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The Causes of Tuberculosis: Together with Some Account of the Prevalence and Distribution of the Disease
ISBN: 9781107456563 / Angielski / Miękka / 768 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1917, as part of the Cambridge Public Health Series, this book was written to provide a guide for those 'interested in the stamping out of tuberculosis'. The text approaches the disease from an outlook based around experimental pathology, avoiding the clinical perspective already well represented in previous works by other researchers. Numerous illustrative figures and an appendices section are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in public health, the history of medicine and the historical understanding of tuberculosis.
Originally published in 1917, as part of the Cambridge Public Health Series, this book was written to provide a guide for those 'interested in the sta...
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328,01 |
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Essays on the History of Respiratory Physiology
ISBN: 9781493923618 / Angielski / Twarda / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book consists of 23 essays about prominent people and events in the history of respiratory physiology. It provides a first-hand chronicle of the advancements made in respiratory physiology starting with Galen and the beginnings of Western physiology. The volume covers every aspect of the evolution of this important area of knowledge: pulmonary circulation, Boyle's Law, pulmonary capillaries and alveoli, morphology, gas exchange and blood flow, mechanics, control of ventilation, and comparative physiology. The book emphasizes societal and philosophical aspects of the history of... This book consists of 23 essays about prominent people and events in the history of respiratory physiology. It provides a first-hand chronicle of t... |
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644,07 |
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The Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem: Being a History of the English Hospitallers of St. John, Their Rise and Progress
ISBN: 9781499391626 / Angielski / Miękka / 70 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the intro: "PRELIMINARY observations are generally uninteresting and undesirable: yet there are two points which suggest themselves as to the present work requiring a few words of comment. The first of these is, that it may be deemed almost unnecessary to produce another book upon a subject so thoroughly dealt with as the history of the Order of St. John has been by writers of high ability and reputation, especially in the comprehensive work of General Porter and the able summary of the Rev. F. C. Woodhouse. As the first mentioned of these valuable books, however, last saw the light in...
From the intro: "PRELIMINARY observations are generally uninteresting and undesirable: yet there are two points which suggest themselves as to the pre...
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Crisis médica sobre el antimonio: y carta responsoria a la regia Sociedad Médica de Sevilla
ISBN: 9781503212336 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. La presente obra, modernizada en todos sus aspectos, representa la primera edicion Facsimilar de la "Crisis Medica, sobre el Antimonio y Carta Responsoria a la Regia Sociedad Medica de Sevilla," escrita por el Doctor Diego Matheo Zapata" en el ano de 1701. Diego Mateo Zapata (1664-1745), es uno de los personajes murcianos mas destacados de la edad moderna y es especialmente recordado por haber sufragado los gastos de rehabilitacion del templo de San Nicolas de Bari ubicado en el centro historico de la capital de Murcia. Aunque gozo de prestigio y admirable respeto, su condicion de hijo de...
La presente obra, modernizada en todos sus aspectos, representa la primera edicion Facsimilar de la "Crisis Medica, sobre el Antimonio y Carta Respons...
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A Turkic Medical Treatise from Islamic Central Asia: A Critical Edition of a Seventeenth-Century Chagatay Work by Subḥān Qulï Khan
ISBN: 9789004282568 / Angielski / Twarda / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first serious study on seventeenth-century Central Asian medicine that provides a major resource for the linguistic and cultural history of Central Asia. The richly annotated English translation makes the edition useful for readers without special knowledge on medical history and Turkic studies. The author offers a critical edition of a seventeenth-century Central Asian medical treatise written by Sayyid Subḥān Quli Muḥammad Bahādur khan in the Chagatay language.The edition includes a detailed introduction, a transcription of the original text for...
This is the first serious study on seventeenth-century Central Asian medicine that provides a major resource for the linguistic and cultural history o...
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790,38 |
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Expelling the Plague: The Health Office and the Implementation of Quarantine in Dubrovnik, 1377-1533 Volume 43
ISBN: 9780773545397 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A vibrant city-state on the Adriatic sea, Dubrovnik, also known as Ragusa, was a hub for the international trade between Europe and the Ottoman Empire. As a result, the city suffered frequent outbreaks of plague. Through a comprehensive analysis of these epidemics in Dubrovnik, Expelling the Plague explores the increasingly sophisticated plague control regulations that were adopted by the city and implemented by its health officials. In 1377, Dubrovnik became the first city in the world to develop and implement quarantine legislation, and in 1390 it established the earliest recorded permanent...
A vibrant city-state on the Adriatic sea, Dubrovnik, also known as Ragusa, was a hub for the international trade between Europe and the Ottoman Empire...
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Expelling the Plague: The Health Office and the Implementation of Quarantine in Dubrovnik, 1377-1533
ISBN: 9780773545403 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A vibrant city-state on the Adriatic sea, Dubrovnik, also known as Ragusa, was a hub for the international trade between Europe and the Ottoman Empire. As a result, the city suffered frequent outbreaks of plague. Through a comprehensive analysis of these epidemics in Dubrovnik, Expelling the Plague explores the increasingly sophisticated plague control regulations that were adopted by the city and implemented by its health officials. In 1377, Dubrovnik became the first city in the world to develop and implement quarantine legislation, and in 1390 it established the earliest recorded permanent...
A vibrant city-state on the Adriatic sea, Dubrovnik, also known as Ragusa, was a hub for the international trade between Europe and the Ottoman Empire...
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171,42 |
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The Art of Medicine in Early China: The Ancient and Medieval Origins of a Modern Archive
ISBN: 9781107097056 / Angielski / Twarda / 251 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this book, Miranda Brown investigates the myths that acupuncturists and herbalists have told about the birth of the healing arts. Moving from the Han (206 BC-AD 220) and Song (960-1279) dynasties to the twentieth century, Brown traces the rich history of Chinese medical historiography and the gradual emergence of the archive of medical tradition. She exposes the historical circumstances that shaped the current image of medical progenitors: the ancient bibliographers, medieval editors, and modern reformers and defenders of Chinese medicine who contributed to the contemporary shape of the...
In this book, Miranda Brown investigates the myths that acupuncturists and herbalists have told about the birth of the healing arts. Moving from the H...
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470,30 |
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A Handbook of Urology for Students and Practitioners
ISBN: 9781107456341 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1936, this book was written to provide students and practitioners with a concise guide to urinary diseases, with their methods of investigation and treatment. Illustrative figures are incorporated throughout and an appendix section is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in urology and the history of medicine.
Originally published in 1936, this book was written to provide students and practitioners with a concise guide to urinary diseases, with their methods...
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205,00 |
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A Report on Researches on Sprue in Ceylon: 1912-1914
ISBN: 9781107492943 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1915, this book presents the findings of an investigation into outbreaks of tropical sprue, an intestinal inflammation, on the island of Sri Lanka. Bahr analyses the various symptoms of the disease, which appeared to affect predominantly non-native inhabitants of Sri Lanka, as well as suggesting possible solutions and treatments. The text is illustrated with a number of diagrams, drawings and photographs of sprue symptoms and the microscopic organisms found in connection with the disease. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in medical history or the...
Originally published in 1915, this book presents the findings of an investigation into outbreaks of tropical sprue, an intestinal inflammation, on the...
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184,51 |
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Sewage Purification and Disposal
ISBN: 9781107494725 / Angielski / Miękka / 402 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1925 as an extended second edition of a 1915 original and as part of the Cambridge Public Health Series, this book discusses the various forms of sewage treatment, with a particular eye to cost efficiency. Kershaw includes a suggested bibliography at the end of every chapter, and the text is illustrated with diagrams and photographs of machines and buildings related to sewage purification and effective disposal. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in public health and the history of public health education.
First published in 1925 as an extended second edition of a 1915 original and as part of the Cambridge Public Health Series, this book discusses the va...
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Appendicitis: A Clinical Study
ISBN: 9781107494749 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1937, this book provides a brief clinical study of appendicitis and its common varieties. Bowen deals with topics such as the etiology and treatment of appendicitis as well as potential complications following the operation, such as fistula and jaundice. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of medicine.
Originally published in 1937, this book provides a brief clinical study of appendicitis and its common varieties. Bowen deals with topics such as the ...
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The Remedy: Robert Koch, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Quest to Cure Tuberculosis
ISBN: 9781592409174 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The riveting history of tuberculosis, the world s most lethal disease, the two men whose lives it tragically intertwined, and the birth of medical science.
In 1875, tuberculosis was the deadliest disease in the world, accountable for a third of all deaths. A diagnosis of TB often called consumption was a death sentence. Then, in a triumph of medical science, a German doctor named Robert Koch deployed an unprecedented scientific rigor to discover the bacteria that caused TB. Koch soon embarked on a remedy a remedy that would be his undoing. When Koch announced his cure for... The riveting history of tuberculosis, the world s most lethal disease, the two men whose lives it tragically intertwined, and the birth of medical ...
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92,48 |
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The Metabolism of Living Tissues
ISBN: 9781107494756 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1937, this book contains a general overview of 'the dynamic side of biochemistry', namely how cells process and produce energy. Holmes considers the metabolic activity of many different tissues, such as the liver and heart, as well as the role played by hormones and vitamins. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of science and the study of biochemistry.
Originally published in 1937, this book contains a general overview of 'the dynamic side of biochemistry', namely how cells process and produce energy...
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Canned Foods: In Relation to Health
ISBN: 9781107494848 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1923 as part of the Cambridge Public Health Series, and originally delivered as the Milroy Lectures in the same year, this book discusses the health benefits and disadvantages of canned foods. The use of canned goods was greatly extended during World War One, demonstrating the usefulness of canned food to people living in areas of high population density, and Savage discusses the basic principles of canning as well as the possibility of food poisoning arising from improper food preservation. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of public...
First published in 1923 as part of the Cambridge Public Health Series, and originally delivered as the Milroy Lectures in the same year, this book dis...
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The Digestive Tract: A Radiological Study of Its Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology
ISBN: 9781107494909 / Angielski / Miękka / 502 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1936, as the second edition of 1933 original, this book was written to provide a radiological study of the digestive tract's anatomy, physiology and pathology. Illustrative figures, detailed appendices and a bibliography are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in anatomy, physiology and the history of medicine.
First published in 1936, as the second edition of 1933 original, this book was written to provide a radiological study of the digestive tract's anatom...
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240,88 |
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Der Tod Und Die Medizin: Kurze Geschichte Einer Annäherung
ISBN: 9783662452066 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 249 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wie steht die Medizin zum Tod? Wie hat sich dieses Verhaltnis uber die Jahrhunderte hinweg verandert? Daniel Schafer zeichnet die spannende Geschichte einer langen Annaherung nach. Sein Buch ist im Kern medizinhistorisch, entfaltet aber mit vielfaltigen Bezugen zu Kulturgeschichte, Literatur, Ethnologie, Archaologie und Kunstgeschichte ein breites Panorama. Der zeitliche Bogen reicht von der klassischen Antike bis ins 21. Jahrhundert, der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der europaischen Gedankenwelt. Immer wieder stellt der Autor die Verbindung her zu den vielfaltigen heutigen... Wie steht die Medizin zum Tod? Wie hat sich dieses Verhaltnis uber die Jahrhunderte hinweg verandert? Daniel Schafer zeichnet die spa... |
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124,11 |
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The Natural History of the Tea-Tree: With Observations on the Medical Qualities of Tea, and Effects of Tea-Drinking
ISBN: 9781108079815 / Angielski / Miękka / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This treatise on the tea bush and the consumption of tea was published in 1772 by John Coakley Lettsom (1744 1815), a physician and philanthropist, whose first action on inheriting his family plantation in 1767 was to free all its slaves. He practised medicine in London, and wrote on topics which he felt would benefit society. The book begins with a description of the plant, using the Linnaean system, discussing tea cultivation and harvesting in China, and the preparation of the leaves for use locally and abroad. In Part II, Lettsom turns to the medical uses of tea, lamenting that so little...
This treatise on the tea bush and the consumption of tea was published in 1772 by John Coakley Lettsom (1744 1815), a physician and philanthropist, wh...
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205,00 |
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Ibn Al-Jazzār's Zād Al-Musāfir Wa-Qūt Al-ḥāḍir, Provisions for the Traveller and Nourishment for the Sedentary, B
ISBN: 9789004288478 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The medical compendium entitled Zād al-musāfir wa-qūt al-ḥāḍir (Provisions for the Traveller and the Nourishment for the Sedentary) and compiled by Ibn al-Jazzār from Qayrawān in the tenth century is one of the most influential medical handbooks in the history of western medicine. In the eleventh century, Constantine the African translated it into Latin; this translation was the basis for the commentaries by the Salernitan masters from the twelfth century on, and was popular in Jewish circles as well, as is attested by the fact that it...
The medical compendium entitled Zād al-musāfir wa-qūt al-ḥāḍir (Provisions for the Traveller and the Nourish...
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565,16 |
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Philosophy and Dietetics in the Hippocratic on Regimen: A Delicate Balance of Health
ISBN: 9789004289215 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book offers the first extended study published in English on the Hippocratic treatise On Regimen, one of the most important pre-Platonic documents of the discussion of human nature and other topics at the intersection of ancient medicine and philosophy. It is not only a unique example of classical Greek dietetic literature, including the most elaborated account of the micro-macrocosm and phusis-technē analogies, but it also provides the most explicit discussion of the soul-body opposition preceding Plato. Moreover, Bartos argues, it is a rare example of an...
This book offers the first extended study published in English on the Hippocratic treatise On Regimen, one of the most important pre-Platonic d...
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