Medical Notes on Climate, Diseases, Hospitals, Medical Schools, in - Comprising an Inquiry Into Effects of a Residence in South of

Klappentext This 1820 work on European medical treatment of tuberculosis also inaugurated Clark's research into the effects of climate on health. Zusammenfassung The eminent Scottish physician Sir James Clark (1788–1870) had several high-profile patients, including Queen Victoria, and published on the important medical matters of his day. This 1820 work on the treatment of tuberculosis in southern Europe was based on Clark's own travels, during which he cared for John Keats. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Note by the editor; Part I: Introduction; Marseilles; Hières; Nice; Villa Franca; Pisa; Rome (malaria); Naples; On a summer residence; Lausanne and Geneva; The Vallais (cretinism); Conclusion; Part II: Introduction; Paris; Lyons; Strasbourg; Bologna; Padua, Pavia; Turin; Genoa; Appendix.

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• Authors: James Clark
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.09.2013
• EAN: 9781108064347
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06434-7
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Europe, MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / History, MEDICAL / Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine, MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases, MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Medicine, Infectious & contagious diseases, Public health & preventive medicine, Respiratory medicine, Public health and preventive medicine, Infectious and contagious diseases