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History of medicine
Hardback. Focusing on doctors' feuds and duels, yellow fever epidemics in Philadelphia, and a court-martial of the medical director of army hospitals in the Revolutionary War, this title is set during a time when American medicine was caught in a period of catastrophic change. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838641903
- ISBN
- 9780838641903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.70
€ 130.70
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
€ 56.77
€ 56.77
hardcover. Editor(s): Greydanus, Donald E.; Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 247 x 19. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634847476
- ISBN
- 9781634847476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.66€ 184.56
€ 246.66
€ 184.56
Book. Editor(s): Angermeyer, Matthias C; Steinberg, Holger. Num Pages: XIV, 298 S. 42 Abb. BIC Classification: JMP; MBX; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540250753
- ISBN
- 9783540250753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.18
€ 71.18
The Codification of Medical Morality: Historical and Philosophical Stu...
. Ed(S): Baker, R. B.; Porter, R.; Porter, R.
Paperback. Editor(s): Baker, R. B.; Porter, R.; Porter, R. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HPQ; MBDC; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048141937
- ISBN
- 9789048141937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.77
€ 121.77
Hardback. Describes best laboratory techniques for elucidating liposome biology. This title presents protocols by investigators who are intimately familiar with its problems and capabilities, and includes a list of materials to be used, troubleshooting tips straight from the benchtop, and notes on pitfalls to avoid. Editor(s): Basu, Subhash C.; Basu, Manju. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896038455
- ISBN
- 9780896038455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.74
€ 123.74
Paperback. The environment is currently a matter of international public and academic concern, but is often considered separately from health issues. This book brings together work from environmental and health historians to conceptualise the connection between environment and health at different times and in different geographical locations. Editor(s): Berridge, Virginia; Gorsky, Martin. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; MBX; PDX; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349313228
- ISBN
- 9781349313228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.51
€ 64.51
Hardback. Written in honour of eminent historian Roy Porter by twenty of his colleagues and students, this work presents historians from the three fields that Porter made his own - the histories of medicine, madness, and the Enlightenment - illustrate his influence while tackling major themes ranging from disability rights to the popularization of science. Editor(s): Bivins, Roberta E.; Pickstone, John V. Num Pages: 305 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBX; MJN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230525498
- ISBN
- 9780230525498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.02
€ 123.02
Ethics of Managed Care: Professional Integrity and Patient Rights
. Ed(S): Bondeson, W. B.; Jones, J.w.
Paperback. Editor(s): Bondeson, W. B.; Jones, J.W. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048161850
- ISBN
- 9789048161850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.47
€ 121.47
Hardback. Michael Ryan's Writings on Medical Ethics offers an annotated reprint of his key ethical writings. It also analyzes the significance of these ethical works and places Ryan within the historical trajectory of the field of medical ethics. Editor(s): Brody, Howard; Meghani, Zahra; Greenwald, Kimberly. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048130481
- ISBN
- 9789048130481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.87
€ 190.87
Paperback. Michael Ryan's Writings on Medical Ethics offers an annotated reprint of his key ethical writings. It also analyzes the significance of these ethical works and places Ryan within the historical trajectory of the field of medical ethics. Editor(s): Brody, Howard; Meghani, Zahra; Greenwald, Kimberly. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730656
- ISBN
- 9789400730656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.86
€ 185.86
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Buchborn, E; Bock, K D. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: MBX; MQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1959
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642494376
- ISBN
- 9783642494376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.07
€ 70.07
Paperback. This volume provides a review of important milestones in the history of the development of 1,4-dihydropyridines. Its discovery, in the last 1960s, led to the establishment of Ca2+ antagonists as leading cardiovascular drugs throughout the world. Editor(s): Busse, Wolf-Dieter; Garthoff, Bernward; Seuter, Friedel; etc. Num Pages: 119 pages, 1 colour illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBX; MJD; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 119
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540573081
- ISBN
- 9783540573081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.20
€ 121.20
Hardback. Medieval medicine had a strong spiritual dimension, and this text describes various theories of illness and curing. It also evaluates medieval material according to the findings of modern medicine, showing, for instance, how the notion of "flying venom" relates to modern germ theory. Editor(s): Campbell, Sheila; etc.; Hall, Bert; Klausner, David (Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, Canada). Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBNH; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333550656
- ISBN
- 9780333550656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.56
€ 122.56
Paperback. Editor(s): Campbell, Sheila; Hall, Bert S.; Klausner, David. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 301.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349218844
- ISBN
- 9781349218844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.64
€ 121.64
Paperback. Exploring aspects of Irish medical history, from the nature and proposed remedies for various illnesses in eighteenth century Ireland, to the treatment of influenza in twentieth-century Ireland, this book shows how the cultures of medical care evolved over three centuries. Editor(s): Cox, C.; Luddy, Maria. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349358540
- ISBN
- 9781349358540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.79
€ 63.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Delkeskamp-Hayes, Corinna; Cutter, Mary Ann Gardell. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 340 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048141777
- ISBN
- 9789048141777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.35
€ 186.35
Hardback. Today, health, health care, and medicine have become separate entities. This volume brings together papers on these topics using a unique interdisciplinary approach to provide an ethical framework for healthcare from a political perspective. Editor(s): Elm, Susanna; Willich, Stefan N. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402089411
- ISBN
- 9781402089411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.90
€ 125.90
Paperback. Today, health, health care, and medicine have become separate entities. This volume brings together papers on these topics using a unique interdisciplinary approach to provide an ethical framework for healthcare from a political perspective. Editor(s): Elm, Susanna; Willich, Stefan N. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048180318
- ISBN
- 9789048180318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.35
€ 122.35
Paperback. Editor(s): Fischer, Tobias; Langanke, Martin; Marschall, Paul; Michl, Susanne. Series: Advances in Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine. Num Pages: 339 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 18 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBX; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319346984
- ISBN
- 9783319346984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.35
€ 186.35
Paperback. Editor(s): Fry, John; Pinsent, R.J.F.H. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBPC; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401159173
- ISBN
- 9789401159173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.13
€ 64.13
Hardback. Editor(s): Goldberg, Benjamin; Distelzweig, Peter; Ragland, Evan R. Series: History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences. Num Pages: 382 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401773522
- ISBN
- 9789401773522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.54
€ 124.54
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
€ 80.68
€ 80.68
Paperback. 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: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405070
- ISBN
- 9781421405070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.07
€ 43.07