TY - BOOK AU - Parker,Steve ED - Dorling Kindersley, Inc. TI - The Medicine book T2 - Big ideas simply explained SN - 9780241471258 U1 - 610.9 PY - 2021/// CY - New York, NY PB - DK Publishing KW - Medicine KW - History N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -