History of medicine

This impressive volume presents a thorough examination of all aspects of physical impairment and disability in medieval Europe.

This impressive volume presents a thorough examination of all aspects of physical impairment and disability in medieval Europe.

Lunatic Hospitals in Georgian England, 1750-1830 constitutes the first comprehensive study of the philanthropic asylum system in Georgian England.

Lunatic Hospitals in Georgian England, 1750-1830 constitutes the first comprehensive study of the philanthropic asylum system in Georgian England.

This original work examines the differences in medical advances on the two sides of the Spanish Civil War.

This original work examines the differences in medical advances on the two sides of the Spanish Civil War.

The history of Chinese medicine hinges on three major turning points: the formation of canonical theory in the Han dynasty; the transformation of medicine via the integration of earlier medical theories and practices in the Song dynasty; and the impact of Western medicine from the nineteenth century onwards.

The history of Chinese medicine hinges on three major turning points: the formation of canonical theory in the Han dynasty; the transformation of medicine via the integration of earlier medical theories and practices in the Song dynasty; and the impact of Western medicine from the nineteenth century onwards.

This book explores the cultural history of embryology in Tibet, in culture, religion, art and literature, and what this reveals about its medicine and religion.

This book explores the cultural history of embryology in Tibet, in culture, religion, art and literature, and what this reveals about its medicine and religion.

The history of medicine in non-European countries has often been characterized by the study of their native "e;traditional"e; medicine, such as (Galenico-)Islamic medicine, and Ayurvedic or Chinese medicine.

The history of medicine in non-European countries has often been characterized by the study of their native "e;traditional"e; medicine, such as (Galenico-)Islamic medicine, and Ayurvedic or Chinese medicine.

This book analyzes the diverse facets of the social history of health and medicine in colonial India.

This book analyzes the diverse facets of the social history of health and medicine in colonial India.

Anne s contribution to our understanding of the needs of young people with cancer has been unparalleled and without her extraordinary insights our services would be that much poorer.

Anne s contribution to our understanding of the needs of young people with cancer has been unparalleled and without her extraordinary insights our services would be that much poorer.

Utilizing a great variety of previously unknown cuneiform tablets, Ancient Babylonian Medicine: Theory and Practice examines the way medicine was practiced by various Babylonian professionals of the 2nd and 1st millennium B.

Palliative Care is the first book to provide a comprehensive understanding of the new field that is transforming the way Americans deal with serious illness.

Highly Commended in Obstetrics and gynaecology in the 2017 BMA Medical Book AwardsEmbryology at a Glance is a highly illustrated and innovative introduction to key embryological concepts, with concise, memorable descriptions of major embryological developments.

Highly Commended in Obstetrics and gynaecology in the 2017 BMA Medical Book AwardsEmbryology at a Glance is a highly illustrated and innovative introduction to key embryological concepts, with concise, memorable descriptions of major embryological developments.

The author uses decades of experience and interviews with experts in precision medicine to explain past, present, and future of precision medicine.

The author uses decades of experience and interviews with experts in precision medicine to explain past, present, and future of precision medicine.

As our understanding of the human body broadens, so does the need for a comprehensive text that encompasses all aspects of human development.

As our understanding of the human body broadens, so does the need for a comprehensive text that encompasses all aspects of human development.

A unique biographical review of the global contributors to field of anatomy Knowledge of human anatomy has not always been an essential component of medical education and practice.

A unique biographical review of the global contributors to field of anatomy Knowledge of human anatomy has not always been an essential component of medical education and practice.

Fundamentals of Palliative Care for Student Nurses is a thorough yet accessible introduction and overview of a key area of the nursing programme.

Fundamentals of Palliative Care for Student Nurses is a thorough yet accessible introduction and overview of a key area of the nursing programme.

A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome brings a fresh perspective to the study of these disciplines in the ancient world, with 60 chapters examining these topics from a variety of critical and technical perspectives.

Case Studies in Palliative and End-of-Life Care uses a case-based approach to provide students and practitioners with an important learning tool to improve critical thinking skills and encourage discussion toward improving experiences for patients and their families.

Case Studies in Palliative and End-of-Life Care uses a case-based approach to provide students and practitioners with an important learning tool to improve critical thinking skills and encourage discussion toward improving experiences for patients and their families.

Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing The needs of critically ill children are unique and highly specialised.

Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing The needs of critically ill children are unique and highly specialised.

This brand new title provides a highly illustrated introduction to key embryological concepts, with concise, memorable descriptions of major embryological developments.

This brand new title provides a highly illustrated introduction to key embryological concepts, with concise, memorable descriptions of major embryological developments.

Monitoring the Critically Ill Patient is an invaluable, accessible guide to caring for critically ill patients on the general ward.

Monitoring the Critically Ill Patient is an invaluable, accessible guide to caring for critically ill patients on the general ward.

Palliative Care is the first book to provide a comprehensive understanding of the new field that is transforming the way Americans deal with serious illness.

Presents the historical process by which statistics became the language for health institutions working in China, Taiwan, and the World.

Presents the historical process by which statistics became the language for health institutions working in China, Taiwan, and the World.

The first monograph on the construction and treatment of disability across Britain and its Empire from 1800 to 1914.

The first monograph on the construction and treatment of disability across Britain and its Empire from 1800 to 1914.

This book traces the historical roots of psychology''s ''developmental idea'' back to Christian beliefs from the past two millennia.

This book traces the historical roots of psychology''s ''developmental idea'' back to Christian beliefs from the past two millennia.

The book analyses how depopulation anxieties and transimperial connections shaped medical, demographic and administrative interventions in Portuguese Angola.

The book analyses how depopulation anxieties and transimperial connections shaped medical, demographic and administrative interventions in Portuguese Angola.

Innovative exploration of how medical knowledge was shared between and across diverse societies tied to the Atlantic World around 1800.

Innovative exploration of how medical knowledge was shared between and across diverse societies tied to the Atlantic World around 1800.

An innovative analytical account of the changing place of emotions in British surgery in the long nineteenth century.

A history of the global spread of vaccination during the Napoleonic Wars, when millions of children were saved from smallpox.