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History of medicine
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
Condition: New
€ 59.61
€ 59.61
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
Condition: New
€ 64.75
€ 64.75
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
Condition: New
€ 62.14
€ 62.14
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
Condition: New
€ 60.53
€ 60.53
hardcover. This volume charts the history of the worldwide introduction of an operative treatment method for broken bones, osteosynthesis, by a Swiss-based association called AO. It thus sheds light on the mechanisms of medical innovation at the crossroads of surgery, science and industry. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; MBX; MNS; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333993057
- ISBN
- 9780333993057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.49
€ 121.49
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
€ 19.99€ 17.74
€ 19.99
€ 17.74
Hardcover. Based on thousands of letters written by patients and their relatives and on a wide range of other sources, this book provides the first comprehensive account of how early modern people understood, experienced and dealt with common diseases and how they dealt with them on a day-to-day basis. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243439
- ISBN
- 9780230243439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.68
€ 144.68
paperback. An account of death and illness in the White House. It shows that modern presidents - including Coolidge, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Reagan - all suffered from debilitating medical problems, physical and/or psychological. It examines how they concealed this and the effects on their political lives. Num Pages: 353 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPHC; JPQ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218370
- ISBN
- 9780823218370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.27
€ 51.27
Paperback. Convinced that he had uncovered the single source of psychosis, Henry Cotton, superintendent of the Trenton State Hospital, New Jersey, launched a ruthless campaign to 'eliminate the perils of pus infection'. This book reconstructs a nightmarish, cautionary chapter in modern psychiatry when professionals failed to police themselves. Num Pages: 376 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; MBX; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300126709
- ISBN
- 9780300126709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.01
€ 34.01
paperback. Gout has been seen as a disease afflicting upper-class males of superior wit, genius and creativity. It is also believed to protect its sufferers and assure long life. This study investigates the history of gout and offers a perspective on medical and social history, sex, prejudice and class. Num Pages: 408 pages, 34 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX; MJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300082746
- ISBN
- 9780300082746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99
€ 53.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MBD; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300227048
- ISBN
- 9780300227048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.45
€ 24.45
hardcover. Marks the Arabic manuscript with English translation that has been available to a modern audience in any form. Translator(s): Bos, Gerrit; Langermann, Y. Tzvi. Series: Medical Works of Moses Maimonides. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Brigham Young University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Translation, Bilingual
- SKU
- V9780842528375
- ISBN
- 9780842528375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.16
€ 114.16
Paperback. Presents a collection of representative historical texts that serve to trace and to illuminate the development of conceptions, policies, and treatments in public health from the dawn of Western civilization through the Progressive Era of the early twentieth century. This book provides annotated readings and biographical details. Editor(s): Schneider, Dona; Lilienfeld, David E. Num Pages: 770 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 770
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813542324
- ISBN
- 9780813542324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.26
€ 77.26
Paperback. Olson concludes that, although it has not yet been conquered, breast cancer is no longer the story of individual women struggling alone against a mysterious and deadly foe. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801880643
- ISBN
- 9780801880643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.35
€ 35.35
hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226280394
- ISBN
- 9780226280394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.90
€ 50.90
Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; MBX; MMH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226275543
- ISBN
- 9780226275543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.08
€ 77.08
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909384095
- ISBN
- 9781909384095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.29
€ 45.99
€ 32.29
Hardback. From the author of the No. 1 bestseller WEDLOCK, the story of two pioneering men of science, and a nation in thrall to mesmerism.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781474602297
- ISBN
- 9781474602297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 5.80
€ 23.99
€ 5.80
hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- FARMS (imprint of Brigham Young University) United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780934893756
- ISBN
- 9780934893756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.16
€ 114.16
Hardcover. Consisting of approximately fifteen hundred maxims from the ancient Greek physician, this book is organized according to traditional medieval subspecialties such as gyoecology, hygiene, and diet. Translator(s): Bos, Gerrit. Series: Medical Works of Moses Maimonides. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Brigham Young University
- Edition
- 1 Blg
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842528764
- ISBN
- 9780842528764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.12
€ 107.12