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British Medicine in an Age of Reform (Wellcome Institute Series in the History of Medicine)

By Roger French

Book information

Year
1991
ISBN
0415056225, 9780415056229, 9780203991299
LCC
R487 .B75 1991
Open Library ID
OL1857146M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2502360 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
272\267
Topic
History
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

British Medicine in an Age of Reform, charts the nature and dynamics of the radical changes which occurred between 1780 and 1850 - a great turning point in British medicine. Medicine was reformed just as politics was being reformed. It became a recognizable profession, and at the same time there was an impetus from within to base the subject upon science. By the end of the 1850's medicine had become perceptibly `modern'. Contributions by acknowledged experts cover subjects from Apothecaries' Act of 1815 to froensic medicine, and the effect of scientific medicine on the doctor-patient relationship. Fascinating and detailed, British Medicine in an Age of Reform provides a rich source of information for students of social history, the history of medicine and science, and for those working in the medical profession.

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