Description
| Product ID: | 9780349123752 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Rise And Fall Of Modern Medicine |
| Authors: | Author: Dr James Le Fanu |
| Page Count: | 608 |
| Subjects: | History of medicine, History of medicine, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating * A fascinating survey of the key moments of post-war medical discovery - fully revised and updated for this new edition The medical achievements of the post-war years rank as one of the supreme epochs of human endeavour. Advances in surgical technique, new ideas about the nature of disease and huge innovations in drug manufacture vanquished most common causes of early death, But, since the mid-1970s the rate of development has slowed, and the future of medicine is uncertain. How has this happened? |
| Imprint Name: | Abacus |
| Publisher Name: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2011-11-03 |
