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History of Medicine
A Scandalously Short Introduction, Third Edition
Häftad, 2021
495 kr
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Jacalyn Duffin's History of Medicine is one of the leading texts used to teach the history of the medical profession. Emphasizing broad concepts rather than names and dates, it has also been widely appreciated by general readers for more than twenty years. Based on sound scholarship and meticulous …
Lovers and Livers
Disease Concepts in History
Häftad, 2005
455 kr
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Can a disease be an idea? A theory? Does disease exist without a patient to suffer from it? In Lovers and Livers, Jacalyn Duffin provides a lively overview of the ideas around disease. She introduces philosophical theories of disease and delves into the history of two distinct afflictions – one …
Medical Miracles
Doctors, Saints, and Healing in the Modern World
Inbunden, 2009
840 kr
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It is now recognized that spirituality plays an active role in the experience of illness and healing, even when the sufferer turns to medicine for help. The relationship of medicine to the miracles at healing shrines, especially Lourdes, is well known. Less studied are the miracles associated with …
Medical Saints
Cosmas and Damian in a Postmodern World
Inbunden, 2013
895 kr
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This book is an exploration of illness and healing experiences in contemporary society through the veneration of saints: primarily the twin doctors Saints Cosmas and Damian. It also follows the author's personal journey from her role as a hematologist who inadvertently served as an expert witness …
Medical Saints
Cosmas and Damian in a Postmodern World
E-bok, 2013
624 kr
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Cosmas and Damian were martyred around the year 300 A.D. in what is now Syria. Called the Anargyroi (“without silverâ€) because they charged no fees, they became patrons of medicine, surgery, and pharmacy and the focus of cults ranging across Europe. They were popular in Byzantine and Orthodox …
History of Medicine, Second Edition: A Scandalously Short Introduction
Häftad, 2014
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
832 kr
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Medical Saints
Cosmas and Damian in a Postmodern World
E-bok, 2013
624 kr
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Cosmas and Damian were martyred around the year 300 A.D. in what is now Syria. Called the Anargyroi (“without silverâ€) because they charged no fees, they became patrons of medicine, surgery, and pharmacy and the focus of cults ranging across Europe. They were popular in Byzantine and Orthodox …
COVID-19
A History
Inbunden, 2022
324 kr
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For two years the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world. The physician and medical historian Jacalyn Duffin presents a global history of the virus, with a focus on Canada.Duffin describes the frightening appearance of the virus and its identification by scientists in China; subsequent outbreaks …
Histoire De La Médecine
Une Introduction Scandaleusement Courte
Häftad, 2026
555 kr
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Histoire de la médecine de Jacalyn Duffin est un ouvrage phare pour comprendre l'histoire de la maladie, de la guérison, et des professions de la santé qui y sont impliquées.Privilégiant les concepts généraux plutôt que les noms et les dates, cet ouvrage intègre des exemples concis tirés de …
To See with a Better Eye
A Life of R. T. H. Laennec
Häftad, 2014
828 kr
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Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicine's most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography and legend. Jacalyn Duffin's fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded foundation …
To See with a Better Eye
A Life of R. T. H. Laennec
Inbunden, 2016
4306 kr
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Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicine's most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography and legend. Jacalyn Duffin's fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded foundation …
SARS in Context
Memory, History, and Policy
Av Jacalyn Duffin, Arthur Sweetman
Häftad, 2006
375 kr
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An analysis of the 2003 SARS outbreak by physicians involved in the crisis, historians, and policy experts.
Stanley's Dream
The Medical Expedition to Easter Island
E-bok, 2019
470 kr
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In 1964–65, an international team of thirty-eight scientists and assistants, led by Montreal physician Stanley Skoryna, sailed to the mysterious Rapa Nui (Easter Island) to conduct an unprecedented survey of its biosphere. Born of Cold War concerns about pollution, overpopulation, and conflict, and …
SARS in Context
Memory, History, and Policy
Av Arthur Sweetman, Jacalyn Duffin
E-bok, 2006
338 kr
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Former Ontario Chief Coroner James Young and infectious disease expert Dick Zoutman recount their efforts to contain the mysterious new disease. In answer to questions about "lessons from the past," several distinguished historians of epidemics examine how their knowledge of responses to older …
Clio in the Clinic
History in Medical Practice
Häftad, 2005
540 kr
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Sometimes, history can solve a medical mystery; at other times, it can point to the right treatment or console a despairing doctor by demonstrating a timeless connection to unchanging aspects of human existence. In Clio in the Clinic, twenty-three doctors, each of whom is also an accomplished …
Langstaff
A Nineteenth-Century Medical Life
Häftad, 1993
364 kr
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A unique and readable microhistory of an ordinary physician and his community during a period of revolutionary medical change. Duffin bases her insights on a detailed computer-assisted analysis of 40 years of extant daybooks of James Langstaff (1825-1889).
To See with a Better Eye
A Life of R. T. H. Laennec
E-bok, 2014
1102 kr
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Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicine's most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography and legend. Jacalyn Duffin's fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded foundation …
Lovers and Livers
Disease Concepts in History
E-bok, 2005
603 kr
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Can a disease be an idea? A theory? Does disease exist without a patient to suffer from it? In Lovers and Livers, Jacalyn Duffin provides a lively overview of the ideas around disease. She introduces philosophical theories of disease and delves into the history of two distinct afflictions – one …
Lovers and Livers
Disease Concepts in History
E-bok, 2005
603 kr
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Can a disease be an idea? A theory? Does disease exist without a patient to suffer from it? In Lovers and Livers, Jacalyn Duffin provides a lively overview of the ideas around disease. She introduces philosophical theories of disease and delves into the history of two distinct afflictions – one …
Clio in the Clinic
History in Medical Practice
E-bok, 2005
1209 kr
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Sometimes, history can solve a medical mystery; at other times, it can point to the right treatment or console a despairing doctor by demonstrating a timeless connection to unchanging aspects of human existence. In Clio in the Clinic, twenty-three doctors, each of whom is also an accomplished …
Langstaff
A Nineteenth-Century Medical Life
E-bok, 1999
403 kr
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A unique and readable microhistory of an ordinary physician and his community during a period of revolutionary medical change. Duffin bases her insights on a detailed computer-assisted analysis of 40 years of extant daybooks of James Langstaff (1825-1889).
History of Medicine: A Scandalously Short Introduction, Third Edition
Inbunden, 2021
1658 kr
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History of Medicine
A Scandalously Short Introduction, Third Edition
E-bok, 2021
458 kr
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Jacalyn Duffin''s History of Medicine is one of the leading texts used to teach the history of the medical profession. Emphasizing broad concepts rather than names and dates, it has also been widely appreciated by general readers for more than twenty years. Based on sound scholarship and meticulous …
Langstaff
A Nineteenth-Century Medical Life
E-bok, 1999
457 kr
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A unique and readable microhistory of an ordinary physician and his community during a period of revolutionary medical change. Duffin bases her insights on a detailed computer-assisted analysis of 40 years of extant daybooks of James Langstaff (1825-1889).
Archaeology of Disease
Av Charlotte A. Roberts, Mary E. Lewis m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
1700 kr
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This revised fourth edition of The Archaeology of Disease focuses on reconstructing the origin, evolution, and history of disease as seen mainly through human skeletons from archaeological sites. In addition, this edition addresses new concepts in medicine and explores the challenges faced by …
Archaeology of Disease
Av Charlotte A. Roberts, Mary E. Lewis m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
518 kr
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This revised fourth edition of The Archaeology of Disease focuses on reconstructing the origin, evolution, and history of disease as seen mainly through human skeletons from archaeological sites. In addition, this edition addresses new concepts in medicine and explores the challenges faced by …
Archaeology of Disease
Fourth Edition
Av Charlotte Roberts, Mary Lewis m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
327 kr
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This revised fourth edition of The Archaeology of Disease focuses on reconstructing the origin, evolution, and history of disease as seen mainly through human skeletons from archaeological sites. In addition, this edition addresses new concepts in medicine and explores the challenges faced by …
Una historia de la medicina escandalosamente breve
E-bok, 2021
91 kr
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Una historia concisa de la medicina occidental, ordenada conceptualmente en torno a los grandes campos de interés médico: anatomía, farmacología, obstetricia, psiquiatría, medicina familiar... Cada capítulo comienza en la Antigüedad y termina en nuestros días. A lo largo de la narración, la autora …
