Catálogo de libros: Historia de la medicina

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  • Doctors Only
    Richard Malmsheimer
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    121,92 €

  • Other Healers
    Norman Gevitz
    Sixty million Americans have relied at some point in their lives on osteopaths, chiropractors, folk or religious healers, naturopaths, homeopaths, and acupuncturists; millions more employ alternative psychological systems, unorthodox diet and fitness programs, and a range of self-help treatments. Yet until recently, most historians and social scientists of medicine have assumed...
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    40,55 €

  • The History of Scurvy and Vitamin C
    Kenneth J. Carpenter / Kenneth JCarpenter
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    57,83 €

  • Photographing Medicine
    Christopher Lawrence / Daniel M. Fox / Daniel MFox
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    121,30 €

  • Ordered to Care
    Reverby / Reverby Susan M. / Susan M. Reverby / Susan MReverby
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    51,67 €

  • Send Us a Lady Physician
    Ruth Abram
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    17,80 €

  • On the Causes of Fever (1839)
    William Budd
    W. Goodall and Margaret Pelling, this book sets forth Williams Budd’s thoughts on typhoid by reference to an unsuccessful essay he submitted for the Thackeray Prize in 1840. ...
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    41,12 €

  • Mystical Bedlam
    Michael MacDonald
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    71,18 €

  • Medicine and the Reign of Technology
    Stanley Joel Reiser
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    42,72 €

  • The Formation of the American Medical Profession
    Joseph F. Kett / Joseph FKett / UNKNOWN
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    121,71 €

  • Speech and Speech Disorders in Western Thought Before 1600.
    Ynez Viole O'Neill / Ynez Viole O. Neill / Ynez Viole ONeill / Ynez Viole O’Neill
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    82,37 €

  • Biology in the Nineteenth Century
    William L. Coleman / William LColeman
    Biology was introduced with the nineteenth century. The term ’biology’ first appeared in a footnote in an obscure German medical publication of 1800, but a century of activity was needed to create a thriving science. This book offers a concise yet comprehensive examination of essential themes in this development. To one group of nineteenth-century biologists, largely comprised ...
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    29,96 €

  • The Physician and Sexuality in Victorian America
    John S. Jr. Haller / John SJrHaller / Robin M. Haller / Robin MHaller
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    19,77 €

  • Pioneer Doctor
    Lewis J. Moorman
    'A delightfully told story of the life of Dr. Moorman, of his patients, and of a changing time.' Dr. Henry A. Christian, Harvard Medical College, in the Foreword Pioneer Doctor is the story of half a century of medical practice, from the early days in Oklahoma Territory to metropolitan conditions today. Lewis J. Moorman, M.D., once told a patient who apologized for calling him...
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    28,32 €

  • Lunacy in India
    Alexander William Overbeck-Wright
    Alexander Overbeck-Wright was a psychiatrist working in India in the early 20th century; his accounts of treating the mentally ill are among the few sources of Indian mental health treatment from this era.Filled with anecdotes from his years working in the British Raj, this book offers cultural insight into how Indians with mental health troubles were cared for. The system for ...
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    18,37 €

  • Aequanimitas
    William Osler
    These lectures by William Osler were delivered in the latter part of his career; together they demonstrate his keen knowledge of the history of medicine, and his philosophy of medical practice.Working at a time when medicine was rapidly advancing into a formally accredited discipline, the author describes his joy at witnessing student hospitals expand rapidly. Having worked as ...
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    14,75 €

  • Aequanimitas
    William Osler
    These lectures by William Osler were delivered in the latter part of his career; together they demonstrate his keen knowledge of the history of medicine, and his philosophy of medical practice.Working at a time when medicine was rapidly advancing into a formally accredited discipline, the author describes his joy at witnessing student hospitals expand rapidly. Having worked as ...
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    23,85 €

  • Social Service and the Art of Healing
    Dr. Richard C. Cabot / DrRichard CCabot
    Dr. Richard Cabot describes how successful treatment of patients in the modern world requires teamwork between doctor, social workers, and educators.Writing in 1909, much of what the author describes is a forerunner to treatments and medical services seen in the modern day; the connection between medical conditions and outpatient care in the community is well-established. Ideas...
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    12,21 €

  • The Essentials of Anatomy, Sanitary Science and Embalming
    Asa Johnson Dodge
    Experienced embalmer and mortician Asa Johnson Dodge discusses human anatomy and preparing the deceased for funerary services.Dodge worked as a lecturer and embalmer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, teaching students in the Massachusetts College of Embalming. For modern readers, many of the procedures and methods he describes for preparing the dead for funerals are ou...
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    11,87 €

  • Nursing Ethics
    Isabel Adams Hampton Robb
    Published in 1900 by nursing superintendent and teacher Isabel Robb, these essays shed light on the ethical and practical principles of the nursing profession in its early years.Though much of the information herein is outdated, Robb’s discussions offer historical insights into how hospitals operated in her time. Monitoring patients, assisting during surgeries, and keeping a wa...
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    12,59 €

  • Diseases of the Eye
    Nathaniel L. MacBride / Nathaniel LMacBride
    Ophthalmologist Nathaniel L. MacBride discusses the various maladies of the eye – first published in 1897, this book offers insight into the history of ophthalmology and eye medicine.Beginning with an anatomical discussion of the cornea, iris and conjunctiva, the author goes on to discuss the various ailments afflicting the eye, such as glaucoma and conjunctivitis. The second p...
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    12,42 €

  • Our Family Doctor
    Orville W. Owen / Orville WOwen
    Our Family Doctor is a medical primer dating to the late 19th century, designed for use in the home – it is reprinted here for its historical value.Since this short book dates to the 1880s, the medical procedures and treatments described are starkly different from the modern day. The remedies for various serious ailments such as pneumonia, diphtheria and smallpox have long been...
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    9,09 €

  • Eruptive Fevers
    William Vallancey Drury
    Eruptive Fevers is a collection of lectures, which together describe the medical establishment’s understanding of diseases characterized by fever during the 1870s.In the 19th century, the absence of modern treatments and preventative measures made outbreaks of feverish disease dangerous, with various epidemics claiming thousands of lives. While the medical profession directed r...
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    9,86 €

  • Medical Inquiries and Observations upon the Diseases of the Mind
    Benjamin Rush
    This early work attempts to describe and categorize mental illnesses; first published in 1812, it predates the establishment of psychology and psychiatry as formal fields of medicine.The author notes a variety of correlations in those who suffer from mental illness; their lifestyles and professions, and whether they are related to those with similar ailments. He concisely obser...
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    12,50 €