Physiology in the American Context, 1850-1940

Physiology in the American Context, 1850-1940
Author: Gerald L. Geisson
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2013-05-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1461475287

A study of physiology in America, this places the development of American physiology in the cultural context of the period. Divided into three parts, the book covers social and institutional history; physiology in relation to other fields; and instruments, materials and techniques.

Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine

Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine
Author: William F. Bynum
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 810
Release: 1993
Genre: History of Medicine
ISBN: 9780415164191

This text provides an account of the development of medical science in its various branches, and includes discussions of the medical profession and its institutions, and the impact of medicine upon populations, economic development, culture, religions, and thought.