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History of medicine

1. Centre for the History of Medicine
2. History of Medicine
3. Medicine Through Time
4. People and Discoveries
5. Relief of Pain and Suffering
6. Wellcome Institute for the History and Understanding of Medicine OPAC

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Centre for the History of Medicine

Established in the University of Glasgow in 1985, the centre is part of the Department of Economic and Social History and a member of the School of History and Archaeology.
     Author: Mulholland, Ann
     Subjects: history of medicine, medical education
     DeweyClass: 610
     Resource type: documents

History of Medicine

Series of links provided by BBC - regularly updated homepage.
     Author: BBC
     Subjects: history of medicine, medical education
     DeweyClass: 610
     Resource type: service

Medicine Through Time

Learning and teaching materials concerned with the development of surgery, anatomical knowledge and the study of disease.
     Author: SchoolsHistory.org.uk
     Subjects: history of medicine, medical education
     DeweyClass: 610
     Resource type: guide

People and Discoveries

Searchable database of 120 entries about 20th century scientists and their stories and discoveries, divided into five main subject areas: physics and astronomy, human behaviour, medicine and health, earth and life sciences, and technology.
     Author: Public Broadcasting Service
     Subjects: history of medicine, history of science, inventions, scientists
     DeweyClass: 507
     Resource type: guides

Relief of Pain and Suffering

Series of articles on methods of pain reduction, beginning in the 19th century when ether and opium were widely used, until the discovery of aspirin in 1897. Attempts to map pain and the problem of measurement are discussed. Additional articles address the issue of suffering in relation to the hospice movement and dying.
     Author: Regents of the University of California
     Subjects: history of medicine, pain
     DeweyClass: 610
     Resource type: documents