1 edition of From western medicine to global medicine found in the catalog.
From western medicine to global medicine
Harrison, Mark
Published
2009
by Orient BlackSwan in New Delhi
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Written in English
Papers presented at a conference organized by Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, University of Oxford.
Edition Notes
Statement | edited by Mark Harrison, Margaret Jones, Helen Sweet |
Series | New perspectives in South Asian history -- 27 |
Contributions | Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine (University of Oxford) |
Classifications | |
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LC Classifications | R581 .F76 2009 |
The Physical Object | |
Pagination | x, 489 p. : |
Number of Pages | 489 |
ID Numbers | |
Open Library | OL24379982M |
ISBN 10 | 9788125037026 |
LC Control Number | 2009305696 |
OCLC/WorldCa | 434022182 |
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In his revolutionary interpretation of the basic forces Cited by: From ancient religious rituals and magical incantations, to Renaissance practices such as purging, bleeding, and trepanning, to modern day miracles such as antibiotics, CAT scans, and organ transplants, the advance of Western medicine has been nothing short of astonishing.
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Essays by an international group of contributors take on intractable problems such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and insufficient access to healthcare, drugs.The common answer given is that Eastern medicine is “holistic” and “natural.” I really dislike this response because it’s completely lazy.
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