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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20092| Title: | Contributions of the Mediterranean peoples to the control and alleviation of disease |
| Authors: | Cassar, Paul |
| Keywords: | Medicine -- Mediterranean Region -- History Medicine -- Study and teaching Public health -- History |
| Issue Date: | 1985 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta Medical School |
| Citation: | Cassar, P. (1985). Contributions of the Mediterranean peoples to the control and alleviation of disease. Medi-Scope, 7, 16-21. |
| Abstract: | The main contributions of the Mediterranean peoples to the control of disease and the alleviation of the sick have been: a the rise and development of the concept of hospital care and treatment; b the promotion of the organised teaching of medicine and surgery; c the adoption of practical measures for the preservation of public health on the supra-national plane; d the elucidation of the causes and means of transmission of infectious illnesses which led to the adequate control of communicable diseases. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/20092 |
| Appears in Collections: | Medi-Scope, Issue 7 Medi-Scope, Issue 7 |
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