Western Medicine
Western Medicine
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Covering all periods from Ancient Greece to the beginning of the 21st century, this illustrated history of medicine offers information and insight, charting such discoveries as the vaccination against smallpox, and the invention of the X-ray.
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Western Medicine by Irvine Loudon
Covering all periods from Ancient Greece to the beginning of the 21st century, this illustrated history of medicine offers information and insight on a wide variety of topics. The great milestones of medical history - among them the discovery of the circulation of the blood, vaccination against smallpox, the invention of the X-ray, the development of penicillin - are charted. They are set against the social context of medicine, with accounts of more neglected areas such as patterns of epidemics, the emergence of the medical profession, the history of nursing, unorthodox medical practice, the spread of western medicine beyond Europe and the US, and the patient's viewpoint.
An excellent bookThe selection of illustrations is first-class as is the quality of reproduction ... The information is always absorbing. Nor will readers need specialist knowledge to appreciate it. Robert Pearce, History Today
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780199248131 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199248133 |
| Title | Western Medicine |
| Author | Irvine Loudon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2002-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 362 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |