History of Medicine

Synopsis

An interactive documentary telling the story of man’s struggle against disease, sickness and injury, looking at healthcare from the black death to AIDS, with accounts of doctors, surgeons, scientists, patients, geniuses, heroes and charlatans who played a part in developing medicine as we know it today. Includes personal accounts of experts on subjects such as women in medicine, quacks and quackery, the study of anatomy, the care and treatment of casualties in war, plants and healing, and forensic medicine. Also covers ailments of famous people.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; 2 CD-ROMs. PC version only.

Year of production

1996

Availability

Sale; 1996 sale: £39.99 (inclusive)

Subjects

Medical sciences

Keywords

history of medicine

Distribution Formats

Type

CD-ROM

Production Company

Name

First Information Group plc

Notes

Titles handled by Marshall Media

Distributor

Name

Marshall Media

Email

sales@marshallmedia.com

Web

http://www.marshallmedia.com External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7291 8222

Fax

020 7291 8266

Address

161 New Bond Street
London
W1Y 9PA