Old age and disease in early modern medicine
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Old age and disease in early modern medicine
（The body, gender and culture, no. 4）
Pickering & Chatto, 2011
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Alter und Krankheit in der frühen Neuzeit : der ärztliche Blick auf die letzte Lebensphase
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"This is a translated and revised version of Alter und Krankheit in der frühen Neuzeit : der ärztliche Blick auf die letzte Lebensphase (Campus, 2004)"--P. 4 of cover
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-277) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book takes a thematic look at the historical roots of the debate surrounding old age and disease.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Geriatrics Today and Yesterday 1 The Knowledge of the Ancients: Ancient and Medieval Accounts of Old Age and Their Importance for Early Modern Europe 2 Between Elderly Care and Life Extension: Galenic Gerocomies to the mid-Seventeenth Century 3 Old Age in the Early Modern University: The Eclecticism of Medical Concepts after 1650 4 Old Women: The Marginalization of a Majority Conclusion: Proto-Geriatrics between Tradition and Innovation
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