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The Cambridge world history of human disease / editor, Kenneth F. Kiple ; executive editor, Rachael Rockwell Graham ; associate editors, David Frey ... [and others] ; assistant editors, Alicia Browne ... [and others].
LIBRA R131 .C23 1993
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Penn Museum Library R131 .C23 1993
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine--History.
- Medicine.
- History.
- Medical geography.
- Epidemiology.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 1176 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1993.
- Summary:
- Combining recent work in medicine with historical and geographical scholarship, this volume offers a comprehensive history of human disease, treating its manifestations throughout the world as well as the variety of approaches the different medical traditions have used to fight it. Each entry is divided into medical, historical, and geographical sections, and the range of diseases includes both historical and current afflictions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0521332869
- OCLC:
- 25315863
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