History of medicine;: A correlative text, arranged according to subjects: Mettler, Cecilia Charlotte: Amazon.com: Books
5.0 out of 5 stars A concise introduction but a solid reference.
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2018
This history, first published in 1947 then reprinted in the 80's is arranged according to the topics of medicine for reasons of study which it does very well. Most historical studies adhere to chronology; this takes a topic such as epidemics and gathers them in one section. Since its subject is medicine even 1100pages requires some brevity and concentration to achieve enough information on each topic, but everyone has to begin somewhere and this book can do that for a good start.
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