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Galen and the Rhetoric of Healing
Galen and the Rhetoric of Healing
Author: Susan P. Mattern
Galen is the most important physician of the Roman imperial era. Many of his theories and practices were the basis for medical knowledge for centuries after his death and some practices -- like checking a patient's pulse -- are still used today. He also left a vast corpus of writings which makes up a full one-eighth of all surviving ancient Gree...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780801888359
ISBN-10: 0801888352
Publication Date: 7/1/2008
Pages: 300
Edition: 1
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Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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