Medicine Through TimePart of a series designed to meet the requirements of the revised GCSE syllabuses, this foundation pupil's book looks at medicine through time. Students explore topics by investigating key issues and there is exam practice at the end of each unit. |
Contents
PREHISTORIC MEDICINE | 7 |
MEDICINE IN THE MIDDLE AGES | 8 |
EGYPTIAN MEDICINE | 13 |
MINOAN CRETE | 20 |
THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE IN THE WEST | 36 |
THE FIGHT AGAINST INFECTIOUS DISEASE | 81 |
THE REVOLUTION IN SURGERY | 103 |
ཆ ྂ ྂ | 113 |
CHANGE CONCEPTS AND FACTORS | 140 |
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