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History of medicine

Hardcover. The first scholarly history of food poisoning, telling of the discovery of food poisoning as a public health problem in the 1880s, of the discovery of pathways of infection and of the Salmonella family, and of the realisation that these organisms are deeply embedded in human and animal food chains and the subsequent importance of food hygiene. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; MBN; MBS; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198704973
ISBN
9780198704973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.58

paperback. How private organizations have acquired, sustained, and periodically lost the ability to develop, manufacture, and market antitoxins and vaccines. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 colour illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; KNDP; MBX; MMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780521626200
ISBN
9780521626200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.24

Although Alzheimer's disease has been well documented throughout the twentieth century, no biography has been written of the man who was its namesake. This biography is the first, and it covers the life of Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915), his discovery of the disease that currently afflicts some thirty to forty million people, and his subsequent research. Translator(s): Levi, Neil; Burns, Alastair. Num Pages: 256 pages, 49 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; MBX; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118965
ISBN
9780231118965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.71

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Griffin Publishing United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312611743
ISBN
9780312611743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780425238738
ISBN
9780425238738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.90

Hardcover. Explains the rise of information based medicine and how it can improve the cost and practice of pharmaceutical and medical science Covers a broad range of topics - history, philosophy, economy, mathematics, computers, etc. Series Editor(s): Ekins, Sean. Series: Wiley Series on Technologies for the Pharmaceutical Industry. Num Pages: 598 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 964.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
598
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470289532
ISBN
9780470289532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.54

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471208334
ISBN
9780471208334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.01

Paperback. Presents the history of Royal College of Nursing, one of the largest nursing organizations in the world. This book deals with the position of nurses in British society during 20th century by examining the largest of their organizations. It sheds light on both gender relations and the position of women in the work place in Britain since 1916. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBTB; MBX; MQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719077968
ISBN
9780719077968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.71

Framing the moron details the variety of dehumanizing and fear-inducing rhetoric employed by the American eugenic movement during the early twentieth century, which led to tens of thousands of innocent people being involuntarily sterilized, forced into institutions, and otherwise maltreated. Series Editor(s): Anderson, Julie; Schalick, Walton. Series: Disability History. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719087097
ISBN
9780719087097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 152.53

Paperback. Offers new insights into the early modern sickness experience, through a study of the medical history of Wales Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JD; 3JF; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719091254
ISBN
9780719091254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.24

Paperback. Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot's travel diary of his 1887 trip to Morocco, which presents his personal reflections on the "Orient" and its inhabitants. Translator(s): Gelfand, Toby. Num Pages: 144 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Ottawa Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780776607740
ISBN
9780776607740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.27

A graceful writer and an expert biometrician, Bulmer details the eventual triumph of biometrical methods in the history of quantitative genetics based on Mendelian principles, which underpins our understanding of evolution today. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20, 3 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; MBX; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801874031
ISBN
9780801874031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.42

Intimate epistolary exchanges between Cabot and his patients shed light on the challenges presented by the new technologies-especially their impact on the personal relationships between doctor and patient-providing insight into a time of expanding science and radical change. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11, 10 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JJC; MBG; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801881176
ISBN
9780801881176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.14

This intriguing study will interest historians of medicine and science, policymakers, and clinicians alike. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801883279
ISBN
9780801883279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.94

Drawing from a wide range of scholarly research, archival records, and interviews, The Estrogen Elixir provides valuable historical context for one of the most pressing debates in contemporary medicine. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBX; MJT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801886027
ISBN
9780801886027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.34

He finds that, while not immune to social and cultural perceptions of the leprous as degenerate, and while influenced by their own fears of contagion, premodern physicians moderated society's reactions to leprosy and were dedicated to the well-being of their patients. Num Pages: 344 pages, 19, 8 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: MBX; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801886133
ISBN
9780801886133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.13

This engaging study will be of interest to historians, medical practitioners and researchers, and people whose lives have been altered by cancer. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: MBX; MJCL; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801888311
ISBN
9780801888311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.23

A cancer survivor who has himself been treated at the center, Olson imbues this history with humor, passion, and humanity. Num Pages: 408 pages, 23, 23 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; MBX; MJCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 681.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890567
ISBN
9780801890567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.38

As American women make decisions about anesthesia today, Deliver Me from Pain offers them insight into how women made this choice in the past and why each generation of mothers has made dramatically different decisions. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12, 8 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBX; MJTF; MMBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891106
ISBN
9780801891106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.15

Paperback. The final selection, the Announcement of The Johns Hopkins Medical School, stands as a landmark that foretells the beginning of a new era. Editor(s): Brieger, Gert H. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801892684
ISBN
9780801892684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.83

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