The Western Medical Tradition: 1800-2000 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521475242)

Written by leading experts who not only describe the most important people, events, and transformations, but give explanations for why medicine developed as it did, this new edition contains one of the first historical summaries of the development of medicine after the Second World War. It is an authoritative source of new information as well as a synthesis of the current state of knowledge on this fascinating subject. The Western Medical Tradition, 1800-2000 is a companion volume to The Western Medical Tradition, 800 BC to AD 1800.

Author: W. F. Bynum, Anne Hardy, Stephen Jacyna
ISBN-10: 0521475244
ISBN-13: 9780521475242
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/06/2006
Pages: 630
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.63lbs
Size: 9.98h x 7.16w x 1.52d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2006 pg. 677
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2007 pg. 320