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Paperback. This guide explains how the principal imaging devices work and how they help physicians save lives. It explains the medical technologies that might come to play important roles in the readers life, and for those who wish to explore the issues of the associated benefits, costs, and risks. Num Pages: 219 pages, 98 black-and-white photos, 86 line figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: MBG; MBX; MJA; MMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211827
- ISBN
- 9780520211827
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.96
€ 35.99
€ 25.96
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
€ 80.57
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
€ 32.99
€ 30.02
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
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.97
€ 45.99
€ 40.97
Paperback. An annotated English translation of the autobiography of Polish microbiologist Ludwik Hirszfeld (1884-1954), with a focus on his contributions to international public health. Editor(s): Balinska, Marta A.; Schneider, William H. Translator(s): Balinska, Marta A. Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History. Num Pages: 508 pages, 17, 15 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings, 15 black and white, 2. BIC Classification: MBX; PSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 30. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464598
- ISBN
- 9781580464598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.13
€ 26.99
€ 23.13
Mad Dogs and Englishmen: Rabies in Britain, 1830-2000 (Science, Techno...
Pemberton, Neil, Worboys, Michael
Hardcover. Rabies was a constant threat in Victorian Britain and gripped popular imagination, not least because its human form, hydrophobia, produced a vile death with the mind and body out of control. This book explores the changing understanding of rabies amongst veterinarians, animal welfare campaigners, state officials, politicians and the public. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230542402
- ISBN
- 9780230542402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. During the 16th century close to 30 German dukes, landgraves, margraves and counts, plus one Holy Roman emperor, were known as mad - so mentally disordered that steps had to be taken to remove them from office or to obtain medical care for them. This book studies them as a group and in context. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; HBTB; JFC; MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915012
- ISBN
- 9780813915012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.43
€ 30.43
Paperback. * 'In every generation there are quite firm rules on how to behave when you are crazy' Ian Hacking Num Pages: 608 pages, 5pp of b/w int. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 43. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844082346
- ISBN
- 9781844082346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.64
€ 19.99
€ 14.64
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
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.04
€ 26.99
€ 20.04
Paperback. What has it been like to be insane? How have the mad been treated? Is madness real or is it just a label? This fascinating story of madness reveals the radically different perceptions of madness and approaches to its treatment, from antiquity to the present day. Num Pages: 256 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; MBX; MJN; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 121 x 11. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802675
- ISBN
- 9780192802675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.91
€ 17.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Macnaughton, Jane; Saunders, Corinne. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB; JFC; JMS; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349726462
- ISBN
- 9781349726462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.78
€ 69.78
Hardback. Presenting a picture of how families viewed and managed madness, this study suggests that the family actually played a critical role in caring for the insane and in the development of psychiatry itself. With case histories, it provides a historical perspective on the day and age, when the mentally ill are mainly treated in home and community. Series: Medicine and Society S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; MBPK; MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520245808
- ISBN
- 9780520245808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.32€ 63.14
€ 82.32
€ 63.14
Paperback. Examines the interactions between psychiatrists, patients and their families, and the national state in modern Argentina. This book offers a fresh interpretation of the Argentine state's relationship to modernity and social change during the twentieth century, while also examining the often contentious place of psychiatry in modern Argentina. Num Pages: 332 pages, 22 b/w photos & 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JKSM; MBX; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Calgary Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552382332
- ISBN
- 9781552382332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.96
€ 42.96
paperback. Offers a look at a long-neglected aspect of childbirth in America - the changing role of the expectant father. The author uses first-hand accounts from letters, journals, and personal interviews along with hospital records and medical literature to offer fresh perspective on the changing role of expectant fathers from the 1940s to the 1980s. Num Pages: 400 pages, 72 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807871683
- ISBN
- 9780807871683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.59
€ 46.59
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
€ 51.38
Hardback. Romano's detailed portrayal reveals a fascinating figure who embodied the untidy nature of the Victorian age's shift from an intellectual system rooted in religion to one based on science. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13, 9 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BG; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801868979
- ISBN
- 9780801868979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 43.98
€ 53.99
€ 43.98
Paperback. Making Medicines is a concise, chronological discussion of the history of therapeutics and pharmacy from the Egyptians through to the present day. It focuses on the discovery and uses of medicines to treat illness through the ages, and the evolving role of the pharmacist. Editor(s): Anderson, Stuart. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: MBX; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Pharmaceutical Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857110992
- ISBN
- 9780857110992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.27
€ 35.99
€ 34.27
Paperback. Presents a world history and cultural theory of aesthetic surgery. This book discusses how people have reshaped their noses to repair the ravages of war and disease, to match prevailing ideas of beauty, and to avoid association with negative images of the "Jew," the "Irish," the "Oriental," or the "Black." Num Pages: 424 pages, 95 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; MBX; MNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070537
- ISBN
- 9780691070537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.87
€ 51.99
€ 36.87
Makro- und mikroskopische Diagnostik der Menschlichen Exkremente (Germ...
Marius Lodewijk Q Van Ledden Hulsebosch
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: MBX; MJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1899
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1899
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642472268
- ISBN
- 9783642472268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.02
€ 70.02
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473875715
- ISBN
- 9781473875715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.42
€ 20.99
€ 16.42
Hardback. Wounds and disease were as devastating on the battlefields of the ancient world as they are today. Num Pages: 276 pages, 5 figures; 5 tables; notes; bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBLA; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597978484
- ISBN
- 9781597978484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.10
€ 35.10
Paperback. Drawing heavily on primary sources and supplemented with interviews and insight gained over Healy's long career, this lucid and engaging overview of mania sheds new light on one of humankind's most vexing ailments. Series: Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBX; MJN; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403977
- ISBN
- 9781421403977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.12
€ 31.99
€ 27.12
Paperback. Medicine and public health clearly advanced during the war-and continued to do so after military hostilities ceased. Num Pages: 400 pages, 19, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBWJ; MBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421422770
- ISBN
- 9781421422770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.70
€ 34.99
€ 29.70
Hardback. Medicine was transformed in the eighteenth century. Aligning the trajectories of intellectual and material wealth, this book uncovers how medicine acquired a new materialism as well as new materials in the context of global commerce and warfare. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1KJW; 3JF; HBTQ; MBX. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719083129
- ISBN
- 9780719083129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.64
€ 153.64