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History of Addenbrooke´s Hospital, Cambridge
Arthur Rook
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Description for History of Addenbrooke´s Hospital, Cambridge
Hardback. An authoritative and absorbing account of one of Britain's most prestigious hospitals. Num Pages: 535 pages, 4 line diagrams 81 half-tones. BIC Classification: MBP; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 31. . Good copy 8vo Illustrated. The History of Nursing and Hospital Histories.
Addenbrooke's Hospital has strongly influenced both the development of medical practice and the social history of Cambridge. This authoritative and absorbing account of the hospital traces in detail its history and development, from its benefaction in 1719 by John Addenbrooke, through its early years of expansion, reforms and modernisation and over the period of the two world wars. With the use of rare and previously unseen archive material, including the original minutes, the authors have produced a careful, authoritative and fascinating account of the history and development of one of Britain's most famous hospitals. Embellished with evocative and often rare ... Read more
Addenbrooke's Hospital has strongly influenced both the development of medical practice and the social history of Cambridge. This authoritative and absorbing account of the hospital traces in detail its history and development, from its benefaction in 1719 by John Addenbrooke, through its early years of expansion, reforms and modernisation and over the period of the two world wars. With the use of rare and previously unseen archive material, including the original minutes, the authors have produced a careful, authoritative and fascinating account of the history and development of one of Britain's most famous hospitals. Embellished with evocative and often rare ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
535
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521405294
SKU
KEX0304589
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for History of Addenbrooke´s Hospital, Cambridge
"Well illustrated and with excellent references and footnotes, this volume is recommended highly to those with an interest in the history of medicine." Herbert S. Goldberg, Science Books & Films "...the authors have produced not only an exemplary study of a run-of-th-mill provincial infirmary but also a well-told tale of an unusual hospital. The book can be used ... Read more