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Dictionary of Medical Biography - [5 volumes] (Hardcover, New)
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Treating and preventing disease has always been one of the most
important tasks in a society, and that task ultimately falls to one
of the most respected and admired figures in any culture--the
healer. This respect is understandable --medical practictioners
ease pain, prolong life, and prevent disesase, making them among
the most important figures in the daily lives of people everywhere.
The Dictionary of Medical Biography provides authoritative
biographical coverage of major medical practitioners in all times
and cultures. While its emphasis is on practitioners within the
Western medical tradition, it also covers practitioners of
alternative medicines, as well as major figures within traditional
Chinese, Indian, and Islamic medicine. In addition, special essays
survey these medical traditions, which are more difficult to
appreciate within a biographical framework. Overall, the Dictionary
of Medical Biography concentrates on the nuances of medical
practice, and the social context within which ideas of health,
disease, and therapy exist. At almost 1.25 million words, the
Dictionary of Medical Biography provides a comprehensive
biographical dictionary of medicine: BLAlmost 1100 entries on
almost every important figure in medicine who ever lived, written
by the leading scholars in the field BLAlmost 400 scholars,
researchers, and physicians contributed to the work, including many
leaders in their medical fields BLExtensive overview essays on the
important medical traditions of the world--e.g. Chinese, Indian,
Islamic BLOver 300 images that depict medical practictioners and
medical practices from around the world BLBibliographies that
provide students and researchers the next step inlearning about
these individuals and their work The most complete work of its
kind, the Dictionary of Medical Biography is essential for any
library that serves those who seek to understand the importance of
medicine in the lives of people everywhere.
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Imprint: |
Greenwood Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2006 |
First published: |
December 2006 |
Editors: |
W.F. Bynum
• Helen Bynum
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Dimensions: |
279 x 216 x 140mm (L x W x H) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
1616 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-313-32877-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
General issues >
General
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LSN: |
0-313-32877-3 |
Barcode: |
9780313328770 |
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