Against the backdrop of an unprecedented concern for health
today, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine not only
surveys the rise of medicine in the West from earliest times to the
present day, but also glimpses into the future. It is written by a
team of experts co-ordinated by one of the most distinguished and
prolific writers and researchers into the history of medicine,
Professor Roy Porter. Both authoritative and accessible, The
Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine is the only serious
choice for a reader wanting a lively and informative single-volume
introduction to medical history.
目錄:
Introduction
1. The history of disease Kenneth F. Kiple
2. The rise of medicine Vivian Nutton
3. What is disease? Roy Porter
4. Primary care Edward Shorter
5. Medical science Roy Porter
6. Hospitals and surgery Roy Porter
7. Drug treatment and the rise in pharmacology Miles
Weatherall
8. Mental illness Roy Porter
9. Medicine, society, and the state John Pickstone
10. Looking to the future Geoff Watts
Reference guide: Chronology
Major human diseases
Notes
Further reading
Index of medical personalities
General index
Picture acknowledgements