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A Short History of Medicine
Erwin H. Ackerknecht
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Description for A Short History of Medicine
Paperback. A new bibliographic essay by Lisa Haushofer explores recent scholarship in the history of medicine. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. .
Erwin H. Ackerknecht's A Short History of Medicine is a concise narrative, long appreciated by students in the history of medicine, medical students, historians, and medical professionals as well as all those seeking to understand the history of medicine. Covering the broad sweep of discoveries from parasitic worms to bacilli and x-rays, and highlighting physicians and scientists from Hippocrates and Galen to Pasteur, Koch, and Roentgen, Ackerknecht narrates Western and Eastern civilization's work at identifying and curing disease. He follows these discoveries from the library to the bedside, hospital, and laboratory, illuminating how basic biological sciences interacted ... Read more
Erwin H. Ackerknecht's A Short History of Medicine is a concise narrative, long appreciated by students in the history of medicine, medical students, historians, and medical professionals as well as all those seeking to understand the history of medicine. Covering the broad sweep of discoveries from parasitic worms to bacilli and x-rays, and highlighting physicians and scientists from Hippocrates and Galen to Pasteur, Koch, and Roentgen, Ackerknecht narrates Western and Eastern civilization's work at identifying and curing disease. He follows these discoveries from the library to the bedside, hospital, and laboratory, illuminating how basic biological sciences interacted ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
377g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421419541
SKU
V9781421419541
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About Erwin H. Ackerknecht
Erwin H. Ackerknecht (1906-1988), a professor of the history of medicine at the University of Zurich from 1957 to 1971 and one of the world's most distinguished medical historians, was the author of Short History of Psychiatry and Medicine at the Paris Hospital, 1794-1848. Charles E. Rosenberg is the Ernest E. Monrad Professor in the Social Sciences and professor of ... Read more
Reviews for A Short History of Medicine
...A Short History of Medicine is a useful resource for those interested in studying Western medicine.
Metapsychology
Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers and faculty; professionals and practitioners.
Choice
In the publication A Short History of Medicine by Erwin H. Ackernect, Revised and Expanded, the author gives a relatively concise, but demanding exploration and examination of the ... Read more
Metapsychology
Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers and faculty; professionals and practitioners.
Choice
In the publication A Short History of Medicine by Erwin H. Ackernect, Revised and Expanded, the author gives a relatively concise, but demanding exploration and examination of the ... Read more