Travels Through Historic Medical Education Sites of Europe |
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| Author:
| Hays, Richard |
| ISBN: | 978-0-6488540-9-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2020 |
| Publisher: | Forty South Publishing
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Spanning Europe from Greece to Denmark, from the Czech Republic to Scotland, readers are taken a fascinating journey to sites relevant to the development of medical practice and medical education in the modern western world.The guide begins on the Greek island of Kos, birthplace of Hippocrates (460BCE), where the traveller can glimpse the early history of Hippocratic medicine. It spans almost 2,500 years from early Persian, Arabic, Jewish and Egyptian influences through to almost current times.
Spanning Europe from Greece to Denmark, from the Czech Republic to Scotland, readers are taken a fascinating journey to sites relevant to the development of medical practice and medical education in the modern western world.The guide begins on the Greek island of Kos, birthplace of Hippocrates (460BCE), where the traveller can glimpse the early history of Hippocratic medicine. It spans almost 2,500 years from early Persian, Arabic, Jewish and Egyptian influences through to almost current times.