Old world and new : early medical care, 1700-1840
Discusses the concerns and advances in medicine that occurred during the Enlightenment, a time of significant progress in specific scientific fields.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Facts On File ,
c2010
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| Series: | The history of medicine
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Medicine in search of better answers
- 2. Advancements in midwifery, anatomy, and surgery
- 3. Changes in battlefield medicine
- 4. Curtailing the spread of disease
- 5. Learning from yellow fever
- 6. Early American medical care
- 7. Early thoughts on digestion and respiration
- 8. The importance of public health