The Birth of the Hospital in the Byzantine Empire

by Timothy S. Miller

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A medical historian argues that the sophisticated medical facilities of the Byzantine Empire are the true ancestors of modern hospitals.

Medical historians have traditionally claimed that modern hospitals emerged during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Premodern hospitals, according to many scholars, existed mainly as refuges for the desperately poor and sick, providing patients with little or no medical care. Challenging...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0801856574

ISBN13:9780801856570

Release Date:June 1997

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:328 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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Administration & Medicine Economics Asia Comparative Politics Health Care Delivery History Legal Theory & Systems Medical Medical Books Non-US Legal Systems Political Science

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