On Medicine, Volume II Books 5-6 |
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| Author:
| Celsus, |
| Translator:
| Spencer, W. G. |
| Series title: | Loeb Classical Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-99335-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1938 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Celsus, a layman, provides in On Medicine more information about the condition of medical science up to his own time (probably first century AD) than any other author. Book 1 is on Greek schools of medicine and dietetics; Book 2 on prognosis, diagnosis, and general therapeutics; Book 3 on internal ailments; Book 4 on local bodily diseases.
Celsus, a layman, provides in On Medicine more information about the condition of medical science up to his own time (probably first century AD) than any other author. Book 1 is on Greek schools of medicine and dietetics; Book 2 on prognosis, diagnosis, and general therapeutics; Book 3 on internal ailments; Book 4 on local bodily diseases.