Written as a key introductory textbook for students, this work explores the reasons behind the expansion of the field of the history of medicine and health.

The third edition of this bestselling introduction to medical history has been thoroughly updated to include recent scholarship and new events in major fields o

One hundred and twenty-four selections survey the outstanding writings and discoveries in all aspects of medicine

"With diverse constitutions, a multiplicity of approaches, styles, and aims is both expected and desired. This volume locates medical history within itself and

In three sections, the Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine celebrates the richness and variety of medical history around the world. It explore medical de