Author : Irvine Loudon
Release : 1997
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 131/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Western Medicine by : Irvine Loudon
Download or read book Western Medicine written by Irvine Loudon. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows the advance of western medicine from ancient Greece, through the contributions of the great Islamic physicians, to modern day miracles such as antibiotics, CAT scans and organ transplants. Highlighting the great medical discoveries, contributors cover such topics as the relationship in the Renaissance between medicine and art, the tension between the church and an increasingly secularized medical professional class, epidemics and the geography of disease, and changing attitudes towards childbirth, mental disease, and the doctor-patient relationship. c. Book News Inc.