Caring for Health
Subtitle: History and Diversity
Edition: 3 edition
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: October 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780335208401
Subjects: Health systems & services; History of specific subjects; Social issues; Health Care; Sociology Of Medicine; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Health/Fitness; British Isles; North America; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Health Care Delivery; Physical Education; Public Health; Education / Physical Education; Europe; Great Britain; History; Medical care; Social medicine
First sentence: This book builds on the discussion of the growth of medical knowledge and medical technology in an earlier book in this series, Medical Knowledge: Doubt and Certainty (Open University Press, second edition 1994; colour-enhanced second edition 2001), which also introduced the concepts of lay care, traditional or folk systems of health care, and complementary and alternative therapies - subjects to which we return in this book.
Description: This text considers the historical development of health care from 1500 to the present day. The editor adopts a broad interdisciplinary framework to draw on the most recent research in the fields of medical and social history.