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Industrial Age Medicine
by Vickers, RebeccaISBN13:
9781410946515
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1410946517
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Pub. Date:
8/1/2012
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Heinemann/Raintree
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Summary
By the middle of the 18th century, the profession of medicine and its place in the sciences was entering a period of rapid change. Many of the old ideas about the human body and how to cure or prevent diseases were being questioned. But was this just by c
Author Biography
Rebecca Vickers has a degree in history and a strong interest in women's health. A librarian, she now writes and edits books for young people. Rebecca was born in Des Moines, IA, but now lives in Woodstock, England. Claire Jones is a museum professional specializing in the history of medicine. She completed her Ph.D. thesis on 19th century medical advertising and is working to establish a museum of health and medicine at the University of Worcester in England.
Table of Contents
| Medicine on the Move | p. 4 |
| Beginning to Understand Diseases | p. 8 |
| Cleaning Up Medicine | p. 12 |
| The Proof of Germ Theory | p. 16 |
| Hospitals | p. 20 |
| The Growth of Public Health | p. 24 |
| War and Changes in Medicine | p. 30 |
| Women and Medicine | p. 34 |
| The Brain, the Mind, and Medicine | p. 38 |
| The Medical Revolution | p. 40 |
| Timeline | p. 42 |
| Glossary | p. 44 |
| Find Out More | p. 46 |
| Index | p. 48 |
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