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Against the backdrop of an unprecedented concern for health

today, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine not only

surveys the rise of medicine in the West from earliest times to the

present day, but also glimpses into the future. It is written by a

team of experts co-ordinated by one of the most distinguished and

prolific writers and researchers into the history of medicine,

Professor Roy Porter. Both authoritative and accessible, The

Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine is the only serious

choice for a reader wanting a lively and informative single-volume

introduction to medical history.

Introduction

1. The history of disease Kenneth F. Kiple

2. The rise of medicine Vivian Nutton

3. What is disease? Roy Porter

4. Primary care Edward Shorter

5. Medical science Roy Porter

6. Hospitals and surgery Roy Porter

7. Drug treatment and the rise in pharmacology Miles

Weatherall

8. Mental illness Roy Porter

9. Medicine, society, and the state John Pickstone

10. Looking to the future Geoff Watts

Reference guide: Chronology

Major human diseases

Notes

Further reading

Index of medical personalities

General index

Picture acknowledgements

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考古记录令人无可置疑地显示放弃狩猎和采集方式转而从事定居农业的人类在健康方面付出的昂贵代价。……食物种类过于集中和单一，意味着营养品种的缺乏，其结果是营养缺乏症的出现。

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Against the backdrop of an unprecedented concern for health today, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine not only surveys the rise of medicine in the West from earliest times to the present day, but also glimpses into the future. It is written by a team of experts co-ordinated by one of the most distinguished and prolific writers and researchers into the history of medicine, Professor Roy Porter. Both authoritative and accessible, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine is the only serious choice for a reader wanting a lively and informative single-volume introduction to medical history.