Patients and healers in the High Roman Empire

"Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire offers a fascinating holistic look at the practice of ancient Roman medicine. Ido Israelowich presents three richly detailed case studies -- one focusing on the home and reproduction; another on the army; the last on medical tourism -- from the poi...

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Autore principale: Israelowich, Ido, 1972-
Natura: Livre papier
Lingua:Anglais
Pubblicazione: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University press C 2015.
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Autres localisations: Voir dans le Sudoc
Sommario:
  • The identity of physicians during the High Roman Empire
  • Patients' understanding of health and illness
  • The domus and reproduction
  • Health care in the Roman army
  • Medical tourism during the High Roman Empire