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Medicine
Paperback. Cloning, genetic screening, embryo freezing, in vitro fertilization, Norplant, RU486 - these are the technologies revolutionizing our reproductive landscape. This title analyzes the ethical, legal, and social controversies surrounding each major technology and opens up a multitude of questions such as, Do frozen embryos have the right to be born? Num Pages: 291 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; MFKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691036656
- ISBN
- 9780691036656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.53€ 46.79
€ 59.53
€ 46.79
Hardcover. Blends scientific biography, institutional history, and cultural history to show how genetically standardized mice came to play a central role in contemporary American biomedical research. This work introduces us to mouse "fanciers" who bred mice for different characteristics, and to the structures of modern biomedical research. Num Pages: 312 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBGR; MQW; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691016368
- ISBN
- 9780691016368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.87€ 70.06
€ 92.87
€ 70.06
Hardcover. Provides an overview of the diverse areas that constitute HIV research. Each chapter is a comprehensive presentation of one area of AIDS research - including work on the virus life cycle, epidemiology, genetics, protease and reverse transcriptase inhibitors, receptor and co-receptor interactions, therapeutic targets, clinical treatment, and more. Editor(s): Emini, Emilio A. Num Pages: 544 pages, 100 line illus. BIC Classification: MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1142.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691004549
- ISBN
- 9780691004549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.70
€ 233.70
Paperback. Cancer has become the scourge of the twentieth century. This book explores the revolution in public health, the origins and principles of molecular biology, and our emerging understanding of the causes of cancer. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 halftones 52 line drawings 5 tables. BIC Classification: MBN; MJCL; PD; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002507
- ISBN
- 9780691002507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.89
€ 52.99
€ 37.89
Hardback. Num Pages: 219 pages, 1tab. BIC Classification: MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 215 x 28. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674807204
- ISBN
- 9780674807204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.33€ 48.25
€ 52.33
€ 48.25
Hardback. Using four notorious moments in the life of Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga of Mantua, Valeria Finucci explores changing early modern concepts of sexuality, reproduction, beauty, and aging. She deftly marries salacious tales with historical analysis to tell a broader story of Italian Renaissance cultural adjustments and obsessions. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 167 x 244 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725454
- ISBN
- 9780674725454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.81
€ 52.99
€ 43.81
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13figs. BIC Classification: MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674722255
- ISBN
- 9780674722255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.71€ 71.63
€ 79.71
€ 71.63
Hardcover. This companion volume to Siri von Reis's previous exploration of ethnobotanical notes in the Harvard herbaria brings to light a new array of plants with drug or food potential, offering wide-ranging possible applications for pharmacologists, chemists, botanists, and even anthropologists. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1Illustrations. BIC Classification: MMG; PST; TVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674617650
- ISBN
- 9780674617650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.33€ 48.25
€ 52.33
€ 48.25
Hardcover. Obesity among American children has reached epidemic proportions. Laura Dawes traces changes in diagnosis, treatment, and popular conceptions of the most serious health problem facing American children today, and makes the case that understanding the cultural history of a disease is critical to developing effective public health policy. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; MBX; MJW; MMZF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674281448
- ISBN
- 9780674281448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.09€ 51.94
€ 57.09
€ 51.94
Paperback. This text traces the history of contraception and abortifacients from ancient Egypt to the 17th century, and discusses the scientific merit of the ancient remedies and why this knowledge about fertility control was gradually lost over the course of the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 tables, 6 halftones, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFMA; JHBD; MBNH4; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674168763
- ISBN
- 9780674168763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.61
€ 38.99
€ 32.61
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2figs.5tabs. BIC Classification: MM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674167759
- ISBN
- 9780674167759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.33€ 48.25
€ 52.33
€ 48.25
Hardback. A pioneering organ transplant surgeon narrates in gripping detail the revolutions that have transformed modern surgery, and the turmoil in medical education and health care reform as new capacities to prolong life and restore health run headlong into unsustainable costs. Tilney's stage is the famous Boston teaching hospital, Brigham and Women's. Num Pages: 384 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: MBX; MN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062283
- ISBN
- 9780674062283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.93
€ 47.99
€ 39.93
Paperback. In the year 2000 the World Health Organization estimated that 85 percent of fifteen-year-olds in Botswana would eventually die of AIDS. This title tells the true story of lives ravaged by AIDS - of orphans, bereaved parents, and widows; and, of families who devote most Saturdays to the burial of relatives and friends. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; JFFH2; MBNS; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674061835
- ISBN
- 9780674061835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.73
€ 36.99
€ 30.73
Hardback. The Retina (1987) quickly became the most widely recognized introduction to the structure and function of retinal cells. In this easy-to-read Revised Edition, John Dowling draws on twenty-five years of new research to produce an interdisciplinary synthesis focused on how retinal function contributes to our understanding of brain mechanisms. Num Pages: 384 pages, 12 color illustrations, 145 halftones. BIC Classification: MJN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 223 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1078.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674061545
- ISBN
- 9780674061545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.24€ 101.61
€ 114.24
€ 101.61
Paperback. The report of the Commission on the Education of Health Professionals for the 21st Century, an independent initiative of 20 leaders from around the world, addresses the evolving demands of health systems in an interdependent world. It articulates a fresh vision and recommends renewed actions, with a focus on institutional and instructional reforms. Num Pages: 112 pages, 23 black-and-white photographs, 13 color illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 254 x 6. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard School of Public Health United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674061484
- ISBN
- 9780674061484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.40
€ 12.40
Hardback. Surgical Anatomy of the Head and Neck was hailed as indispensable when it was first published in 2001. This classic atlas--packed with over 700 exceptional drawings, 537 of them in full color--is now available again after years of being out of print. An invaluable reference for surgeons, residents, and medical students. Editor(s): Janfaza, Parviz; Nadol, Joseph B.; Galla, Robert J.; Fabian, Richard L.; Montgomery, William W. Num Pages: 932 pages, 399 color illustrations, 69 line illustrations. BIC Classification: MFC; MNN; MRT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 226 x 49. Weight in Grams: 2842.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 932
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674058033
- ISBN
- 9780674058033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 407.13€ 361.56
€ 407.13
€ 361.56
Paperback. Proposals to reform the health care system typically focus on either increasing private insurance or expanding government-sponsored plans. In this book, the author presents a comprehensive new proposal, SecureChoice, which does all that while providing affordable health insurance for every American. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057364
- ISBN
- 9780674057364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.73
€ 36.99
€ 30.73
Hardback. Are you alive? Most people believe that some law defines our status as living (or not) for all purposes. But Foley shows that "not being dead" isn't necessarily the same as being alive, in the eyes of the law. The need for more organ transplants and conservation of health care resources is exerting pressure to expand the legal definition of death. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: LNTJ; LNTM; MBDC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674051041
- ISBN
- 9780674051041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.93
€ 47.99
€ 39.93
Hardback. If you're going to have an organ transplant, or a joint replacement, here's the key to getting the very best medical care: be a white, straight, middle-class male. This book takes on one of the few topics that haven't figured in the heated debate over health care reform - the largely hidden yet massive injustice of bias in medical treatment. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: JFFJ; MBP; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674049055
- ISBN
- 9780674049055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.74
€ 49.74
Hardback. This new edition of Environmental Health emphasizes the challenges students will face in the field: the local and global implications of environmental health initiatives, their short- and long-range effects, their importance to both developing and developed nations, and the roles individuals can play in helping to resolve these problems. Num Pages: 544 pages, 77 line illustrations, 87 tables. BIC Classification: MBNH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047402
- ISBN
- 9780674047402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.95€ 96.64
€ 99.95
€ 96.64