Taking the medicine : a short history of medicine's beautiful idea and our difficulty swallowing it
Burch, Druin2009
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Druin Burch's controversial argument is that for most of human history, medicine has been a catastrophe. Telling the stories of major drugs, Burch provides accounts of use and abuse, of accidental findings, and of heroic labours to understand their impact. The book warns us to properly investigate claims about wonder drugs.
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Imprint:
London : Chatto & Windus, 2009.
Collation:
330 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780701182786 (hbk)0701182784 (hbk)
Dewey class:
615.1'09615.109
Local class:
615.109
Language:
English
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BRN:
1348942