The History of Medicine
A Very Short Introduction
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Author
Publication
2008-07-25 - Oxford University Press, New York, USA
Language
English
Word Count
36,000 words, Guess
Page Count
144 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archivehistoryofmedicin0000bynu
- ISBN-10019921543X
- ISBN-139780199215430
- LibraryThing4770139
- Library of Congress Control Number2008016934
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number225389176
- Better World Books9780199215430
- Open LibraryOL10145768M
Classifications
- LCCR131
- LCCR131 .B974 2008
Description
This title explores the history of Western medicine, examining the key turning points, discoveries, and controversies in its rich history from classical times to the present.
First Sentence
This is a short book on a very big subject. I have tried to provide a general framework for understanding the history of medicine since the ancient Greeks established what can be called the Western medical tradition.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Very Short Introductions
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