequent interaction with the American health care system goes to the heart of the workings of power and culture in the biomedical domain, illustrating medicine's power to create and inflict suffering. Num Pages: 383 pages, 7 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHMC; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223981
- ISBN
- 9780520223981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.34
€ 38.99
€ 28.34
Paperback. Examining the industry of reproductive technology from the perspective of the consumer, this book scrutinizes the staggering array of medical options available to women and men with fertility problems and assesses the toll - both financial and emotional - that the quest for a biological child often exacts from would-be parents. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JHM; MBX; MFKC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224315
- ISBN
- 9780520224315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. * Unique in sociological literature* Encourages dialogue between sociology of health and sociology of risk* Addresses both personal and public health issues. . Editor(s): Gabe, Jonathan. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Oxford
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631194842
- ISBN
- 9780631194842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.34
€ 28.34
Paperback. Health and the Sociology of Emotions offers an appraisal of the current lively debates which challenge the contribution of the sociology of emotion to health, and of sociology of health and illness to a sociological understanding of emotion. Editor(s): James, Veronica; Gabe, Jonathan. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; JMH; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631203513
- ISBN
- 9780631203513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.46
€ 28.46
Hardback. Dorothea Dix was the most politically engaged woman of her generation. An activist who disdained the women's rights and antislavery movements, she sought to promote national harmony. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674214880
- ISBN
- 9780674214880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.02€ 71.22
€ 78.02
€ 71.22
Hardcover. This text calls attention to the importance of technology assessment in medicine - the evaluation of the effects of medical treatments - with particular reference to medical innovations. It also identifies important policy implications that can be drawn from the study of successful innovations. Editor(s): Frazier, Howard S.; Mosteller, Frederick. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 computer line illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBX; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674563629
- ISBN
- 9780674563629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.95€ 87.44
€ 96.95
€ 87.44