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History of Medicine
About This Book
In this comprehensive and stimulating volume, the history of medicine is approached from a variety of perspectives to develop a well-rounded, objective overview. Historians examine the effects of society on medicine and of medicine on society and trace transformations in the the thought and practices of the medical and allied professions. History of Medicine explores the practice and philosophy of medicine--as it existed in ancient Greece and the Middle Ages, shedding light on the religion, politics, and social attitudes of those periods and as it existed until very recently in the United States. This highly readable book provides a wealth of information on the history of several significant social movements in which the medical profession has played a dominant role in influencing family life and values, including the dispensation of knowledge about birth control, women's access to abortion, and the advent of pediatric medicine and the well baby movement. Chapters also examine the failure of the medical profession to consider the historical context of diseases and treatments in understanding diseases as they exist today and the conflict between doctors and professional historians as to the accuracy and importance of the existing history of medicine.
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Index of Personal Names
- Abram, Ruth 63
- Achcnbaum, W. Andrew 58
- Ackerman, Evelyn Bcmnctc 68
- Amundsen, Darrcl W. 48
- Angel, J.L. 8
- Apple, Rima 77, 110, 112
- Aries, Phillippe 63
- Asclepiades of Bithynia 17, 18
- Athanasius of Constantinople 28
- Ballard, Martha Moore 62
- Ballester, Luis Garcia 45
- Beaver, M.W. 113
- Bell, Whitfield J., Jr. 74
- Bcnnion, Elizabeth 63
- Benton, John F. 46
- Birdsall, Nancy 97
- Blake, John B. 67
- Blanco, Richard L. 67
- Bliqucz, Lawrence J. 24
- Boon, George C. 30
- Borza, Eugene 8
- Bowditch, Henry Pickering 115, 116
- Brcigcr, Gert H. 56, 76
- Briggs, John W. 85
- Brock, C. Helen 74
- Brown, Richard D. 74
- Buchan, William 64
- Budin, Dr. Pierre 108, 115, 121
- Bullough, Bonnie 76, 77
- Bullough, Vcrn L. 63, 76, 77, 88
- Burnby, Juanita G.L. 69
- Byers, Edward 83, 84
- Bynum, W.F. 74, 76
- Cash, Philip 68, 73
- Casscdy, James H. 65, 74
- Cclli, Blas Bruni 6
- Cclsus, Cornelius 18
- Chclnick, Judith 59
- Chcnhall, Robert 59
- Chester, Lauren A. 97
- Christianson, Eric H. 66, 73
- Christy, Teresa E. 58
- Clark, Charles 49
- Clausen, Carol 77
- Coit Henry L. 110, 111
- Collier, Leslie H. 40
- Cone, Thomas E. 105, 114
- Cookingham, Mary E. 96
- Cornelius, Dr. Elias 68
- Cott, Nancy F. 75
- Councy, Dr. Martin 121, 122
- Courtcnay, William J. 43
- Cowen, Davi...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title Page
- ABOUT THE EDITOR
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Classical Antiquity: Medicine and Allied Sciences An Update
- Western Medieval Medicine
- The Marriage of Asclepius and Clio: Recent Studies in the Health Sciences of Early America
- The History of Birth Control in the United States
- Medical Care of Infants in the United States: A Review of Recent Historical Work
- Index of Personal Names
- Index of Subjects