Old world and new : early medical care, 1700-1840 / Kate Kelly.

  • Kelly, Kate, 1950-
Date:
[2010], ©2010
  • Books

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Description

Discusses the concerns and advances in medicine that occurred during the Enlightenment, a time of significant progress in specific scientific fields.

Publication/Creation

New York : Facts On File, [2010], ©2010.

Physical description

xvi, 150 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

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Contents

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.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    BA.AA8-9
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780816072088
  • 0816072086