History of Medicine: A Scandalously Short Introduction - Softcover

Duffin, Jacalyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802095569 ISBN 13: 9780802095565

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2010

Synopsis

Jacalyn Duffin's History of Medicine has for ten years been one of the leading texts used to teach medical and nursing students the history of their profession. It has also been widely used in history courses and by general readers. An accessible overview of medical history, this new edition is greatly expanded, including more information on medicine in the United States, Great Britain, and in other European countries. The book continues to be organized conceptually around the major fields of medical endeavor such as anatomy, pharmacology, obstetrics, and psychiatry and has grown to include a new chapter on public health. Years of pedagogic experience, medical developments, and reader feedback have led to new sections throughout the book on topics including bioethics, forensics, genetics, reproductive technology, clinical trials, and recent outbreaks of BSE, West Nile Virus, SARS, and anthrax. Up to date and filled with pithy examples and teaching tools such as a searchable online bibliography, History of Medicine continues to demonstrate the power of historical research to inform current health care practice and enhance cultural understanding.

About this title

About the Author

Jacalyn Duffin is a physician, a historian, and Hannah Professor Emerita at Queen’s University.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802095569
• ISBN 13: 9780802095565
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 480