The Western Medical Tradition: 1800 to 2000

  1. Russell C. Maulitz, MD, PhD
  1. From CHI Systems Inc. and Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

    Structured abstracts of information on newly published books, computer programs, selected Web sites, and other material are provided in this portion of Medical Writings.

    Bynum WF, Hardy A, Jacyna S, Lawrence C, Tansey EM, eds. 628 pages. New York: Cambridge Univ Pr; 2006. $29.99. ISBN 0521475651. Order at http://www.cambridge.org/us.

    Field of medicine: History of medicine.

    Format: Softcover book.

    Audience: Historians of science and medicine and physicians and general readers interested in Western medicine over the past 200 years.

    Purpose: To provide a new account of Western medicine over the past 200 years, …

    This 100-word excerpt has been provided in the absence of an abstract.

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