Western medicine : an illustrated history / edited by Irvine Loudon.
| Other author | Loudon, Irvine. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997. |
| Description | xvi, 347 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), facsimiles (some color), maps, portraits (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Spine title | Oxford illustrated history of western medicine |
| Contents | Medicine in view : art and visual representation / Martin Kemp -- Medicine in the classical World / James Longrigg -- Europe and Islam / Emilie Savage-Smith -- Medicine in the Latin middle ages / Michael R. McVaugh -- Medicine and the Renaissance / Katharine Park -- From the scientific revolution to the germ theory -- Harold Cook -- |
| Contents | From the germ theory to 1945 / E.M. Tansey -- Medicine in the second half of the twentieth century / Stephen Lock -- The Growth of medical education and the medical profession / Lisa Rosner -- The rise of the modern hospital / Ulrich tröhler and Cay-Rüdiger Prüll -- Epidemics and the geography of disease / Mary Dobson -- Nurses and ancillaries in the christian era / Anne Summers -- Childbirth / Irvine Loudon -- Children in hospital / J.A. Walker-Smith -- Medicine and the mind / Michael Neve -- The spread of western medicine / Michael Worboys -- Unofficial and unorthodox medicine / Margaret Pelling -- Medicine, politics, and the state / Jane Lewis -- The patient's view / Anne digby. |
| Contents | Nurses and ancillaries in the christian era / Anne Summers -- Childbirth / Irvine Loudon -- Children in hospital / J.A. Walker-Smith -- Medicine and the mind / Michael Neve -- The spread of western medicine / Michael Worboys -- Unofficial and unorthodox medicine / Margaret Pelling -- Medicine, politics, and the state / Jane Lewis -- The patient's view / Anne digby. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-315) and index. |
| Acquisitions source | Laupus- Robert W. Cihak History of Medicine Collection |
| LCCN | 97218848 |
| ISBN | 0198205090 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | WZ 40 W527D 1997 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |