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Author:

Kelly, Kate.

Title:

Old world and new : early medical care, 1700-1840 / Kate Kelly.

Publisher:

Facts On File,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xvi, 150 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Medicine--History--18th century.
Medicine--United States--History--18th century.
History of Medicine.
History, 18th Century.
History, 19th Century.
Science--history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Medicine in search of better answers -- Advancements in midwifery, anatomy, and surgery -- Changes in battlefield medicine -- Curtailing the spread of disease -- Learning from yellow fever -- Early American medical care -- Early thoughts on digestion and respiration -- The importance of public health.

Summary:

Discusses the concerns and advances in medicine that occurred during the Enlightenment, a time of significant progress in specific scientific fields.

Series:

The history of medicine

ISBN:

0816072086
9780816072088

OCLC:

(OCoLC)303918194

LCCN:

2009005163

Locations:

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)