A Brief History Of Medicine From Hippocrates By Mr Paul Strathern

A Brief History Of Medicine From Hippocrates By Mr Paul Strathern A brief history of medicine : from hippocrates to gene therapy by strathern, paul, 1940 publication date 2005 topics medicine history publisher new york : carroll. Paul strathern has managed to strike a balance between being authoritative and accessible, covering the main developments in the history of medicine with clarity and humour. roy porter's 'the greatest benefit to mankind' still remains the best general history of the subject, but for a basic introduction, this one takes some beating.

A Brief History Of Medicine From Hippocrates Four Humours To Crick Paul strathern has managed to strike a balance between being authoritative and accessible, covering the main developments in the history of medicine with clarity and humour. roy porter's 'the greatest benefit to mankind' still remains the best general history of the subject, but for a basic introduction, this one takes some beating. The drawbacks are: (1) that this is almost exclusively a history of western medicine so any eastern traditions are overlooked and (2) there are some errors in regards to non medicine related history. for example, strathern mentions nestorianism as a christian heresy for believing that jesus is a man but that is not true. Books. a brief history of medicine: from hippocrates to gene therapy. paul strathern. robinson, 2005 history 414 pages. includes: inspired geniuses, such as paracelsus, the father of medical chemistry, and edward jenner, who discovered the smallpox vaccination; cuthroat competition, as during the 'gas wars' over who'd invented the. A brief history of medicine : from hippocrates to gene therapy. paul strathern. published 2005. history, medicine. tldr. an accessible history of the arguments, missteps, and dumb luck that led to the world's most important medical breakthroughs from anatomy, grave robbing, the plague, and germ theory to vaccination, quackery, microorganisms.

A Brief History Of Medicine From Hippocrates Four Humours To Crick Books. a brief history of medicine: from hippocrates to gene therapy. paul strathern. robinson, 2005 history 414 pages. includes: inspired geniuses, such as paracelsus, the father of medical chemistry, and edward jenner, who discovered the smallpox vaccination; cuthroat competition, as during the 'gas wars' over who'd invented the. A brief history of medicine : from hippocrates to gene therapy. paul strathern. published 2005. history, medicine. tldr. an accessible history of the arguments, missteps, and dumb luck that led to the world's most important medical breakthroughs from anatomy, grave robbing, the plague, and germ theory to vaccination, quackery, microorganisms. Publisher's summary. paul strathern follows the development of medicine through the lives of its greatest practitioners, whose discoveries (and errors) shaped the course of medical history. this title includes geniuses, such as paracelsus, the father of medical chemistry, and edward jenner, whose vaccination banished smallpox, scientific. Paul strathern has managed to strike a balance between being authoritative and accessible, covering the main developments in the history of medicine with clarity and humour. roy porter's 'the greatest benefit to mankind' still remains the best general history of the subject, but for a basic introduction, this one takes some beating.

A Brief History Of Medicine From Hippocrates Four Humours To Crick Publisher's summary. paul strathern follows the development of medicine through the lives of its greatest practitioners, whose discoveries (and errors) shaped the course of medical history. this title includes geniuses, such as paracelsus, the father of medical chemistry, and edward jenner, whose vaccination banished smallpox, scientific. Paul strathern has managed to strike a balance between being authoritative and accessible, covering the main developments in the history of medicine with clarity and humour. roy porter's 'the greatest benefit to mankind' still remains the best general history of the subject, but for a basic introduction, this one takes some beating.

A Brief History Of Medicine Paul Strathern