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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779899103321

Titolo

Companion encyclopedia of the history of medicine / / edited by W.F. Bynum and Roy Porter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993

ISBN

1-136-11044-5

0-415-16418-4

1-315-00251-5

1-136-11036-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1037 p.)

Collana

Companion encyclopedia of the history of medicine ; ; v. 2

Altri autori (Persone)

BynumW. F <1943-> (William F.)

PorterRoy <1946-2002.>

Disciplina

362.1/082

Soggetti

Medicine - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Reprinted 1994. First published in paperback 1997"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 5. Clinical medicine -- pt. 6. Medicine in society -- pt. 7. Medicine, ideas, and culture.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a comprehensive work of reference which covers all aspects of medical history and reflects the complementary approaches to the discipline. 72 essays are written by internationally respected scholars from many different areas of expertise.