A cabinet of ancient medical curiosities : strange tales and surprising facts from the healing arts of Greece and Rome / J.C. McKeown.

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Main Author: McKeown, J. C. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Medicine, Greek and Roman.
Medicine, Ancient.
HISTORY / Ancient / Greece.
HISTORY / Ancient / Rome.
MEDICAL / History.
Physical Description:xiv, 268 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Medicine, religion, and magic
  • The doctor in society
  • Attitudes to doctors
  • Some famous doctors
  • Anatomy
  • Sex matters
  • Women and children
  • Preventative medicine
  • Prognosis and diagnosis
  • Particular ailments and conditions
  • Treatment and cures I
  • Treatment and cures II
  • General medicine
  • Respice finem.