The medical pioneers of nineteenth century Lancaster /

The medical pioneers of nineteenth century Lancaster /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.
Description:	1 online resource (1 volume)
Language:	English
Subject:	Medicine -- England -- Lancaster -- History -- 19th century. Medicine. England -- Lancaster. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12871581

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Other authors / contributors:	Wessels, Quenton, editor.
ISBN:	9781527524873 1527524876 9781527508194 1527508196
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 22, 2019).
Summary:	Modern medicine in England as we know it today is chiefly the product of the scientific developments of the nineteenth century. These advances included improved sanitation, the acceptance of the germ theory of disease as a result of the emergence of microbiology, and the advent of painless and routine surgical procedures. How then did medicine evolve in Lancaster during the nineteenth century? The focus here is the history of medicine in Lancaster and a community of practice amongst a few medical professionals who shaped Lancaster's medical landscape. The reader will be introduced to these rem.
Other form:	Print version: Medical pioneers of nineteenth century Lancaster. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018 9781527508194 1527508196
Standard no.:	99976445196

Table of Contents:

Intro; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Bibliography; Contributors; Index