| Descript |
vi, 408 p. : maps ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Rev. ed. of : The Cambridge illustrated history of medicine, 1996 |
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Contents: The history of disease / Kenneth F. Kiple -- The rise of medicine / Vivian Nutton -- What is disease? / Roy Porter -- Primary care / Edward Shorter -- Medical science / Roy Porter -- Hospitals and surgery / Roy Porter -- Drug treatment and the rise of pharmacology / Miles Weatherall -- Mental illness / Roy Porter -- Medicine, society, and the state / John Pickstone -- Looking to the future (1996) / Geoff Watts -- Addendum: Looking to the future revisited / Geoff Watts |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-382) and indexes |
| Subject |
Medicine -- History
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| Alt Author |
Porter, Roy, 1946-2002
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| Alt Title |
History of medicine |
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