British Medicine in an Age of Reform (The Wellcome Institute Series in the History of Medicine)

by RogerFrench (Author), Andrew Wear (Author), Roger French (Author), Andrew Wear (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1991

  $140.26

  The period from 1780 to 1850 was one of the great turning points in British medicine. The authors chart the nature and dynamics of the radical changes whereby medicine became a recognized profession, with advancement by merit, as well as a rigorously science-based discipline.