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Medicine: general issues
Proteases and Their Inhibitors in Cancer Metastasis
. Ed(S): Foidart, Jean-Michel; Muschel, Ruth ...
Hardback. Provides a comprehensive evaluation of the mechanisms of action of proteases and their inhibitors in tumor biology. This book provides the reader with a selective overview of the molecular biology of serine proteases, MMPs and their physiological inhibitors. Editor(s): Foidart, Jean-Michel; Muschel, Ruth J. Series: Cancer Metastasis - Biology and Treatment. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009235
- ISBN
- 9781402009235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.38
€ 188.38
Hardback. Provides an analysis of both the concept of autonomy and the principle of respect for autonomy. This book focuses on autonomy in non-decision making situations - patient control over small everyday aspects of care, authenticity and existential aspects of illness, and autonomy and the 'ethics of care'. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009846
- ISBN
- 9781402009846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Polymer Based Systems on Tissue Engineering, Replacement and Regenerat...
. Ed(S): Reis, Rui L.; Cohn, Daniel
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, held in Alvor, Algarve, Portugal, 15-25 October 2001 Editor(s): Reis, Rui L.; Cohn, Daniel. Series: NATO Science Series II. Num Pages: 426 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBG; TCB; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 791.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402010002
- ISBN
- 9781402010002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.66
€ 131.66
Hardback. Employs philosophical and historical perspectives to shed light on classic social, ethical, and philosophical issues raised with renewed urgency against the backdrop of the mapping of the human genome. Editor(s): Parker, Lisa S.; Ankeny, Rachel A. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402010408
- ISBN
- 9781402010408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.55
€ 247.55
The Ethics of Managed Care. Professional Integrity and Patient Rights....
. Ed(S): Bondeson, W. B.; Jones, James W., Md
Hardback. Provides a philosophical and historical analysis of the development and situation of managed care. This book discusses the relationship between physician professionalism and patient rights to affordable, high quality care. It analyses the development of the philosophical, social, and economic issues of managed care. Editor(s): Bondeson, W. B.; Jones, James W., MD. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402010453
- ISBN
- 9781402010453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.93
€ 126.93
Hardback. Captures an exchange between Paul Ramsey and his prominent colleagues. This volume is a vehicle for conversation and argument about issues of human birth, life, suffering, and death. Editor(s): Stenberg, Mark; Vaux, Sara A. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402010538
- ISBN
- 9781402010538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.52
€ 128.52
The Measurement and Valuation of Health Status Using EQ-5d, A European...
. Ed(S): Brooks, Richard; Rabin, Rosalind; Ch...
Hardback. EQ-5D from the EuroQol Group is a standardised, non-disease-specific instrument for describing and valuing health. This book reports on the results of the European Union-funded EQ-net project which furthered the development of EQ-5D in the key areas of valuation, application and translation. Editor(s): Brooks, Richard; Rabin, Rosalind; Charro, Frank De. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; MBGR; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402012143
- ISBN
- 9781402012143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.10
€ 193.10
Hardback. Aimed at quality-of-life researchers working in the areas of Social Medicine, Sustainable Development, Social Indicators Research and Health Psychology/Behavioral Medicine. This volume contains fourteen chapters that represent a culmination of programmatic research in the science of quality of life (QOL). Editor(s): Sirgy, Joseph; Rahtz, Don; Samli, A. Coskun. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402014741
- ISBN
- 9781402014741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.58
€ 192.58
Hardback. Aerosol therapy has significantly improved the treatment of a variety of respiratory diseases. Besides the treatment of respiratory diseases there is also a great interest to use the lungs as a portal to introduce drugs for systemic therapy. Editor(s): Gradon, Leon (University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland). Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MMG; MMZ; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402016516
- ISBN
- 9781402016516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.17
€ 242.17
Hardback. Walter Charleton has been depicted as a natural philosopher whose intellectual career mirrored the intellectual ferment of the 'scientific revolution'. Examining three of his vernacular medical texts, this work considers his thoughts on anatomy, physiology and the methods by which he sought to understand the invisible processes of the body. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; MBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402033773
- ISBN
- 9781402033773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.04
€ 191.04
Hardback. Reviews a variety of quality monitoring approaches and identifies critical issues pertaining to assessment, measurement, implementation, and evaluation of quality initiatives. This book suggests scientific approaches to put in place a core set of performance measures that identify the value-added clinical and managerial behaviors in health care. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJT; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071003
- ISBN
- 9781402071003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.76
€ 190.76
Hardback. Advances in DNA sequencing and phylogenetic inference have created powerful methods to investigate many dangerous human viruses. This title provides a comprehensive introduction to the use of genetic methods in molecular epidemiology and examples of analyses from many viruses. Editor(s): Leitner, Thomas. Num Pages: 444 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071843
- ISBN
- 9781402071843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.40
€ 190.40
Hardback. Biostatistics is defined as much by its application as it is by theory. This book provides an introduction to biostatistical applications in modern cancer research, suitable for both cancer biostatisticians or cancer researchers, and learning biostatistics. Editor(s): Beam, Craig. Series: Cancer Treatment and Research. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402072260
- ISBN
- 9781402072260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.98
€ 244.98
Hardback. Summarizes the research on the role that signal transduction pathways play in the pathogenesis of cancer and how this knowledge may be used to develop effective and less toxic anticancer agents. This text discusses key molecules that may prove to be important diagnostic and/or therapeutic targets. Editor(s): Frank, David A. Series: Cancer Treatment and Research. Num Pages: 357 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 357
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402073403
- ISBN
- 9781402073403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.24
€ 194.24
Hardback. This volume provides a critical overview of the nature of nanotechnology and its applications in the biomedical sciences, as well as the philosophical and ethico-legal issues it raises. The articles are an exploration by scholars from various disciplines. Editor(s): Jotterand, Fabrice. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MQW; PSAD; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402086489
- ISBN
- 9781402086489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.35
€ 190.35
From this broader perspective, the authors describe the many factors that influence the lives, health, and well-being of older patients and their caregivers, making this an ideal text for psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and social workers. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: MBPK; MJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400976
- ISBN
- 9781421400976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.42
€ 112.42
Ironically, transforming the hope of a normal life into a purchasable commodity for people with bleeding disorders made it all too easy to ignore the potential dangers of delivering greater health and autonomy to hemophilic boys and men. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14, 13 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBX; MJF; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401157
- ISBN
- 9781421401157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.22
€ 65.22
Drawing on the letters and testimony of Padua's medical students, Klestinec charts a new history of anatomy in the Renaissance, one that characterizes the role of the anatomy theater and reconsiders the pedagogical debates and educational structure behind human dissection. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: MBX; MFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401423
- ISBN
- 9781421401423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.06
€ 69.06
Contributions from bioethicists, historians, physicians, anatomists, theologians, and novelists dig deeply into issues that compel, upset, and unsettle us all. Editor(s): Lantos, John D., MD. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421402710
- ISBN
- 9781421402710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.81
€ 46.81
The first authoritative look at the history of the prescription itself, Prescribed is a groundbreaking book that subtly explores the politics of therapeutic authority and the relations between knowledge and practice in modern medicine. Editor(s): Greene, Jeremy A.; Watkins, Elizabeth Siegel. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5, 4 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405063
- ISBN
- 9781421405063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.76
€ 79.76