A history of Scottish medicine
Subtitle: themes and influences
By: Helen Dingwall.
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
Subjects: Medicine -- Scotland -- History.; Physicians -- Scotland -- History.; History of Medicine -- Scotland.; Public Health -- history -- Scotland.
Description: "In this book, Helen Dingwall introduces the history of Scottish medicine from earliest times to the present day. Offering a new synthesis of medicine and society in Scotland, she covers developments in medicine, surgery and alternative medicine in relation to the changing economic, social, political and religious background; discusses concepts of professionalism and institutionalisation; and assesses medical practitioners and patients in the general historical context." "This is the first major history of medicine in Scotland for over twenty years. Its breadth of coverage - given both the time span and the range of background factors considered - makes A History of Scottish Medicine invaluable reading for all those with an interest in this subject."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-274) and index.