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Medicine and practical ethics in Galen
Offering the first authoritative analysis of Galen's psychological and ethical works alongside a large number of technical tracts, both medical and philosophical, this book provides a new framework through which we can comprehend Galen's role as a practical ethicist - an aspect of his intellectual profile that has been little understood until now
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- -
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- 9781009247795
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- xv, 300 pages
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- -
- Call Number
- 610.938 XEN m
Precision oncology and cancer biomarkers : issues at stake and matters of con…
This open access book reflects on matters of social and ethical concern raised in the daily practices of those working in and around precision oncology. Each chapter addresses the experiences, concerns and issues at stake for people who work in settings where precision oncology is practiced, enacted, imagined or discussed. It subsequently discusses and analyses bioethical dilemmas, scientific c…
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- Edisi 1
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- 9783030926120
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- xiv, 281p. : ill.
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- Human perspectives in health sciences and technology
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- 616.994 PRE p
Sexual and reproductive health and rights in India: self-care for universal h…
This open access book addresses self-care on sexual and reproductive health and rights and HIV prevention and treatment in the most marginalized and vulnerable communities. Case studies and personal narratives are used to share their perspectives and experiences, sources of information for self-care products, motivations for self-care, and challenges and outcomes. Self-care provides the way to …
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- 1
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- 9789811645785
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- xx, 82 p: ill.
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Public Health
- Call Number
- 613.9 SAR s
Placing the public in public health in post-war Britain, 1948–2012
This open access book explores the question of who or what ‘the public’ is within ‘public health’ in post-war Britain. Drawing on historical research on the place of the public in public health in Britain from the establishment of the National Health Service in 1948, the book presents a new perspective on the relationship between state and citizen. Focusing on health education, health s…
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- 1
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- 9783030186852
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- viii, 141 p: ill.
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- -
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- 362.109 ALE p
Vessel health and preservation: the right approach for vascular access
This Open access book offers updated and revised information on vessel health and preservation (VHP), a model concept first published in poster form in 2008 and in JVA in 2012, which has received a great deal of attention, especially in the US, UK and Australia. The book presents a model and a new way of thinking applied to vascular access and administration of intravenous treatment, and …
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- 1
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- 9783030031497
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- xvii, 303p; ill
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- -
- Call Number
- 617.4 VES v
Bodies in Balance : The Art of Tibetan Medicine
2015 Best Art Book Accolade, ICAS Book Prize in the Humanities Category Bodies in Balance: The Art of Tibetan Medicine is the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary exploration of the triangular relationship among the Tibetan art and science of healing (Sowa Rigpa), Buddhism, and arts and crafts. This book is dedicated to the history, theory, and practice of Tibetan medicine, a unique and compl…
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- -
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- 9780295807089
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- 360p.
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- -
- Call Number
- 615.85156 THE b
Psychiatry and decolonisation in Uganda
This open access book investigates psychiatry in Uganda during the years of decolonisation. It examines the challenges facing a new generation of psychiatrists as they took over responsibility for psychiatry at the end of empire, and explores the ways psychiatric practices were tied to shifting political and development priorities, periods of instability, and a broader context of transnational …
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- 1
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- 9781137600950
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- XII, 259p, ; ill.
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- Mental health in historical perspective
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- 616.890096761 PRI p
Animals in our midst : the challenges of co-existing with animals in the anth…
This Open Access book brings together authoritative voices in animal and environmental ethics, who address the many different facets of changing human-animal relationships in the Anthropocene. As we are living in complex times, the issue of how to establish meaningful relationships with other animals under Anthropocene conditions needs to be approached from a multitude of angles. This book offe…
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- 1
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- 9783030635237
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- xv, 579p.; ill.
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- The international library of environmental, agricultural and food ethics
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- 179.3 ANI b
Contemporary narratives of ageing, illness, care
This collection of essays explores cultural narratives of care in the contexts of ageing and illness. It includes both text-based and practice-based contributions by leading and emerging scholars in humanistic studies of ageing. The authors consider care not only in film (feature and documentary) and literature (novel, short story, children’s picturebook) but also in the fields of theatre per…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781003058618
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- viii + 208 p
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- -
- Call Number
- 362.6 CON c
The handbook of salutogenesis
This in-depth survey of salutogenesis shows the breadth and strengths of this innovative perspective on health promotion, health care, and wellness. Background and historical chapters trace the development of the salutogenic model of health, and flesh out the central concepts, most notably generalized resistance resources and the sense of coherence, that differentiate it from pathogenesis. From…
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- -
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- 9783319046006
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- -
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- -
- Call Number
- 616.0019 mit
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