TY - BOOK AU - Parker,Steve AU - Farndon,John AU - Harris,Tim AU - Hubbard,Ben AU - Parker,Philip AU - Snedden,Robert ED - Dorling Kindersley, Inc. TI - The medicine book T2 - Big ideas simply explained SN - 9780744028362 AV - R131 .M4164 2021 U1 - 610.9 23 PY - 2021/// CY - New York, NY PB - DK Publishing KW - Medicine KW - History KW - fast N1 - Includes index; Introduction -- Ancient and medieval medicine: prehistory to 1600 -- The scientific body: 1600-1820 -- Cells and microbes: 1820-1890 -- Vaccines, serums, and antibiotics: 1890-1945 -- Global health: 1945-1970 -- Genes and technology: 1970 onward N2 - Examines the milestones of medical history across generations and cultures all over the world; A comprehensive introduction to the most important questions, ideas, movements, and events that have defined medicine throughout history. Entries explore and explain each idea, placing them in their social and cultural context ER -