The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction
(Part of the Very Short Introductions (#191) Series and Oxford's Very Short Introductions series Series)
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Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, this Very Short Introduction surveys the history of medicine from classical times, through the scholastic medieval tradition and the Enlightenment to the present day. Taking a thematic rather than strictly chronological approach, W.F. Bynum, explores the key turning points in the history of Western medicine-such as the first surgical procedures, the advent of hospitals, the...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:B003JTHSY0
ISBN13:9780199215430
Release Date:August 2008
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:192 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 4.3" x 6.6"
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