Galen on bloodletting : a study of the origins, development and validity of his opinions, with a translation of the three works /
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| Author / Creator: | Brain, Peter. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c1986. |
| Description: | xiii, 189 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Local Note: | Galen's book on venesection against Erasistratus -- Galen's book on venesection against the Erasistrateans in Rome -- Galen's book on treatment by venesection. |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/766853 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Notes
- 1. Galen and his system: an introduction
- 2. Galen's Book on Venesection against Erasistratus (translation)
- 3. Galen's Book on Venesection against the Erasistrateans in Rome (translation)
- 4. Galen's Book on Treatment by Venesection (translation)
- 5. Development of Galen's views and methods as shown in the three works
- 6. Galen, venesection and the Hippocractic Corpus
- 7. Galen's practice of venesection
- 8. Galen's revulsive treatment and vascular anatomy
- 9. The testimony of other writers and the validity of Galen's opinions on sites for venesection
- 10. Galen's use of venesction as an evacuant: can it be justified? A medical digression
- 11. Conclusion
- Glossary
- Index
