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God's Hotel

A Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine

by Victoria Sweet ...

Narrated by Victoria Sweet ...

Unabridged

13 hours 44 min

San Francisco's Laguna Honda Hospital is the last almshouse in the country, a descendant of the hôtel-Dieu (God's hotel) that cared for the sick in the Middle Ages. Ballet dancers and rock musicians, professors and thieves—"anyone who had fallen, or, often, leapt, onto hard times" and needed extended medical care—ended up here. So did Victoria Sweet, who came for two months and stayed for twenty ... Read more

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San Francisco's Laguna Honda Hospital is the last almshouse in the country, a descendant of the hôtel-Dieu (God's hotel) that cared for the sick in the Middle Ages. Ballet dancers and rock musicians, professors and thieves—"anyone who had fallen, or, often, leapt, onto hard times" and needed extended medical care—ended up here. So did Victoria Sweet, who came for two months and stayed for twenty
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Personale Sanitario In Tempi Di Pandemia. Una Prospettiva Psicologica.

by Juan Moisés de la Serna ...

Narrated by Patrizia Barrera ...

Unabridged

2 hours 27 min

In seguito al successo del libro intitolato ”Aspetti psicologici nei tempi della pandemia”, in cui vengono affrontati temi relativi all’ impatto del virus sulla vita dei cittadini dal punto di vista psicologico, e sulla base dell’espressa richiesta da parte dei lettori di un testo incentrato sul personale sanitario, ho deciso di scrivere questo libro. L'obiettivo è quello di offrire informazioni ... Read more

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In seguito al successo del libro intitolato ”Aspetti psicologici nei tempi della pandemia”, in cui vengono affrontati temi relativi all’ impatto del virus sulla vita dei cittadini dal punto di vista psicologico, e sulla base dell’espressa richiesta da parte dei lettori di un testo incentrato sul personale sanitario, ho deciso di scrivere questo libro. L'obiettivo è quello di offrire informazioni
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No Apparent Distress

A Doctor’s Coming-of-Age on the Front Lines of American Medicine

by Rachel Pearson MD ...

Narrated by Rebecca Gibel ...

Unabridged

8 hours 59 min

A brutally frank memoir about doctors and patients in a health care system that puts the poor at riskIn medical charts, the term “N.A.D.” (No Apparent Distress) is used for patients who appear stable. The phrase also aptly describes America’s medical system when it comes to treating the underprivileged. Medical students learn on the bodies of the poor—and the poor suffer from their mistakes.Rachel ... Read more

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A brutally frank memoir about doctors and patients in a health care system that puts the poor at riskIn medical charts, the term “N.A.D.” (No Apparent Distress) is used for patients who appear stable. The phrase also aptly describes America’s medical system when it comes to treating the underprivileged. Medical students learn on the bodies of the poor—and the poor suffer from their mistakes.Rachel
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Women of the Pandemic

Stories from the Frontlines of COVID-19

by Lauren McKeon ...

Narrated by Katie Ryerson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 17 min

The story of the pandemic is the story of women. This riveting narrative offers an account of COVID-19, reminding us of women's leadership and resilience, reflecting back hope and humanity as we all figure out a new normal, together.Throughout history, men have fought, lost, and led us through the world's defining crises. That all changed with COVID-19. In Canada, women's presence in the response ... Read more

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The story of the pandemic is the story of women. This riveting narrative offers an account of COVID-19, reminding us of women's leadership and resilience, reflecting back hope and humanity as we all figure out a new normal, together.Throughout history, men have fought, lost, and led us through the world's defining crises. That all changed with COVID-19. In Canada, women's presence in the response
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Letters to a Young Therapist

by Mary Pipher ...

Narrated by Eliza Foss ...

Unabridged

5 hours 35 min

A bestselling author and gifted healer’s guidance on how therapy can restore us in an increasingly stressful world.**“A wise and compassionate book.” -**Washington PostIn Letters to a Young Therapist, psychologist Mary Pipher shares what she has learned in thirty years of clinical practice helping warring families, alienated adolescents, and harried professionals restore peace and beauty to their ... Read more

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A bestselling author and gifted healer’s guidance on how therapy can restore us in an increasingly stressful world.**“A wise and compassionate book.” -**Washington PostIn Letters to a Young Therapist, psychologist Mary Pipher shares what she has learned in thirty years of clinical practice helping warring families, alienated adolescents, and harried professionals restore peace and beauty to their
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A Psychological Perspective Of The Health Personnel In Times Of Pandemic

by Juan Moisés de la Serna ...

Unabridged

2 hours 30 min

Afterward the successful on reception of the book “Psychological Aspects in Times of Pandemic” where a number of issues from the perspective of psychological science are addressed, related to the impact of the appearance COVID-19 on the lives of citizens, and afore readers insistent request for a text focused on healthcare personnel, from there came this book The purpose of it is to offer updated ... Read more

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Afterward the successful on reception of the book “Psychological Aspects in Times of Pandemic” where a number of issues from the perspective of psychological science are addressed, related to the impact of the appearance COVID-19 on the lives of citizens, and afore readers insistent request for a text focused on healthcare personnel, from there came this book The purpose of it is to offer updated
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Страшный доктор: реальные истории из жизни хирурга

by Натан Варламов ...

Narrated by Андрей Новокрещенов ...

Series series Звезда соцсети
Unabridged

6 hours 1 min

Что приводит людей в хирургию и как вообще становятся хирургами? Ведь невозможно научить этому тонкому искусству по учебникам. Гнойный и торкальный хирург с общим стажем 10 лет проведет вас в закулисье операционных залов. Вся правда о работе тех, кто регулярно спасает жизни людей - без прикрас, цензуры и пафоса. Автор расскажет все подробности личной практики и даже больше. Множество историй – ... Read more

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Что приводит людей в хирургию и как вообще становятся хирургами? Ведь невозможно научить этому тонкому искусству по учебникам. Гнойный и торкальный хирург с общим стажем 10 лет проведет вас в закулисье операционных залов. Вся правда о работе тех, кто регулярно спасает жизни людей - без прикрас, цензуры и пафоса. Автор расскажет все подробности личной практики и даже больше. Множество историй –
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Die ene patiënt

Artsen over de patiënt die hun leven voor altijd veranderde

by Ellen de Visser ...

Narrated by Tanneke Hartzuiker, Louis van Beek, Ad Knippels ...

Unabridged

5 hours 6 min

Nu aangevuld met een nieuw verhaal van Anthony Fauci, de belangrijkste adviseur van president Trump bij de strijd tegen de coronapandemie.In Die ene patiënt vertellen zorgverleners over de patiënt die hun leven voor altijd veranderde. Van chirurg tot psychiater en van ouderenverpleegkundige tot seksuoloog; de verhalen die in deze bundel door Ellen de Visser zijn samengebracht vormen een unieke ... Read more

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Nu aangevuld met een nieuw verhaal van Anthony Fauci, de belangrijkste adviseur van president Trump bij de strijd tegen de coronapandemie.In Die ene patiënt vertellen zorgverleners over de patiënt die hun leven voor altijd veranderde. Van chirurg tot psychiater en van ouderenverpleegkundige tot seksuoloog; de verhalen die in deze bundel door Ellen de Visser zijn samengebracht vormen een unieke
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After Life

A Collective History of Loss and Redemption in Pandemic America

Narrated by LaNecia Edmonds, Leon Nixon, Eric Jason Martin, David Lee Huynh, Kim Ramirez, Rebecca Mitchell ...

Unabridged

12 hours 9 min

After Life is a collective history of how Americans experienced, navigated, commemorated, and ignored mass death and loss during the global COVID-19 pandemic, mass uprisings for racial justice, and the near presidential coup in 2021 following the 2020 election. Inspired by the writers who documented American life during the Great Depression and World War II for the Works Progress Administration ... Read more

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After Life is a collective history of how Americans experienced, navigated, commemorated, and ignored mass death and loss during the global COVID-19 pandemic, mass uprisings for racial justice, and the near presidential coup in 2021 following the 2020 election. Inspired by the writers who documented American life during the Great Depression and World War II for the Works Progress Administration
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Alzheimer's Canyon

by Jane Dwinell, Sky Yardley ...

Narrated by Jane Dwinell, Kent Cassella ...

Unabridged

6 hours 31 min

"In the middle of the night I wake up and don't know where I am.... Am I in my house? My neighbor's house? Do I turn on the light? Do I get dressed? I turn to Jane, hold her hand, and let her bring me back to reality."What do you do when your reality slips away? If you're Sky Yardley and Jane Dwinell, you accept each new challenge, reshape your life, and write.When Sky was diagnosed with "probable ... Read more

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"In the middle of the night I wake up and don't know where I am.... Am I in my house? My neighbor's house? Do I turn on the light? Do I get dressed? I turn to Jane, hold her hand, and let her bring me back to reality."What do you do when your reality slips away? If you're Sky Yardley and Jane Dwinell, you accept each new challenge, reshape your life, and write.When Sky was diagnosed with "probable
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Complications

A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science

by Atul Gawande ...

Narrated by Robert Petkoff ...

Unabridged

9 hours 31 min

****A new unabridged recording**A brilliant and courageous doctor reveals, in gripping accounts of true cases, the power and limits of modern medicine.**Sometimes in medicine the only way to know what is truly going on in a patient is to operate, to look inside with one's own eyes. This audio is exploratory surgery on medicine itself, laying bare a science not in its idealized form but as it ... Read more

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****A new unabridged recording**A brilliant and courageous doctor reveals, in gripping accounts of true cases, the power and limits of modern medicine.**Sometimes in medicine the only way to know what is truly going on in a patient is to operate, to look inside with one's own eyes. This audio is exploratory surgery on medicine itself, laying bare a science not in its idealized form but as it
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The Art of Seeing

by Aldous Huxley ...

Narrated by David Pickering ...

Unabridged

5 hours 7 min

A Natural Path to Better VisionUnlike the dystopian vision described in Brave New World, or the psychedelic vision described in his The Doors of Perception, in The Art of Seeing, Aldous Huxley focuses on the actual vision of the human eye. Documenting his own profound near-blindness and subsequent attempts to improve his own sight, Huxley offers a thorough instruction manual on the controversial ... Read more

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A Natural Path to Better VisionUnlike the dystopian vision described in Brave New World, or the psychedelic vision described in his The Doors of Perception, in The Art of Seeing, Aldous Huxley focuses on the actual vision of the human eye. Documenting his own profound near-blindness and subsequent attempts to improve his own sight, Huxley offers a thorough instruction manual on the controversial
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On Surgery

A Physician Becomes the Patient

by Scott Farell ...

Narrated by Scott Farell ...

Unabridged

2 hours 4 min

On Surgery: A Physician Becomes the Patient by Scott Farell, written and narrated by the author and published by The Book Publishing Pros, offers an insightful and often humorous look into the world of surgery, medical decision-making, and the human experience of healthcare.Drawing on decades of medical experience, Scott Farell explores the education, training, and professional development of ... Read more

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On Surgery: A Physician Becomes the Patient by Scott Farell, written and narrated by the author and published by The Book Publishing Pros, offers an insightful and often humorous look into the world of surgery, medical decision-making, and the human experience of healthcare.Drawing on decades of medical experience, Scott Farell explores the education, training, and professional development of
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White Hot Light

Twenty-Five Years in Emergency Medicine

by Frank Huyler ...

Narrated by Gary Bennett ...

Unabridged

6 hours 3 min

Another “pitch-perfect book of short essays” (New York Times BookReview) from the acclaimed author of Blood of Strangers, this oneexploring the contemporary practice of medicine from the perspective of a doctorwith 25 years of experience in the ER.In thelate 1990s, a young physician in Albuquerque, New Mexico, published a stunningmemoir of his exper... ... Read more

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Another “pitch-perfect book of short essays” (New York Times BookReview) from the acclaimed author of Blood of Strangers, this oneexploring the contemporary practice of medicine from the perspective of a doctorwith 25 years of experience in the ER.In thelate 1990s, a young physician in Albuquerque, New Mexico, published a stunningmemoir of his exper...
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Overcoming Dyslexia: The Ultimate Guide to Recognizing and Overcoming Dyslexia With Proved Tools and Tactics

by Terry M. Robertson ...

Narrated by Nick Dolle ...

Unabridged

34 min

Have you asked yourself what is dyslexia? Learn about the signs of dyslexia in children as well as dyslexia treatment options.Today only, get this audio bestseller for a special price.Dyslexia affects 10-15% of the population and it is the most common learning disability. Individuals with this medical condition have difficulty in the areas of language processing. This condition makes it hard to ... Read more

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Have you asked yourself what is dyslexia? Learn about the signs of dyslexia in children as well as dyslexia treatment options.Today only, get this audio bestseller for a special price.Dyslexia affects 10-15% of the population and it is the most common learning disability. Individuals with this medical condition have difficulty in the areas of language processing. This condition makes it hard to
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Arthritis: The Ultimate Guide to Conquering and Healing Arthritis

by Jason M. Kelsey ...

Narrated by Jessie Gross ...

Unabridged

22 min

Do you suffer from crippling arthritis?Is it ruining your quality of life every day?Are you ready for a solution that will heal it for good?Arthritis is a debilitating and painful condition that millions suffer from and most never see an end to. It can affect every aspect of life and mean an end to participation in sport, or even mild exercise in its worst case. But there are things you can, ... Read more

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Do you suffer from crippling arthritis?Is it ruining your quality of life every day?Are you ready for a solution that will heal it for good?Arthritis is a debilitating and painful condition that millions suffer from and most never see an end to. It can affect every aspect of life and mean an end to participation in sport, or even mild exercise in its worst case. But there are things you can,
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What Cannot Be Undone

True Stories of a Life in Medicine

by Walter M. Robinson ...

Narrated by Daniel Thomas May ...

Unabridged

5 hours 46 min

In his award-winning debut essay collection, What Cannot Be Undone, Walter M. Robinson shares surprising stories of illness and medicine that do not sacrifice hard truth for easy dramatics. These true stories are filled with details of difficult days and nights in the world of high-tech medical care, and they show the ongoing struggle in making critical decisions with no good answer. This ... Read more

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In his award-winning debut essay collection, What Cannot Be Undone, Walter M. Robinson shares surprising stories of illness and medicine that do not sacrifice hard truth for easy dramatics. These true stories are filled with details of difficult days and nights in the world of high-tech medical care, and they show the ongoing struggle in making critical decisions with no good answer. This
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Ante todo no hagas daño

by Henry Marsh ...

Narrated by Eugenio Barona ...

Unabridged

9 hours 15 min

El eminente neurocirujano británico Henry Marsh expone a ojos del mundo la esencia de una de las especialidades médicas más difíciles, delicadas y fascinantes que existen.El resultado es este volumen que poco tiempo después de su publicación se encaramó a las listas de más vendidos del Sunday Times y el New York Times. Escogido «Mejor Libro del Año» por el Financial Times y The Economist, obtuvo ... Read more

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El eminente neurocirujano británico Henry Marsh expone a ojos del mundo la esencia de una de las especialidades médicas más difíciles, delicadas y fascinantes que existen.El resultado es este volumen que poco tiempo después de su publicación se encaramó a las listas de más vendidos del Sunday Times y el New York Times. Escogido «Mejor Libro del Año» por el Financial Times y The Economist, obtuvo
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Does This Mean You’ll See Me Naked?

Field Notes from a Funeral Director

by Robert D. Webster ...

Narrated by Mitch Crawford ...

Unabridged

6 hours

Why would someone want to hang out with dead bodies?With curious anecdotes and unbelievable truth, funeral director Robert Webster reveals that answer and more, offering listeners entertaining and quirky stories gleaned from a life lived around death. Webster tackles those embarrassing questions we all have about what really goes on behind the scenes when you've left this world:Strange things ... Read more

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Why would someone want to hang out with dead bodies?With curious anecdotes and unbelievable truth, funeral director Robert Webster reveals that answer and more, offering listeners entertaining and quirky stories gleaned from a life lived around death. Webster tackles those embarrassing questions we all have about what really goes on behind the scenes when you've left this world:Strange things
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創造力的修行：打開一切可能

The Creative Act: A Way of Being

by 里克・魯賓 Rick Rubin ...

Narrated by 郝明義 ...

Series Audiobook 148 - From
Unabridged

7 hours 28 min

一個不會任何樂器，也不懂得使用錄音控台的人，卻能贏得八座葛萊美獎，被歐美音樂界的巨星視為「傳奇」。我不懂音樂，但我很了解自己要的是什麼。────《創造力的修行：打開一切可能》作者里克・魯賓紐約時報暢銷書排行榜第一名亞馬遜暢銷書排行榜創意類第一名亞馬遜暢銷書排行榜大眾心理學類第一名亞馬遜暢銷書排行榜全分類第四名蟬聯十六週天神級音樂製作人，公開自己窮極一生累積的心法我的初衷，是要寫一本如何創造偉大藝術的書。然而它揭露了自己，變成了一本關於如何「活著」的書。其中有些想法可能引起共鳴，也有一些可能不會。有些可能喚醒你內心原本已遭遺忘的某種認識。有益的，加以利用。至於其他，就放手。如果世界上的萬事萬物，都是創作的「材料」，我們可以怎麼妥善地運用它們？在橫跨四十年的音樂製作生涯裡，里克・魯賓不但是葛萊美獎的常勝軍，也是許多知名音樂人心中一等一的大師（guru）。然而 ... Read more

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一個不會任何樂器，也不懂得使用錄音控台的人，卻能贏得八座葛萊美獎，被歐美音樂界的巨星視為「傳奇」。我不懂音樂，但我很了解自己要的是什麼。────《創造力的修行：打開一切可能》作者里克・魯賓紐約時報暢銷書排行榜第一名亞馬遜暢銷書排行榜創意類第一名亞馬遜暢銷書排行榜大眾心理學類第一名亞馬遜暢銷書排行榜全分類第四名蟬聯十六週天神級音樂製作人，公開自己窮極一生累積的心法我的初衷，是要寫一本如何創造偉大藝術的書。然而它揭露了自己，變成了一本關於如何「活著」的書。其中有些想法可能引起共鳴，也有一些可能不會。有些可能喚醒你內心原本已遭遺忘的某種認識。有益的，加以利用。至於其他，就放手。如果世界上的萬事萬物，都是創作的「材料」，我們可以怎麼妥善地運用它們？在橫跨四十年的音樂製作生涯裡，里克・魯賓不但是葛萊美獎的常勝軍，也是許多知名音樂人心中一等一的大師（guru）。然而
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Miracles We Have Seen

America's Leading Physicians Share Stories They Can't Forget

by Harley A. Rotbart, MD ...

Narrated by Angela Brazil, Stephen R. Thorne ...

Unabridged

12 hours 19 min

This is a book of miracles—medical events witnessed by leading physicians for which there is no reasonable medical explanation, or, if there is, the explanation itself is extraordinary. These dramatic first-person essays detail spectacular serendipities, impossible cures, breathtaking resuscitations, extraordinary awakenings, and recovery from unimaginable disasters.Among the extraordinary cases ... Read more

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This is a book of miracles—medical events witnessed by leading physicians for which there is no reasonable medical explanation, or, if there is, the explanation itself is extraordinary. These dramatic first-person essays detail spectacular serendipities, impossible cures, breathtaking resuscitations, extraordinary awakenings, and recovery from unimaginable disasters.Among the extraordinary cases
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Unbutchered Dehumanising a Plastic Surgeon

by Dr. Luke Gordon ...

Narrated by Dr. Luke Gordon ...

Series Audiobook 1.0 - Unbutchered
Unabridged

1 hour 4 min

One of the last of the baby boomers, Dr Luke Gordon was born in the mining town of Boksburg, South Africa, to Catholic parents. He grew up the fourth of five children in a middle-class neighbourhood, raised in large part by his beloved nanny Sarah, who became a surrogate mother to him. His father was a teacher; his mother a typist who worked to help make ends meet. They were not wealthy, but they ... Read more

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One of the last of the baby boomers, Dr Luke Gordon was born in the mining town of Boksburg, South Africa, to Catholic parents. He grew up the fourth of five children in a middle-class neighbourhood, raised in large part by his beloved nanny Sarah, who became a surrogate mother to him. His father was a teacher; his mother a typist who worked to help make ends meet. They were not wealthy, but they
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Этюды о природе человека

by Илья Мечников ...

Narrated by Алексей Воскобойников ...

Series series Эксклюзив: Русская классика
Unabridged

11 hours 11 min

Вопросы старости и смерти всегда занимали важное место в исследованиях Мечникова. В своем труде «Этюды о природе человека» известный биолог в простой и изящной форме рассказывает о жизни и смерти живых существ, о строении тела человека и возможных причинах старения, о достоинствах, недостатках и «дисгармониях» человеческого организма, и о возможностях, которые изначально в нем заложены и должны ... Read more

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Вопросы старости и смерти всегда занимали важное место в исследованиях Мечникова. В своем труде «Этюды о природе человека» известный биолог в простой и изящной форме рассказывает о жизни и смерти живых существ, о строении тела человека и возможных причинах старения, о достоинствах, недостатках и «дисгармониях» человеческого организма, и о возможностях, которые изначально в нем заложены и должны
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L’Anoressia nervosa

by Sabrina Fronzi ...

Unabridged

4 hours 4 min

I disturbi alimentari risultano essere in crescita nelle società industrializzate odierne e si configurano come una delle patologie psichiatriche con i più alti tassi di mortalità (OMS, 2014). All’interno del Manuale Diagnostico e Statistico dei Disturbi Mentali (DSM - V, 2014), tra i disturbi del comportamento alimentare troviamo il disturbo da ruminazione, la pica, il disturbo evitante ... Read more

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I disturbi alimentari risultano essere in crescita nelle società industrializzate odierne e si configurano come una delle patologie psichiatriche con i più alti tassi di mortalità (OMS, 2014). All’interno del Manuale Diagnostico e Statistico dei Disturbi Mentali (DSM - V, 2014), tra i disturbi del comportamento alimentare troviamo il disturbo da ruminazione, la pica, il disturbo evitante
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