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Milestones in health and medicine / by Anne S. Harding.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harding, Anne S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine--History.
- Medicine.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Phoenix : Oryx Press, 2000.
- Summary:
- This unique reference work offers a diverse and interesting view of the remarkable history of treating disease and understanding human health. More than 500 entries, written in an A-Z format, cover the amazing changes that have taken place in the world of health and medicine. While other volumes may overwhelm readers with extraneous information, Milestones in Health and Medicine offers relevant and succinct entries. Each entry includes a definition of the topic, its history, and its current place in medicine today. This book also includes a preface, illustrations, helpful cross-references, sources for additional reading, and a list of entries by subject.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-243) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1573561401
- OCLC:
- 44075861
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