A brief history of disease, science, and medicine : from the ice age to the genome project / by Michael Kennedy.

Author/creator Kennedy, Michael, 1938-
Format Book
Publication InfoCranston, R.I. : Writers' Collective, ©2004.
Descriptionvii, 510 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents In the beginning -- The beginning of history -- Classical Greece and Rome -- India and China -- The rise of Islam and Arabic medicine -- The Middle Ages -- The beginning of modern science -- The Enlightenment and medicine -- The century of the surgeon -- The Germans -- Medicine, bacteriology and infectious diseases -- The rise of medicine -- The new science -- The development of modern surgery -- Blood -- The structure of DNA -- Fleming, Florey and penicillin -- Twentieth century medicine -- Cardiac surgery -- Critical care medicine and anesthesia -- Transplantation -- Psychiatry -- The economics of medicine -- Postscript.
Local noteLaupus-Autographed by author.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Acquisitions source Laupus- Robert W. Cihak History of Medicine Collection
LCCN 2003006852
ISBN1932133593

Availability

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Laupus Books - Stacks WZ 40 K36B 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold