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The Medicine book

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Big ideas simply explainedPublication details: New York, NY DK Publishing 2021Description: 336 p. col. illISBN:
  • 9780241471258
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 610.9
Contents:
Introduction -- Ancient and medieval medicine: prehistory to 1600 -- The scientific body: 1600-1820 -- Cells and microbes: 1820-1890 -- Vaccines, serums, and antibiotics: 1890-1945 -- Global health: 1945-1970 -- Genes and technology: 1970 onward.
Summary: Examines the milestones of medical history across generations and cultures all over the world.Summary: A comprehensive introduction to the most important questions, ideas, movements, and events that have defined medicine throughout history. Entries explore and explain each idea, placing them in their social and cultural context.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books DIS Library New Titles R 610.9 Medic (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available MH010780

Includes index.

Steve Parker, consultant editor ; John Farndon, Tim Harris, Ben Hubbard, Philip Parker, Robert Snedden, contributors.

Introduction -- Ancient and medieval medicine: prehistory to 1600 -- The scientific body: 1600-1820 -- Cells and microbes: 1820-1890 -- Vaccines, serums, and antibiotics: 1890-1945 -- Global health: 1945-1970 -- Genes and technology: 1970 onward.

Examines the milestones of medical history across generations and cultures all over the world.

A comprehensive introduction to the most important questions, ideas, movements, and events that have defined medicine throughout history. Entries explore and explain each idea, placing them in their social and cultural context.

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