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Fatal thirst : diabetes in Britain until insulin /
Although medieval doctors knew of the disorder called diabetes, the disease they treated was rare and largely confined to young sufferers. This title examines the history of diabetes in Britain focusing on medieval treatments, Renaissance-era diabetology, and the centuries-long debate among speciali...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2009.
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| Colección: | History of science and medicine library ;
v. 9. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Although medieval doctors knew of the disorder called diabetes, the disease they treated was rare and largely confined to young sufferers. This title examines the history of diabetes in Britain focusing on medieval treatments, Renaissance-era diabetology, and the centuries-long debate among specialists over the site and cure of the disease. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 194 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-190) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789047425977 9047425979 9789004172500 9004172505 128240072X 9781282400726 |
| ISSN: | 1872-0684 ; |