A history of medicine / Lois N. Magner.
By: Magner, Lois N.
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BookPublisher: Boca Raton ; London : Taylor & Francis, c2005Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xii, 611 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 27 cm.ISBN: 0824740742 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Medicine -- HistoryDDC classification:
Contents:
Paleopathology and paleomedicine -- Medicine in ancient civilizations: Mesopotamia and Egypt -- The medical traditions of India and China -- Greco-Roman medicine -- The middle ages -- The Renaissance and the scientific revolution -- Native civilizations and cultures of the Americas -- The Americanization of old world medicine -- Clinical and preventive medicine -- The medical counterculture: unorthodox and alternative medicine -- Women and medicine -- The art and science of surgery -- Medical microbiology and public health -- Diagnostics and therapeutics.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Science Museum Wroughton Library D2 Store: STS Books | Science & Technology Studies Collection | 61:93 MAGNER (Browse shelf) | Available | 2402533546 |
Previous edition: New York: M. Dekker, 1992.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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