Domestic Medicine Or, the Family Physician |
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| Author:
| Buchan, William |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-33807-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2014 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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Taking the view that medicine is as much the art of avoiding ill health as it is the cure of disease, physician William Buchan (1729-1805) published this guide to the prevention and home treatment of common ailments in 1769. Its popularity led to multiple further editions over the next century.
Taking the view that medicine is as much the art of avoiding ill health as it is the cure of disease, physician William Buchan (1729-1805) published this guide to the prevention and home treatment of common ailments in 1769. Its popularity led to multiple further editions over the next century.