Bilharzia
Subtitle: A History of Imperial Tropical Medicine (Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: December 11, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 371
ISBN-13: 9780521530606
Subjects: History of medicine; Tropical medicine; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Forensic Medicine; History; Medical / History; Medical-Forensic Medicine; Schistosomiasis--Developing countries--Histor; Schistosomiasis--Developing countries--History
First sentence: Tropical medicine is unique among medical specialties in being defined by reference to the part of the world where it is practiced and where its diseases are endemic.