Bliss, Michael (Author)
University of Toronto Press
Physical Details: 112 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English
Description Explores the foundations of medicine through three case studies: the last major epidemic of smallpox; the work of William Osler; and the discovery of insulin.
Review Higgins, James E. (2012) Review of "The Making of Modern Medicine: Turning Points in the Treatment of Disease". Canadian Journal of History (pp. 172-174).
Review Stahnisch, F. W. (2013) Review of "The Making of Modern Medicine: Turning Points in the Treatment of Disease". Sudhoffs Archiv: Zeitschrift fuer Wissenschaftsgeschichte (pp. 121-121).
Review Hurrell, Casey (2012) Review of "The Making of Modern Medicine: Turning Points in the Treatment of Disease". Canadian Historical Review (p. 685).
Review Cruickshank, Paul (2014) Review of "The Making of Modern Medicine: Turning Points in the Treatment of Disease". Endeavour: Review of the Progress of Science (p. 5).
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