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Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World Working Longer
ISBN: HB: 9780226619293, University of Chicago Press, NBER – National Bureau of Economic Research, January 2020
576 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 320 figures, 19 tables
Developed countries during the last two decades have seen a long-term decline in men's labor force participation at older ages, followed by a more recent pattern of sharply rising participation rates. Participation rates for women at older ages have...
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£98,00
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Vaccine Nation America's Changing Relationship with Immunization
ISBN: PB: 9780226378398, University of Chicago Press, April 2016
344 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
With employers offering free flu shots and pharmacies expanding into one-stop shops to prevent everything from shingles to tetanus, vaccines are ubiquitous in contemporary life. The past fifty years have witnessed an enormous upsurge in vaccines and...
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£13,50
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Science of Human Perfection Heredity, Health, and Human Improvement in American Biomedicine
ISBN: PB: 9780300198195, ISBN: HB: 9780300169911, Yale University Press, February 2014
320 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 25 black&white illus.
Almost daily we hear news stories, advertisements, and scientific reports that promise genetic medicine will make us live longer, enable doctors to identify and treat diseases before they start, and individualize our medical care. But surprisingly, a...
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£17,99
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£25,00
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Writing History in the Age of Biomedicine
ISBN: HB: 9780300186635, Yale University Press, July 2013
384 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 7 black&white illus.
A collection of ten essays paired with substantial prefaces, this book chronicles and contextualizes Roger Cooter's contributions to the history of medicine. Through an analysis of his own work, Cooter critically examines the politics of conceptual a...
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£53,00
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Death with Dignity Ethical and Practical Considerations for Caregivers of the Terminally Ill
ISBN: PB: 9781589662148, University of Chicago Press, University of Scranton Press, July 2011
200 pp., 21.1x14.2 cm
End-of-life issues and questions are complex and frequently cause confusion and anxiety. In "Death with Dignity", theologian, medical ethicist, and pastoral caregiver Peter A. Clark examines numerous issues that are pertinent to patients, family memb...
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£15,00
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Nancy Clark's Food Guide for Marathoners
ISBN: PB: 9781841263229, Bookport, Meyer & Meyer Sport, January 2011
168 pp., 24x16.5 cm, 61 colour and black&white illus.
In "Nancy Clark's Food Guide for Marathoners", you'll learn to: Effectively balance carbohydrates, protein and fat into your diet Choose the best snacks for before, during and after long runs Lose weight and have energy to exercise Carbohydrate load...
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£12,95
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Parents' Guide to Cochlear Implants
ISBN: PB: 9781563681295, Gallaudet University Press, October 2002
200 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
Now, parents of deaf children have at hand a complete guide to the process of cochlear implantation. Written by two eminent professionals in deaf education, "The Parents' Guide to Cochlear" Implants explains in a friendly, easy-to-follow style each s...
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£19,00
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