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WESTERN MEDICAL THOUGHT FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE MIDDLE AGES
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| By: |
Mirko D. Grmek (Editor), Antony Shugaar (Trans), Bernardino Fantini |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0674007956 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780674007956 |
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| Publisher: |
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
3 May, 2002 |
| Pages: |
496 |
| Translated from: |
Italian |
| Description: |
This text covers medical thought from antiquity through to the Middle Ages, reconstructing the slow transformation and sudden changes in theory and practice that marked the birth and early development of Western medicine. |
| Synopsis: |
This text covers medical thought from antiquity through to the Middle Ages, reconstructing the slow transformation and sudden changes in theory and practice that marked the birth and early development of Western medicine. Throughout the links between socioeconomics are highlighted, with a focus on the physician, and the scientific ideas, beliefs and techniques behind prevailing medical practices. |
| Illustrations: |
1 line illustration, 3 tables |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Harvard University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |