Galen and the Rhetoric of Healing by Susan P. Mattern
Galen and the Rhetoric of Healing

Susan P. Mattern

Galen and the Rhetoric of Healing

Susan P. Mattern

300 pages missing pub info (editions)

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Galen is the most important physician of the Roman imperial era. Many of his theories and practices were the basis for medical knowledge for centuries after his death and some practices—like checking a patient’s pulse—are still used today. He also...

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