A Century of Arterial Hypertension, 1896-1996

By Edited by: Nicolas Postel-Vinay

Reflecting on the evolving concepts of hypertension over the past hundred years, A Century of Arterial Hypertension reveals an essential yet little-known facet of modern medicine. Put together by a team of internationally renowned experts, it is the collective work of a multidisciplinary editorial team. Originally published in French under the auspices of the French Society of Hypertension, this English edition has been acclaimed by the International Society of Hypertension. The originality, wealth of historical documents and bibliography will make this book of interest not only to cardiologists and physicians in general, but to anyone who aspires to understand how modern medicine has achieved what it has.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471967882
• ISBN13: 9780471967880
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.7" x 10.0"