Author: Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 22
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A parallel between the late celebrated Mr. Pope, and Dr. Taylor, occulist to the king of Great-Britain ... By a physician ... The fourth edition, with additions
Author: The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1975
Author: British LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1955
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1232
Book Description
Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women
Author: Elizabeth BlackwellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Elizabeth Blackwell, though born in England, was reared in the United States and was the first woman to receive a medical degree here, obtaining it from the Geneva Medical College, Geneva, New York, in 1849. A pioneer in opening the medical profession to women, she founded hospitals and medical schools for women in both the United States and England. She was a lecturer and writer as well as an able physician and organizer. -- H.W. Orr.
Elements of Surgery
Author: John Syng DorseyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Surgery
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory
Author: Raman SeldenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Unsurpassed as a text for upper-division and beginning graduate students, Raman Selden's classic text is the liveliest, most readable and most reliable guide to contemporary literary theory. Includes applications of theory, cross-referenced to Selden's companion volume, Practicing Theory and Reading Literature.
Women and the Practice of Medical Care in Early Modern Europe, 1400-1800
Author: L. WhaleyPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230295177
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Women have engaged in healing from the beginning of history, often within the context of the home. This book studies the role, contributions and challenges faced by women healers in France, Spain, Italy and England, including medical practice among women in the Jewish and Muslim communities, from the later Middle Ages to approximately 1800.
The Cambridge History of Medicine
Author: Roy PorterPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521864267
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 11
Book Description
Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, 'The Cambridge History of Medicine' surveys the rise of medicine in the West from classical times to the present. Covering both the social and scientific history of medicine, this volume traces the chronology of key developments and events.
Trachoma
Author: Hugh R. TaylorPublisher: Haddington Press
ISBN: 9780975769591
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Presents a fascinating and comprehensive review of trachoma, from ancient times through to the present. He makes his own predictions and recommendations regarding methods for eliminating this scourge for all time. Trachoma, which has been targeted by the World Health Organization (WHO) for elimination by 2020, currently affects 84 million children in 56 countries and blinds 1.5 million adults. This seminal and highly readable work will be invaluable for anyone who is interested in trachoma, but will also appeal to those interested in the interface of public health and development, the history of medicine or health care development.
Caxton's Book
Author: William Henry RhodesPublisher:
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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