num_pages: 304
description: Since it was first published in 1955, A Short History of Medicine has been hailed as the best available book of its a concise and readable introduction to the history of medicine, written for students and professionals alike. This revised edition of Erwin H. Ackerknecht's classic volume is now available in paperback, making the book especially suitable for classroom use.
language: English
title: A Short History of Medicine
titlecomplete: A Short History of Medicine
genres: History Of Medicine, History, Biology, Science, Medicine, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 47
publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press