Medicine & Disease
The archaeology and cultural backdrop to the study of medicine and disease from the ancient world to the present day.
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Women Healers and Physicians: Climbing a Long Hill [Paperback]
Lilian R. Furst (Editor)
£26.50ISBN: 9780813109541
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
" The underground railroad -- with its mysterious signals, secret depots, abolitionist heroes, and slave-hunting villains -- has become part of American mythology. But legend has distorted much of this history. Larry Gara shows how pre-Civil War p... .... Learn More -
Outlines of Maltese Medical History [Paperback]
Charles Savona-Ventura (Author)
£14.00ISBN: 9789990975253
Published by : Midsea Books
Deals with the contributions to the field made by members of the medical fraternity. The study records how our present knowledge of medicine has been gained and how it is applied to the prevention, control and treatment of disease. .... Learn More -
Contrast-Enhanced Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging [Hardback]
Val M. Runge (Editor)
£60.50ISBN: 9780813119441
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
In Contrast-Enhanced Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Val M. Runge and other leading experts present an overview of the basic principles regarding MR contrast media, a review of clinical applications in the head, spine, and body, and a look a... .... Learn More -
The Jack Sprat Low-Fat Diet: A 28-Day Heart-Healthy Plan You Can Follow the Rest of Your Life [Paperback]
Bryant A. Stamford (Author); Becca Coffin (Author)
£26.50ISBN: 9780813108568
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
In Camera Clues, Joe Nickell shares his methods of identifying and dating old photos and demonstrates how to distinguish originals from copies and fakes. Particularly intriguing are his discussions of camera tricks, darkroom manipulations, retouc... .... Learn More -
MCAT Preparation Guide [Paperback]
Miriam S. Willey (Author); Barbara M. Jarecky (Author)
£34.00ISBN: 9780813108476
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
A leading figure in modern southern literature, described by Newsweek as "one of the best American storytellers," Peter Taylor secured a national following through his long relationship with the New Yorker and his widely read volumes from the 19... .... Learn More -
Double Vision [Paperback]
Alexandra Dundas Todd (Author)
£19.00ISBN: 9780819562890
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
When Alexandra Todd's 21-year-old son is diagnosed with cancer, the family embarks on an odyssey that ultimately steers an expansive course between the gleaming technologies of traditional Western medicine and the gentle arts of alternative healing. .... Learn More -
Dr. Anderson's High-Fiber Fitness Plan [Hardback]
James W. Anderson (Author)
£37.50ISBN: 9780813118673
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Under the Bombs tells the story of the civilian population of German cities devastated by Allied bombing in World War II. These people went to work, tried to keep a home (though in many cases it was just a pile of rubble where a house once stood),... .... Learn More -
Sociomedical Perspectives on Patient Care [Paperback]
Jeffrey Michael Clair (Editor); Richard M. Allman (Editor)
£34.00ISBN: 9780813108193
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
"Lynwood Montell has collected ghost tales all over the state of Kentucky, from coal mining settlements to river landings, from highways to battlefields. He presents these suspense-filled stories just as he first heard or read them: as bona fide p... .... Learn More -
Yellow Fever and Public Health in the New South [Hardback]
John H. Ellis (Author)
£53.00ISBN: 9780813117812
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
William H. McNeill's seminal book The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community (1963) received the National Book Award in 1964 and was later named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of the twentieth century by the Modern Library. From ... .... Learn More -
Appalachian Mental Health [Hardback]
Susan E. Keefe (Editor)
£30.00ISBN: 9780813116143
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
This volume is the first to explore broadly many important theoretical and applied issues concerning the mental health of Appalachians. The authors - anthropologists, psychologists, social workers and others - overturn many assumptions held by ear... .... Learn More
