History of Medicine : a scandalously short introduction

Up to date and filled with pithy examples and teaching tools such as a searchable online bibliography, History of Medicine continues to demonstrate the power of historical research to inform current health care practice and enhance cultural understanding

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Duffin, Jacalyn (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press , 2010
Edition:2nd ed
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 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 treatment, pharmacology, and pharmaceuticals -- 6. On becoming and being a doctor : education, licensing, payment, and bioethics -- 7. Plagues and peoples : epidemic diseases in history -- 8. Why is blood special? changing concepts of a vital humor -- 9. Technology and disease : stethoscopes, hospitals, and other gadgets -- 10. Work of the hand : history of surgery -- 11. Women's medicine and medicine's women : history of obstetrics, gynecology, and women -- 12. Wrestling with demons : history of psychiatry -- 13. No baby, no nation : history of pediatrics -- 14. A many-faceted gem : the decline and rebirth of family medicine -- 15. When the patient is plural : public and international health -- 16. Sleuthing and science : how to research a question in medical history 
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