Galen on bloodletting : a study of the origins, development and validity of his opinions with a translation of the three works / Peter Brain.
Pubblicazione:
Cambridge : Cambridge university press, 2009.
Descrizione fisica:
XIII, 189 p. ; 23 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Preface. Note on abbreviations and references. Note on manuscripts and editions. 1. Galen and his systen: an introduction 2. Galen's book on venesection agains Erasistratus: translation 3. Galen's book on venesection against the Erasistrateans in Rome: translation 4. Galen's book on treatment by venesection: translation 5. Development of Galen's views and methods as shown in the three works 6. Galen, venesection and the Hippocratic corpus 7. Galen's practice of venesection 8. Galen's revulsive treatment and vascular anatomy 9. The testimony of other writers and the validity of Galen's opinions on sites for venesection 10. Galen's use of venesection as an evacuant: can it be justified? A medical digression 11. Conclusion. Glossary. Works cited. Index
