A physician and medical reformer enthused by the scientific and
cultural progress of the Enlightenment as it took hold in Britain,
Thomas Percival (1740 1804) wrote on many topics, but he was
particularly concerned about public health issues arising from the
factory conditions of the Industrial Revolution. Calling for
improved standards of care, he believed that the working poor
should be treated the same as wealthy private clients. Following a
disastrous dispute in 1792 which closed the Manchester Infirmary's
Fever Hospital during an epidemic, Percival was asked to draft
regulations on professional medical conduct. In 1794 he privately
circulated a tract, Medical Jurisprudence, which he later revised
for this 1803 publication. Based on Hippocratic and Christian
principles, Percival's work is considered the first modern
formulation of doctor-patient etiquette. His Essays Medical and
Experimental (revised edition, 1772 3) and the four volumes of his
collected works (1807) are also reissued in this series."
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine |
| Release date: |
July 2014 |
| Authors: |
Thomas Percival
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| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
266 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-06722-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
General issues >
History of medicine
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| LSN: |
1-108-06722-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781108067225 |
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