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245 0 4 _aThe Medicine book
260 _aNew York, NY
_bDK Publishing
_c2021
300 _a336 p.
_bcol. ill.
490 1 _aBig ideas simply explained
500 _aIncludes index.
500 _aSteve Parker, consultant editor ; John Farndon, Tim Harris, Ben Hubbard, Philip Parker, Robert Snedden, contributors.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- 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.
520 _aExamines the milestones of medical history across generations and cultures all over the world.
520 _aA 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.
650 0 _aMedicine
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700 1 _aParker, Steve
710 2 _aDorling Kindersley, Inc.
830 0 _aBig ideas simply explained
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