The medicine book / Steve Parker, consultant editor ; John Farndon, Tim Harris, Ben Hubbard, Philip Parker, Robert Snedden, contributors.

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Series: Big ideas simply explainedPublisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First American EditionDescription: 336 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780744028362
0744028361

Other title:

Medicine book : big ideas simply explained

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Genre/Form:

History.

DDC classification:

610.9 23

LOC classification:

R131 .M4164 2021

Contents:

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.

Summary: Examines the milestones of medical history across generations and cultures all over the world.Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	IAHS Library Academic book shelf 15	616, STM	1	Available		14415

Includes index.

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.

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