Parker, Steve, 1952-

Kill or cure : an illustrated history of medicine / Steve Parker. - First American edition. - London: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2013. - 400 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (page 392) and index.

Beliefs and traditions, to 900 -- The rise of scientific medicine, 900-1820 -- Medicine in the Industrial Age, 1820-1920 -- Modern medicine, 1920-2000 -- Genes and future dreams, 2000-present.

9781465408426 (hbk.) 1465408428 (hbk.)

2013474432


Medicine--History--Popular works.
Medicine, Popular.

R131 / .P24 2013

610 / PAR