History of Medicine
A Scandalously Short Introduction
by Jacalyn Duffin
432 pages· 1999· ISBN 9780802079121
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Examining discoveries and disasters, ideas, patients, and diseases in fields from anatomy to pharmacology to surgery, this is a highly accessible overview of medical history as a vibrant component of intellectual and cultural history.
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