Medical Care and the General Practitioner, 1750-1850
Author | : Irvine Loudon |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1986 |
ISBN-10 | : 0198227930 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780198227939 |
Rating | : 4/5 (939 Downloads) |
Download or read book Medical Care and the General Practitioner, 1750-1850 written by Irvine Loudon and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is concerned not with famous doctors, but with the rank and file practitioners of the 18th and 19th centuries. Some common assumptions about the history of the medical profession are challenged in this book, based largely on manuscript sources.