Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-465) and index.
Contents:
Diseases in Europe : equilibrium and breakdown of the pathocenosis / Jean-Noël Biraben. Between knowledge and practice : Hellenistic medicine / Mario Vegetti -- Paths of knowledge : medicine in the Roman world / Danielle Gourevitch -- Reception and tradition : medicine in the Byzantine and Arab world / Gotthard Strohmaier -- Charity and aid in medieval Christian civilization / Jole Agrimi and Chiara Crisciani -- Medical scholasticism / Danielle Jacquart -- Concept of disease / Mirko D. Grmek -- Therapeutic strategies : drugs / Alain Touwaide -- Therapeutic strategies : surgery / Michael McVaugh -- Regimens of health / Pedro Gil Sotres -- Diseases in Europe : equilibrium and breakdown of the pathocenosis / Jean-Noël Biraben.
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