North America
3,302 entries published in North America.
1978 CE
#2188.2
Naval and maritime medicine during the American revolution.
1978 CE
#145.9
An introduction to population ecology.
This elegantly written textbook by a pioneering authority is based on a carefully documented historical approach to the subject.
1978 CE
#2268.1
Tropical medicine and parasitology: Classic investigations. 2 vols.
About 200 key papers, reproduced in whole or in part, in English translation where necessary. Includes useful biographical notes.
1978 CE
#1716.1
The history of statistics in the 17th and 18th centuries against the changing background of intellectual, scientific and religious thought. Lectures by Karl Pearson given at University College London during the academic sessions 1921-1933.
1978 CE
#1766.610
The medical profession in mid-Victorian London.
1978 CE
#2662.4
The genesis of cancer. A study in the history of ideas.
1978 CE
#6451.10
Medicine: An illustrated history.
Includes over 1,000 illustrations, many in color.
1978 CE
#6623.3
Friedrich Schiller: Medicine, psychology and literature. With the first English edition of his complete medical and psychological writings.
The medical writings of Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) and their influence on his poetry and plays.
1978 CE
#6610.14
Medicine and pharmacy in American political prints (1765-1870).
1978 CE
#7047
Medicine and slavery. The diseases and health care of blacks in antebellum Virginia.
1978 CE
#7115
Contraceptive technology.
Standard work on the subject; 20th edition, New York: Arden Media, 2011. Hatcher originated the work in 1978. Collaborators on the 20th edition are Hatcher, Kowal, Nelson, Policar, and Trusell. An offshoot of the main…
1978 CE
#7317
Histologic diagnosis of inflammatory skin diseases: A method by pattern analysis.
1978 CE
#7697
The shows of London.
Characterized on the dust jacket as "a panomaic history of exhibitions, 1600-1862." The first two chapters are a history of museums. Chapter 24, "The waxen and the fleshy", discusses "medica" or anatomical museums.
1978 CE
#7999
Abortion in America: The origins and evolution of national policy, 1800-1900.
1978 CE
#8122
Graphic presentation of statistical information: Papers presented at the 136th annual meeting of the American Statistical Association, Social Statistics Section: Session of Graphical Methods for Presenting Statistical Data: Boston, Massachusetts, August 23-26, 1976, Vol. 3.
Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
1978 CE
#8468
Persian medical manuscripts at the University of California, Los Angeles. A descriptive catalogue.
1978 CE
#8495
Disease in African history.
1978 CE
#8775
Catalog of works in the neurological sciences collected by Cyril Brian Courville, representative of clinical neurology, neuroanatomy, and neuropathology with particular reference to head trauma.
1978 CE
#9136
Almost persuaded: American physicians and compulsory health insurance, 1912-1920.
1978 CE
#9434
Mind and madness in ancient Greece: The classical roots of modern psychiatry.
1978 CE
#9720
Recombinant DNA: The untold story.
1978 CE
#9831
Multiphasic health testing services.
'In 1968 Morris F. Collen, MD and his team at KP’s Medical Methods Research (MMR) built a medical information system that peers described in the era as the most advanced of its kind. It was an aspiration of medi…
1978 CE
#10168
The road to Eleusis: Unveiling the secret of the mysteries.
Argues that the psycho-active ingredient in the secret kykeion potion used in the Eleusinian mysteries was most likely the ergotism causing fungus Claviceps purpurea. Furthermore the book introduced the term "entheoge…
1978 CE
#10869
Sorcery and healing: The meaning of illness and death to an Australian aboriginal community.
1978 CE
#11440
Chemosurgery: Microscopically controlled surgery for skin cancer.
Mohs surgery for common types of skin cancer.
1978 CE
#13757
The birth control movement and American society: From private vice to public virtue.
A history of contraception in the United States.
1979 CE
#1671.9
Aging: Its history and literature.
Includes bibliographies of classic works, of the history of geriatrics, and of periodicals devoted to the subject.
1979 CE
#2138.3
The heritage of aviation medicine. An annotated directory of early artifacts.
Descriptions and photographs of notable artifacts, including the original clothing worn by John Jeffries (No.2137.2).
1979 CE
#2682.54
Bloodletting instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology.
Digital facsimile from Smithsonian Research Online at this link.
1979 CE
#2682.53
Antique medical instruments
Well-illustrated work coving the history of medical and surgical instruments from the Middle Ages to 1870, with emphasis on pre-19th century material. Includes useful information on instrument makers.
1979 CE
#6357.2
History of American pediatrics.
1979 CE
#6786.21
A short title catalogue of eighteenth century printed books in the National Library of Medicine.
Lists approximately 25,000 works (except dissertations) printed between 1701 and 1800.
1979 CE
#6667
TRANSACTIONS AND STUDIES OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF PHILADELPHIA. MEDICINE AND HISTORY. Series V, 1-
1979 CE
#258.11
The eighth day of creation. Makers of the revolution in biology.
1979 CE
#7190
Only one man died. The medical aspects of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Appendix 1 contains a listing of the many medical books in the library of Thomas Jefferson.
1979 CE
#7324
Immunopathology of the skin.
A classic on immunofluorescence of the skin.
1979 CE
#7464
The illustrated herbal.
1979 CE
#8128
Medical ethics in imperial China: A study in historical anthropology.
The first comprehensive history of explicity medical ethics in pre-modern China, spans the period from 500 BCE through the 19th century and provides literal translations of all accessible codes of ethics in the known …
1979 CE
#8134
The emergence of Roman Catholic medical ethics in North America: An historical, methodological, bibliographical study.
1979 CE
#8173
The growth of medical information systems in the United States.
"About a fourth of the operating cost off hospitals is expended on information handling. (p. 2).
1979 CE
#8474
The laboratory rat, Volume 1: Biology and disease. Edited by Henry J. Baker, J. Russell Lindsey, Steven H. Weisbroth.
Chapter 1: Historical Foundations by J. Russell Lindsey.
1979 CE
#9158
Female complaints: Lydia Pinkham and the business of women's medicine.
"The original 1875 recipe called for unicorn root, life root, blach cohosh, pleurisy root, and fenugreek seed, but alcohol (18-20 percent) gave it a longer shelf life, and shrewd advertising assured its staying power.…
1979 CE
#10104
Harry S. Truman versus the medical lobby: The genesis of Medicare.
1979 CE
#10208
Serial publications containing medical classics. An index to citations in Garrison/Morton (3rd edition, 1970). Compiled by Lee Ash in collaboration with Michael A. Murray. 2nd edition, revised & enlarged.
An index to periodical citations in the 1970 printed edition of this bibliography. It is, however, still useful for references to 19th century, early 20th century, and earlier citations.
1979 CE
#11280
F. A. Davis Company 1879-1979: A very personal account.
1979 CE
#13368
Evolution des sciences de la santé et de l'hygiène publique en Haiti. Vol.1, Fin de la période coloniale-1915.
1979 CE
#13697
Pharmaceutical manufacturing encyclopedia.
"Descriptions of 673 major pharmaceuticals, information having been obtained from the patent literature. Alphabetical arrangement by generic names. Each entry gives therapeutic function; chemical, common, and trade na…
1979 CE
#13796
The invisible fire: The story of mankind's victory over the ancient scourge of smallpox.
1979 CE
#14345
An annotated bibliography of Canadian medical periodicals, 1826-1975.
In 2002 David Crawford began updating this work online as Bibliography of Canadian health sciences periodicals 1826-1980. This and other related writings by Crawford are available at https://internatlibs.mcgill.ca/.
1980 CE
#366.1
Corpus of the anatomical studies in the collection…at Windsor Castle. Edited by K.D. Keele and C. Pedretti. 3 vols.
Splendid edition reproducing all of the drawings in color, and with the original chronology and integrity of the drawings restored. Text provides transliteration of Leonardo’s notes in the original Italian plus …