The Decline of Therapeutic Bloodletting and the Collapse of Traditional Medicine |
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| Author:
| Carter, K. Codell |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4128-4604-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2012 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $115.00 |
Book Description:
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Over the course of a single generation, without significant discussion or debate, a key practice of traditional medicine was almost completely abandoned in mid-nineteenth-century Europe. This describes how and why bloodletting was abandoned, noting that it was part of a process in which innovation was required so that modern scientific medicine could begin. It is a masterful study on the collapse of a traditional medical practice.
Over the course of a single generation, without significant discussion or debate, a key practice of traditional medicine was almost completely abandoned in mid-nineteenth-century Europe. This describes how and why bloodletting was abandoned, noting that it was part of a process in which innovation was required so that modern scientific medicine could begin. It is a masterful study on the collapse of a traditional medical practice.