Medical Practice, 1600-1900: Physicians and Their Patients

Drawing in particular on physicians casebooks, "Medical Practices, 1600-1900" studies the changing nature of ordinary medical practice in early modern Europe. Combining case studies on individual German, Austrian and Swiss practitioners with a comparative analysis across the centuries, it offers the [...]
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Drawing in particular on physicians casebooks, "Medical Practices, 1600-1900" studies the changing nature of ordinary medical practice in early modern Europe. Combining case studies on individual German, Austrian and Swiss practitioners with a comparative analysis across the centuries, it offers the first comprehensive and systematic overview of the major aspects of premodern practitioners daily work and business from diagnostic and therapeutic approaches and the kinds of patients treated to financial issues, record keeping and their place in contemporary society."