Western Medical Thought from Antiquity to the Middle Ages

Western Medical Thought from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 502
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ISBN-10 : 0674007956
ISBN-13 : 9780674007956
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Book Synopsis Western Medical Thought from Antiquity to the Middle Ages by : Mirko Dražen Grmek

Download or read book Western Medical Thought from Antiquity to the Middle Ages written by Mirko Dražen Grmek and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of medical thought from antiquity through the Middle Ages reconstructs the slow transformations and sudden changes in theory and practice that marked the birth and early development of Western medicine. Grmek and his contributors adopt a synthetic, cross-disciplinary approach, with attention to cultural, social, and economic forces.


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