Dermatological writings of ancient India
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Dermatological writings of ancient India.
THIS paper is concerned with a glimpse into the wealth of ancient Indian medical literature. A small sampling of the general knowledge and thoughts of these ancients will be presented along with an attempt to place their leading texts into some historical perspective. Following this, emphasis will be placed on some of the writings of what may be called 'Ancient Indian Dermatology'. Most modern ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical History
سال: 1969
ISSN: 0025-7273,2048-8343
DOI: 10.1017/s0025727300014824