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Hardback. By probing public health interventions in the setting of one of the most visible ethnic communities in United States history, Plague, Fear, and Politics in San Francisco's Chinatown offers insight into the clash of Eastern and Western cultures in a time of medical emergency. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19, 18 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJF; JFSL3; MBN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 656.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405100
- ISBN
- 9781421405100
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€ 48.99€ 40.00
€ 48.99
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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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421406572
- ISBN
- 9781421406572
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€ 88.61
€ 88.61
Hardback. A frank portrayal of the medical care of dying people past and present, The Inevitable Hour helps to explain why a movement to restore dignity to the dying arose in the early 1970s and why its goals have been so difficult to achieve. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBX; MMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409191
- ISBN
- 9781421409191
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€ 29.99€ 25.26
€ 29.99
€ 25.26
Paperback. As Horwitz explores the history and multiple identities of anxiety-melancholia, nerves, neuroses, phobias, and so on-it becomes clear that every age has had its own anxieties and that culture plays a role in shaping how anxiety is expressed. Series: Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MMJ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421410807
- ISBN
- 9781421410807
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€ 32.99€ 27.80
€ 32.99
€ 27.80
Paperback. With the author's intimate knowledge of the suffering caused by this disease, Schizophrenia emphasizes research strategies, the importance of sound scientific approaches, and the challenges that remain. Num Pages: 232 pages, 11, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421410913
- ISBN
- 9781421410913
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.80
€ 26.99
€ 22.80
Paperback. The questions it raises touch on ongoing controversies about newborn screening and what happens to blood samples collected at birth. Series: Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MFN; MJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411316
- ISBN
- 9781421411316
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€ 32.99€ 27.71
€ 32.99
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Paperback. "-JAMA"An important book, for students of Christian theology who understand health and healing to be topics of theological interest, and for health care practitioners who seek a historical perspective on the development of the ethos of their vocation."-Journal of Religion and Health Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; MBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412160
- ISBN
- 9781421412160
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.80
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Hardback. This book seeks to explain why, among the innumerable problems faced by societies, some problems in some places become viewed as critical public issues that shape health policy. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; MBX; MJC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413020
- ISBN
- 9781421413020
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Condition: New
€ 59.26€ 53.59
€ 59.26
€ 53.59
Paperback. The fascinating history in Aging Bones will appeal to students and scholars in the history of medicine, health policy, gerontology, endocrinology, and orthopedics, as well as anyone who has been diagnosed with osteoporosis. Series: Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MJE; VFDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413181
- ISBN
- 9781421413181
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€ 29.99€ 25.26
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€ 25.26
Hardback. This book captures that heady, fleeting moment when a biologist could expect to do great science through the private sector and be rewarded with both wealth and scientific acclaim. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: KNDH1; KNDP; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413402
- ISBN
- 9781421413402
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.12
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€ 33.12
Paperback. Broad in scope and sweep, Hamlin's study is a reflection of how the meanings of diseases continue to shift, affecting not only the identities we create but often our ability to survive. Series: Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20, 11 black & white halftones, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415024
- ISBN
- 9781421415024
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.68
€ 30.99
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Paperback. Based on extensive reviews of medical literature and archives, this historical perspective on medical decision making and risk highlights personal, professional, and community outcomes. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX; MJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415758
- ISBN
- 9781421415758
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.19
€ 34.99
€ 29.19
Hardback. Drawing on a diverse range of sources-including patient testimonies; the writings of physicians, historians, and poets; and official publications of the Roman state-Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire is a groundbreaking history of the culture of classical medicine. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416281
- ISBN
- 9781421416281
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Condition: New
€ 59.26€ 53.75
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€ 53.75
Hardback. Paul argues that we must position ourselves to take advantage of cutting-edge technologies and promising new tools in immunological research, including big data and the microbiome. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24, 14 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX; MJCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418018
- ISBN
- 9781421418018
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.71
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€ 27.71
Hardback. It is a must-read for historians of medicine and scholars in women's studies and political history, as well as for naturopaths and all readers interested in alternative medicine. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBX; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419039
- ISBN
- 9781421419039
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.53
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€ 37.53
Paperback. Their long experience in medical charity led to the creation of the first hospitals, a singular Christian contribution to health care. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421420066
- ISBN
- 9781421420066
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.19
€ 34.99
€ 29.19
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
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.59
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Paperback. A re-examination of the role of charity and treating venereal disease in public hospitals in early-modern London. Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History. Num Pages: 378 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; MBX; MJCJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540. London's Foul Wards, 1600-1800. Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History. 378 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. A re-examination of the role of charity and treating venereal disease in public hospitals in early-modern London. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; MBX; MJCJ1. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- BOYE6
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463713
- ISBN
- 9781580463713
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.48
€ 42.99
€ 41.48
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- BOYE6
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464482
- ISBN
- 9781580464482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.44
€ 140.44
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464499
- ISBN
- 9781580464499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.15
€ 71.15