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Againstthebackdropofanunprecedentedconcernforhealthtoday,TheCambridgeIllustratedHistoryofMedicinenotonlysurveystheriseofmedicineintheWestfromearliesttimestothepresentday,butalsoglimpsesintothefuture.Itiswrittenbyateamofexpertsco-ordinatedbyoneofthemostdistinguishedandprolificwritersandresearchersintothehistoryofmedicine,ProfessorRoyPorter.Bothauthoritativeandaccessible,TheCambridgeIllustratedHistoryofMedicineistheonlyseriouschoiceforareaderwantingalivelyandinformativesingle-volumeintroductiontomedicalhistory.