The healer's power
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at the same time fundamental public criticism of it and a need for alternative therapies (cf. pp. 31 9f.). Labisch sees two ways out of this situation: a new concentration on medicine as an art that deals with human beings, and permanent ethical self-contemplation. This comprehensive and concise history of health in the modem period can contribute to a better informed and more objective debate on the future role of medicine in society. It is an example of the practical functions that medical and social historiography may have today.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Medical History
دوره 37 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993