History of medicine : a scandalously short introduction / Jacalyn Duffin.
Pubblicazione:
Toronto : University of Toronto press, c1999.
Descrizione fisica:
XVI, 432 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Illustrations. Tables. Acknowledgments. 1. Introduction: Heroes and villains in the history of medicine 2. The fabricated body: history of anatomy 3. Interrogating life: history of physiology 4. Science of suffering: history of pathology 5. First do no harm: history of pharmacology 6. On being a doctor: history of health-care delivery 7. Plagues and peoples: epidemic diseases in history 8. Why is blood special? Changing concepts of a vital humour 9. Technology and disease: the stehoscope and physical diagnosis 10. Work of the hand: history of surgery 11. Women's medicine and medicine's women: history of obstetrics and gynecology 12. Wrestling with demons: history of psychiatry 13. No baby, no nation: history of pediatrics 14. A many-faceted gem: decline and rebirth of family medicine 15. Sleuthing and science: how to research a question in medical history. Appendix A: The Nobel prize in physiology or medicine, 1901-1998. Appendix B: Resources and research tools for the history of medicine. Appendix C: Educational objectives of this book. Index
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