The Falling Sickness

The Falling Sickness
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 530
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ISBN-10 : 9781421400532
ISBN-13 : 1421400537
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Book Synopsis The Falling Sickness by : Owsei Temkin

Download or read book The Falling Sickness written by Owsei Temkin and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1994-03-01 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A thoroughly admirable and informative introduction to our knowledge of epilepsy in the Western world from antiquity to the early twentieth century." - American Scientist Owsei Temkin presents the history of epilepsy in Western civilization from ancient times to the beginnings of modern neurology. First published in 1945 and thoroughly revised in 1971, this classic work by one of the history of medicine's most eminent scholars now returns to print available in both paperback and eBook formats.


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