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Medicine before Science: The Business of Medicine from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment

By Roger French

Book information

Year
2003
ISBN
0521007615, 9780521007610, 0521809770, 9780521809771, 9780511078071
Open Library ID
OL17113327M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2076539 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
296\297
Topic
History
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book is an introduction to the history of university-trained physicians from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. While considered elite (in reputation and rewards) and successful, we know little of their clinical effectiveness. To modern eyes their theory and practice often seems bizarre. But historical evidence reveals that they were judged on other criteria, and this book asserts that these physicians helped to construct and meet the expectations of society.

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