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Edited by Andrew Wear. 397 pp. New York, Cambridge University Press, 1992. $69.95 (cloth); $19.95 (paper). ISBN 0-521-33351-2 (cloth)

The past two decades have seen something of a revolution in the study of the history of medicine. Traditionally regarded as a byway of history, the preserve of physicians who focused on "the history of great doctors, great discoveries and great ideas," the field has been transformed in recent years under the influence of the new social history, emerging as an exciting and important area of study. Numerous monographic studies have both broadened the definition of medicine and appreciably deepened our understanding of the historical relation of medicine to society. The subjects of recent interest include the changing status of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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