Includes bibliographical references (pages 1057-1081) and index.
Contents
pt. 1. The dawn of medicine -- Greek medicine -- Medicine in the Roman empire -- The Middle Ages : earlier period -- The Middle Ages : later period -- The Renaissance -- The seventeenth century -- pt. 2. The eighteenth century -- The nineteenth century : the first half -- The rise of American medicine -- The nineteenth century : the second half -- The twentieth century.
