A History of Medicine
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Book Overview
Stressing major themes in the history of medicine, this Second Edition stimulates further exploration of the events, methodologies, and theories that shaped medical practices in decades past and in... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0824786734
ISBN13:9780824786731
Release Date:March 1992
Publisher:CRC Press
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.60 lbs.
Dimensions:9.0" x 1.0" x 6.3"
Customer Reviews
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Great reference or fun read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I took Professor Magner's course at Purdue University and truly enjoyed her style. She speaks to the student as an equal participant, and it shows in her text as well. I have now finished medical school, but still refer to this undergraduate text as both a resource and enjoyable reading material.
A History of Medicine
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is the best general textbook that I have found. (Ackerknecht's is old and assusmes too much historical and cultural background; Bettmann's is even older, and more fun than accurate; Rhodes' is too British for most students.) Most history of medicine is written for readers learned in history or medicine, and Magner is unusual in addressing the actual student and the curious general reader. Magner has obviously taught a real class, to real students. Unfortunately, the publisher is apparently accustomed to sticking it to medical students, who may bear crippling loans, but can expect to make decent money some day. For liberal-arts students, the price is cruel. Why not an affordable paperback, which would be very widely adopted?
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