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An accessible overview of medical history, this new. Someearly eighteenth century geological materiamedica 209 aliverti, m. Duffin born 1950 is a canadian medical historian and hematologist. For more than 400 years, the roman catholic church has probed miracles attributed to prospective saints through the careful assembling of scientific evidence. It has also been widely used in history courses and by general readers. Apr 06, 2010 on a broader level, what remains constant through time and place are human efforts to delay death. Apr 02, 2001 duffins approach in this history of medicine is largely thematic. A scandalously short introduction by jacalyn duffin at indigo. How to research a question in medical history with sections on the history and historiography of medicine in britain, canada, and usa. The trusts commitment to rendering historical research instrumental in the pursuit of better health has generated opportunities for greater, and more meaningful.
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Jacalyn duffin, who initiated and edited the volume, wanted to know how a knowledge of history had influenced their. Pharmaceuticaluse ofgoldfrom antiquity to the seventeenth century 171 barroso,m. Bibliography of the history of medicine download ebook pdf. A towering figure in the history of medicine was the physician hippocrates of kos c. Interview with jacalyn duffin schulich school of medicine. Apr 01, 2007 historians have long been fascinated with how disease concepts have been formulated and how they have been used. History of medicine, the development of the prevention and treatment of disease from prehistoric and ancient times to the 21st century. An accessible overview of medical history, this new edition is greatly expanded, including more information on medicine in the. Duffin owes her fascination to her late mentor, mirko drazen grmek, and sides firmly with those historians who have argued that disease cannot be simply reduced to its biological components or its epidemiological, demographic or economic impact. Rather, its 400 pages provide a vista, with a canadian outlook, on medicine. Formerly, she was president of the american association for the history of medicine and canadian society for the history of medicin. A very short introduction william bynum very short introductions. Duffin covers a variety of topics in the history of medicine, never attempting an exhaustive history and instead selecting key events and example to highlight relevant trends and issues. Religiosity andmagic in some lithoiatric practices ofeuropeanfolk.
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