History of medicine

This text is both a history of skin disease and a history of dermatology, telling the human historical experience of skin disease and how we have come to know what we know about the skin and its myriad diseases over the course of four millennia, looking at key figures in life and literature and key events such as the Black Death and the eradication of smallpox.

This text is both a history of skin disease and a history of dermatology, telling the human historical experience of skin disease and how we have come to know what we know about the skin and its myriad diseases over the course of four millennia, looking at key figures in life and literature and key events such as the Black Death and the eradication of smallpox.

Renaissance anatomist Gabrielle Falloppia is best known today for his account of the eponymous fallopian tubes but he made numerous other anatomical discoveries as well, was one of the most famous surgeons of his time, and is widely believed to have invented the condom.

Renaissance anatomist Gabrielle Falloppia is best known today for his account of the eponymous fallopian tubes but he made numerous other anatomical discoveries as well, was one of the most famous surgeons of his time, and is widely believed to have invented the condom.

This accessible text covers the entirety of General Practice and the General Practitioner, from student to retirement and from the beginning of the NHS to the present day.

This accessible text covers the entirety of General Practice and the General Practitioner, from student to retirement and from the beginning of the NHS to the present day.

This volume is an interdisciplinary attempt to insert a broader, historically informed perspective into current political and academic debates on the issue of evidence and the reliability of scientific knowledge.

This volume is an interdisciplinary attempt to insert a broader, historically informed perspective into current political and academic debates on the issue of evidence and the reliability of scientific knowledge.

The Routledge History of Emotions in the Modern World brings together a diverse array of scholars to offer an overview of the current and emerging scholarship of emotions in the modern world.

The Routledge History of Emotions in the Modern World brings together a diverse array of scholars to offer an overview of the current and emerging scholarship of emotions in the modern world.

This book presents a new interpretation of how and why the discovery of the circulation of the blood in animals was made.

This book presents a new interpretation of how and why the discovery of the circulation of the blood in animals was made.

Published in association with the Annals of Family Medicine, The Wonder and the Mystery is an anthology of intimate personal stories and innovative ideas from the Annals' Reflections section.

'Twenty-first century medicine is just the current stage of a never-ending journey of tremendous complexity.

Published in association with the Annals of Family Medicine, The Wonder and the Mystery is an anthology of intimate personal stories and innovative ideas from the Annals' Reflections section.

'Twenty-first century medicine is just the current stage of a never-ending journey of tremendous complexity.

Sul's history of the international ginseng trade reveals the cultural aspects of international capitalism and the impact of this single commodity on relations between the East and the West.

Sul's history of the international ginseng trade reveals the cultural aspects of international capitalism and the impact of this single commodity on relations between the East and the West.

Oral health is integral to wellbeing and quality of life.

Oral health is integral to wellbeing and quality of life.

This book explores how being "e;disabled"e; originates in the physical world, social representations and rules, and historical power relations-the interplay of which render bodies "e;normal"e; or not.

This book explores how being "e;disabled"e; originates in the physical world, social representations and rules, and historical power relations-the interplay of which render bodies "e;normal"e; or not.

This monograph offers the first comprehensive treatment of the multi-faceted scholarly interests of Ole Worm, professor of medicine at the University of Copenhagen.

This monograph offers the first comprehensive treatment of the multi-faceted scholarly interests of Ole Worm, professor of medicine at the University of Copenhagen.

The maintenance of human health and the mechanisms by which this is achieved - through medicine, medical intervention and care-giving - are fundamentals of human societies.

The maintenance of human health and the mechanisms by which this is achieved - through medicine, medical intervention and care-giving - are fundamentals of human societies.

Spiritual and Mental Health Crisis in Globalizing Senegal explores the history of mental health in Senegal, and how psychological difficulties were expressed in the terms of spiritualism, magic, witchcraft, spirit possession, and ancestor worship.

Spiritual and Mental Health Crisis in Globalizing Senegal explores the history of mental health in Senegal, and how psychological difficulties were expressed in the terms of spiritualism, magic, witchcraft, spirit possession, and ancestor worship.

Originally published in 1987, this book is about the classification of bodily conditions into diseases.

Originally published in 1987, this book is about the classification of bodily conditions into diseases.

Originally published in 1984, this book focuses, firstly, on how patients interpret and act in response to symptoms of illness; secondly on how social and psychological factors influence the treatment process; and thirdly, on certain kinds of illness where the psychosocial perspective is of particular importance to the providers of health care - for example, chronic or particularly disabling illnesses.

Originally published in 1984, this book focuses, firstly, on how patients interpret and act in response to symptoms of illness; secondly on how social and psychological factors influence the treatment process; and thirdly, on certain kinds of illness where the psychosocial perspective is of particular importance to the providers of health care - for example, chronic or particularly disabling illnesses.

Originally published in 1987, this book builds bridges between medical sociology and mainstream theory.

Originally published in 1987, this book builds bridges between medical sociology and mainstream theory.

Originally published in 1987 this textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the rapidly developing field of medical geography.

Originally published in 1987 this textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the rapidly developing field of medical geography.

This book will be of interest to those studying French medical and Revolutionary history.

Originally published in 1980, this book focusses attention on various aspects of disease ecology.

Originally published in 1980, this book focusses attention on various aspects of disease ecology.

Originally published in 1985, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of mental health policy and practice in the USA during the latter part of the 20th Century by focussing on 3 main themes: political-economic structures, the pitfalls of professionalism and institutional obstacles to adequate care.

Originally published in 1985, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of mental health policy and practice in the USA during the latter part of the 20th Century by focussing on 3 main themes: political-economic structures, the pitfalls of professionalism and institutional obstacles to adequate care.

Originally published in 1985, at a time when the previous 2 decades had witnessed dramatic changes in the US mental health system.

Originally published in 1981, this comprehensive volume is intended for medical economists, clinical pharmacologists, physicians, pharmacists and consumers, as well as planner and administrators who must determine relevant policy and legislation in the area of the provision of medicines.

Originally published in 1981, this comprehensive volume is intended for medical economists, clinical pharmacologists, physicians, pharmacists and consumers, as well as planner and administrators who must determine relevant policy and legislation in the area of the provision of medicines.

Originally published in 1977, this book explored some of the major problems besetting the Health Service during the second half of the twentieth century.

Originally published in 1977, this book explored some of the major problems besetting the Health Service during the second half of the twentieth century.

Originally published in 1985, at a time when the previous 2 decades had witnessed dramatic changes in the US mental health system.

When this book was originally published in 1989 here had been virtually no studies of the country's historical demography.

When this book was originally published in 1989 here had been virtually no studies of the country's historical demography.

Originally published in 1979, this book presents a coherent body of information on the inter-relation between nutrition, health and disease in its social context.