Old World and new : : Early Medical Care, 1700-1840
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Medicine in search of better answers -- Advancements in midwifery, anatomy, and surgery -- Changes in battlefield medicine -- Curtailing the spread of disease -- Learning from yellow fever -- Early American medical care -- Early thoughts on digestion and respiration -- The importance of public health.
Discusses the concerns and advances in medicine that occurred during the Enlightenment, a time of significant progress in specific scientific fields.
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The history of medicine.
PUBLISHED
New York : Facts On File, c2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: xvi, 150 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0816072086
9780816072088
SUBJECTS
Medicine -- History -- 18th century.