1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910813923703321

Autore

Beveridge W. I. B (William Ian Beardmore), <1908-2006.>

Titolo

Frontiers in comparative medicine / / [by] W.I.B. Beveridge ; foreword by Robert A. Good

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, [1972]

ISBN

0-8166-6155-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (105 pages)

Collana

The Wesley W. Spink lectures on comparative medicine ; ; v. 1

Disciplina

619

Soggetti

Pathology, Comparative

Medicine, Comparative

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-98) and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE LOGIC OF THE COMPARATIVE METHOD; 2 ANIMAL MODELS OF HUMAN DISEASES; 3 COMPARATIVE STUDY OF INFLUENZA; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Frontiers in Comparative Medicine was first published in 1972. In this initial volume of the series to be based on the Wesley W. Spink Lectures on Comparative Medicine, Dr. Beveridge, the noted British scientist, discusses the contributions to human medicine resulting from studies of disease in animals. The book serves as an excellent introduction to this important aspect of science, suitable for general readers as well as for those studying or working in the medical, biological, or social sciences.