9780974946658-0974946656-A Brief History of Disease, Science and Medicine: From the Ice Age to the Genome Project

A Brief History of Disease, Science and Medicine: From the Ice Age to the Genome Project

ISBN-13: 9780974946658
ISBN-10: 0974946656
Edition: 1
Author: Michael T. Kennedy MD
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Asklepiad Press
Format: Paperback 528 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780974946658
ISBN-10: 0974946656
Edition: 1
Author: Michael T. Kennedy MD
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Asklepiad Press
Format: Paperback 528 pages

Summary

A Brief History of Disease, Science and Medicine: From the Ice Age to the Genome Project (ISBN-13: 9780974946658 and ISBN-10: 0974946656), written by authors Michael T. Kennedy MD, was published by Asklepiad Press in 2009. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other Internal Medicine (Medicine) books. You can easily purchase or rent A Brief History of Disease, Science and Medicine: From the Ice Age to the Genome Project (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Internal Medicine books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.97.

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This introduction to the history of medicine begins with the evolution of infectious diseases at the end of the last ice age. It describes the origin of science and medicine in ancient civilizations, including China and India. The first third of the book covers the early period that is considered the "classical" history of medicine. The remainder describes the evolution of modern medicine and surgery up to the present. The final chapter is a history of medical economics and explains the origin of health insurance, HMOs and medical malpractice lawsuits, subjects explained nowhere else in the medical school curriculum. There is a 40 page index and over 550 footnotes, most of them references to the original articles described in the text. A bibliography of essential sources is also included.

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