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History of medicine

paperback. In Lovers and Livers, Jacalyn Duffin provides a lively overview of the ideas around disease. Series: Joanne Goodman Lectures. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: HP; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802038050
ISBN
9780802038050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.97

Paperback. Health in early America was generally good. The food was plentiful, the air and water were clean, and people tended to enjoy strong constitutions as a result of this environment. This book describes the evolution of public health crises and solutions. Num Pages: 251 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479807048
ISBN
9781479807048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.02

Hardcover. Describes the evolution of public health crises and solutions Num Pages: 251 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814787175
ISBN
9780814787175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.57

Paperback. Between 1347 and 1352 an unknown and deadly disease, only much later known as the Black Death, swept across Europe, leaving an estimated 30-50 per cent of the population dead. This book deals with plague, particularly in Northern Europe, in various aspects: epidemiology, pattern of dispersion, demography, social consequences, and religious impact. Editor(s): Bisgaard, Lars; Sondergaard, Leif. Num Pages: 236 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBLC; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776743895
ISBN
9788776743895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.08

Hardback. Living in Death's Shadow is essential reading for everyone seeking to understand what it means to live with someone suffering from a chronic, fatal condition, including cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's, and heart disease. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ; LNTJ; MBX; MMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421841
ISBN
9781421421841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.02

Paperback. Beginning with a history of mass hysteria and social delusions, this work differentiates between the two and investigates mass hysteria in closed settings such as work and school, and mass hysteria in communities with incidents such as gassings, Pokemon illnesses in Japan and medieval dance. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: JMH; MBX; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Mcfarland & Company Inc Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786409976
ISBN
9780786409976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.97

Hardback. Written for historians, sociologists, and anthropologists of science and medicine, as well as bioethics scholars, physicians, geneticists, and families affected by genetic conditions, Life Histories of Genetic Disease is a profound exploration of the scientific culture surrounding malformation and mutation. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: MBX; MFN; MJCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420745
ISBN
9781421420745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.38

Hardback. Thus does Dent, a little-known Supreme Court case, influence how Americans receive health care more than a hundred years after the fact. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LNTJ; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411415
ISBN
9781421411415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.97

Paperback. Thus does Dent, a little-known Supreme Court case, influence how Americans receive health care more than a hundred years after the fact. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LNTJ; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411422
ISBN
9781421411422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.19

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

Paperback. Set in the medical, religious and cultural milieu of the European Middle Ages, this book offers a study of leprosy. Num Pages: 436 pages, 35 black and white, 6 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 964. 436 pages, 35 black and white, 6 line drawing. Set in the medical, religious and cultural milieu of the European Middle Ages, this book offers a study of leprosy. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC1; MBX. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 28. Weight: 966.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
436
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843834540
ISBN
9781843834540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.09

Hardback. Lavishly illustrated with more than four hundred photographs, most in color, Leading the Way provides all those interested in the story of Johns Hopkins Medicine-even just the advances in medicine itself over the past twenty years-a lively and riveting account of how Hopkins remains in the forefront of medical education, research, and patient care. Num Pages: 416 pages, 430, 155 black & white halftones, 275 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; MBX; PDX; WQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 307 x 234 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406572
ISBN
9781421406572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.07

Paperback. This Latin reader consists of 67 passages drawn from ancient, medieval and early modern works on medical subjects. The texts are equipped with introductory comments in English, and notes designed to aid the student and introduce them to the universality of Latin. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CF; CJBR; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819197665
ISBN
9780819197665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 117.68

Hardcover. Num Pages: 537 pages, colour tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLL; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1162.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
537
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763507707
ISBN
9788763507707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.56
€ 59.49

Hardcover. This text, published in the profession's centenary year, traces the history of cardiac surgery from ancient times to the present, detailing clinical developments with facsimilies of the original articles, consent forms from the first heart transplant, newspaper articles, and correspondence. Num Pages: 712 pages, 180 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: MBX; MJD; MNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 220 x 51. Weight in Grams: 2186.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
712
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899066544
ISBN
9781899066544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 266.37

Paperback. In 1832, the arrival of cholera in the United States created widespread panic throughout the country. In this title, the author tells the story of those dark days, centering his narrative on rivalries between medical and homeopathic practitioners. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 halftones, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226017631
ISBN
9780226017631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.81

Hardcover. In 1832, the arrival of cholera in the United States created widespread panic throughout the country. In this title, the author tells the story of those dark days, centering his narrative on rivalries between medical and homeopathic practitioners. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 halftones, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226017464
ISBN
9780226017464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.25
€ 84.75

Paperback.
Publisher
Robert Hale Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780709091554
ISBN
9780709091554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.01

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780609807248
ISBN
9780609807248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.32

Paperback.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464604
ISBN
9781580464604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 43.00

Hardback. This is the first scholarly biography of Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936) in any language. Based upon a wealth of archival material, it weaves his life and science into some 100 years of Russian history and offers a fundamental reinterpretation of his scientific style and his famous research on conditional reflexes. Num Pages: 880 pages, 47 illus. BIC Classification: BGT; JMM; MBX. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1420.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199925193
ISBN
9780199925193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 35.82

paperback. This highly readable survey describes the development of Islamic medicine and its influence on Western medical thought. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR2; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780748609079
ISBN
9780748609079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, 55 black and white and 54 colour images. BIC Classification: MBX; VXHT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
9781623170103
ISBN
9781623170103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 15.73

Hardback. In late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century France, a number of groups turned to the wondrous and occult as a means of understanding and explaining the world. This title examines these varied efforts through the phenomena witnessed at seances. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; HRQX; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421400136
ISBN
9781421400136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.41

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