Isbn: 9781108062312 - the influence of climate in the prevention and cure of chronic diseases (cambridge library collection - history of medicine) (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. This 1829 work provided innovative and accessible advice about disease and climate as health-related travel became increasingly popular. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478. . 2013. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Published in 1829, this important work raised awareness of a poorly understood topic, running to a third edition by 1841. Sir James Clark (1788-1870) had trained as a surgeon in Edinburgh and gained experience in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. During subsequent European travels, he studied the effects of climate on disease, particularly tuberculosis, and this publication represents an expanded version of his Medical Notes on Climate, Diseases, Hospitals, and Medical Schools in France, Italy, and Switzerland (1820), which is also reissued in this series. A licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians from 1826, and elected to the Royal Society in 1832, Clark became a trusted physician and friend to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection are his Treatise on Pulmonary Consumption (1835) and Memoir of John Conolly (1869).…