A History of Scottish Medicine

By Helen Dingwall

Great names, research and innovations, celebrated centres of medical training - Scotland has always been associated with medicine.In this exciting 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.*Assesses medical practitioners and patients in the general historical context.This is the first comprehensive study of Scottish medicine to be written by a historian 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 fascinating subject.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748608656
• ISBN13: 9780748608652
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher