Medicine and medical policies in India : social and historical perspectives / Poonam Bala.

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2007], ©2007.

xii, 139 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [128]-136) and index.

Introduction: studying medical trajectories and policies -- Birth of Indian medicine: state support or assault in ancient times? -- Expanding medical practice: patronage systems under Muslim rule -- Colonial imperatives, medicine and Indian response -- Conclusions: state, ideology and medical traditions in India.