The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction

by William Bynum

Book Overview

Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, this Very Short Introduction surveys the history of medicine from classical times, through the scholastic medieval tradition and the Enlightenment to the present day. Taking a thematic rather than strictly chronological approach, W.F. Bynum, explores the key turning points in the history of Western medicine-such as the first surgical procedures, the advent of hospitals, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B003JTHSY0
• ISBN13: 9780199215430
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.3" x 6.6"