The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity from Antiquity to the PresentA new comprehensive book on the history of medicine. |
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User Review - Widsith - LibraryThingThe defects of this book are many, but it would hurt to give it less than four stars and, the avoidance of pain being one of Porter's main themes, I will stick to a suitably thematic rating. There are ... Read full review
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User Review - neurodrew - LibraryThingThe Greatest Benefit of Mankind Roy Porter Sunday, August 12, 2012 11:38 AM This is a massive survey of medicine in history. It is not only about physicians, but about the relations of humans to ... Read full review
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