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Author González-Crussí, F.

Title A short history of medicine / F. González-Crussi.

Publication Info. New York : Modern Library, 2007.

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 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  610.9 G589    Check Shelf
Edition Modern Library edition.
Description xi, 250 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Series Modern Library chronicles ; 28
Modern Library chronicles ; 28.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-235) and index.
Summary Presents a brief yet authoritative 500-year history of the science, the philosophy, and the controversies of modern medicine. While this work mainly explores Western medicine, González-Crussi also describes how modern medicine's roots extend to both Greco-Roman antiquity and Eastern medical traditions. Covered in detail are the birth of anatomy and the practice of dissections; the transformation of surgery from a gruesome art to a sophisticated medical specialty; a short history of infectious diseases; the evolution of the diagnostic process; advances in obstetrics and anesthesia; and modern psychiatric therapies and the challenges facing organized medicine today. González-Crussi's approach to these and other topics stems from his professed belief that the history of medicine isn't just a continuum of scientific achievement but is deeply influenced by the personalities of the men and women who made or implemented these breakthroughs.--From publisher description.
Contents The rise of anatomy -- The rise of surgery -- Vitalism and mechanism -- The mystery of procreation -- Pestilence and mankind -- Concepts of disease -- The diagnostic process -- Therapy -- Some concluding thoughts.
Subject Medicine -- History.
History of Medicine -- Europe.
History of Medicine -- United States.
History, Modern 1601- -- Europe.
History, Modern 1601- -- United States.
ISBN 9780679643432 alkaline paper
0679643435 alkaline paper
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