Bodysnatchers to life savers : three centuries of medicine in Edinburgh / Tara Womersley and Dorothy Crawford.
Pubblicazione:
Edinburgh : Luath press, 2010.
Descrizione fisica:
188 p. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Acknowledgements. Foreword. Influential figures. Chronology of events. Introduction. 1. Medicine in Edinburgh: the beginning 2. Surgery, anaesthesia and antisepsis 3. Plague and pestilence: the dawning of public health 4. Women in medicine: early struggles in Edinburgh 5. Four men famous beyond medicine 6. Eminent physicians 7. Modern times. Endnotes. Picture credits. Index