  the definitive bibliographic source of books and articles demonstrating the history of medicine and identifying the first publications in the field is "garrison and morton". (morton, leslie t. (leslie thomas), mortonâs medical bibliography : an annotated check-list of texts illustrating the history of medicine (garrison and morton). -- 5th ed. / edited by jeremy m. norman. -- aldershot, hants, england ; brookfield, vt., usa : scolar press, gower, c1991. xxiv, 1243 p.&nbsp;isbn 978-0-85967-897-1.) it is also available electronically, for a fee. ==foundations== de materia medica :author: pedanius dioscorides :publication data: de materia medica, 50&ndash;70 :online version: online version of first volume :description: this five-volume work was a precursor to all modern pharmacopeias. in fact, it remained in use until the 16th century, though with some additional commentary and additions from arabian and indian sources. :importance: topic creator, breakthrough, impact the canon of medicine :author: avicenna (ibn sina) :publication data: the canon of medicine, 1025 :description: this fourteen-volume medical encyclopedia was the first of its kind and remained the most popular medical textbook in both europe and the islamic world up until the 17th century and continued to be in use as late as the 19th century. among other things, the book is known for the discovery of contagious diseases, and the introduction of experimental medicine, clinical trials,david w. tschanz, msph, phd (august 2003). "arab roots of european medicine", heart views 4 (2). randomized controlled trials,jonathan d. eldredge (2003), "the randomised controlled trial design: unrecognized opportunities for health sciences librarianship", health information and libraries journal 20, p. 34â44 [36].bernard s. bloom, aurelia retbi, sandrine dahan, egon jonsson (2000), "evaluation of randomized controlled trials on complementary and alternative medicine", international journal of technology assessment in health care 16 (1), p. 13â21 [19]. efficacy tests,d. craig brater and walter j. daly (2000), "clinical pharmacology in the middle ages: principles that presage the 21st century", clinical pharmacology & therapeutics 67 (5), p. 447-450 [449].walter j. daly and d. craig brater (2000), "medieval contributions to the search for truth in clinical medicine", pers
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