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  • DISEASE IN THE MERCHANT NAVY
    GORDON COOK / ANNA PAVLOV
    In this unique, highly detailed examination, Gordon C Cook explores disease in the merchant navy through the history of the Seamen's Hospital Society. From its foundation in 1812, until the present day, the Seamen's Hospital Society has been responsible for the physical welfare of merchant seamen and has headed many remarkable advances in medical science. This handsome volume i...

    $1,760.00

  • THE INCURABLES MOVEMENT
    GORDON C. COOK
    This significant work records the history of the pioneering British Home and Hospital for Incurables, founded in 1861. It examines the social, political and medical climate through the years and charts the fascinating and important changes over this time. It provides a vital overview for historians of medicine, healthcare and social development. Physicians, nurses and managers ...

    $980.00

  • TWENTY-SIX PORTLAND PLACE
    GORDON C. COOK
    Twenty-Six Portland Place is a ground-breaking exploration of the early years of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, from its foundation in 1907 to its half-century in 1957. Following its formation at the height of the Empire, it became a forum in which to discuss and develop ideas and current research by physicians and clinical parasitologists into diseases pre...

    $1,340.00

  • JOHN MACALISTER'S OTHER VISION
    GORDON COOK
    What systems can be set up in primary care to recognise child abuse? What action should be taken? Who should be contacted and at what stage? This book guides the reader towards the correct procedures when alerted to a child abuse or neglect case, and provides practical 'what to do and why' advice. It takes a unique approach in looking at child protection from the perspective of...

    $4,000.00

  • CARIBBEAN DISEASES
    GORDON COOK
    In this unique, highly detailed examination, Gordon C Cook investigates the very beginnings of tropical medicine through the work of Dr George Low (1872-1952). Widely known as the 'father of tropical medicine', Low was a pioneering force in the study of Caribbean diseases and the development of preventative medicine. His work on parisitology and importance of epidemiology and e...

    $3,300.00

  • HANDBOOK OF TEXTILE FIBRES: NATURAL FIBRES
    GORDON COOK, J
    A comprehensive survey of the natural fibres animal, vegetable and mineral on which we depended for our textiles until comparatively recently. ...

    $954.00

  • HANDBOOK OF TEXTILE FIBRES: MAN-MADE FIBRES
    GORDON COOK, J
    This book offers a comprehensive survey of the man-made fibres, including rayons and other natural polymer fibres, and the true synthetic fibres which have made such rapid progress in modern times. ...

    $1,208.00

  • TROPICAL MEDICINE: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE PIONEERS
    COOK, GORDON
    This superbly illustrated work provides short accounts of the lives and scientific contributions of all of the major pioneers of Tropical Medicine. Largely biographical, the stories discussed enlighten a new generation of scientists to the advances made by their predecessors. Written by Gordon Cook, contributor to the hugely popular Manson’s Tropical Diseases, this report discu...

    $877.00