Rise of causal concepts of disease, the: case histories
Auteur :
Carter, K. Codell
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780754606789
Date de publication :
7 janv. 2003
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
476 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The success of work on bacterial diseases such as cholera and tuberculosis tends to eclipse the broad context in which those studies were embedded. This text shows how, by the end of the 19th century, the quest for specific causes had spread well beyond bacterial diseases.