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Garrison-Morton-Norman History of Medicine
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Galen on bloodletting: A study of the origins, development and validity of his opinions, with a translation of the three works

GALEN, [Κλαύδιος Γαληνός; Galen of Pergamon] (129 – 216)
GALEN, [Κλαύδιος Γαληνός; Galen of Pergamon] (129 – 216) Wikipedia
BRAIN, Peter
BRAIN, Peter

Publication Details

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1986 CE.

Bloodletting is thought to have been practiced by Greek physicians of the 5th century BCE. This study includes translation of Galeni de venae sectione adversus Erasistratum liber (162-163 CE), Galeni de venae sectione adversus Erasistateos Romae degenentes (175? CE), and Galeni de curandi ratione per venae sectionem (193-194 CE).

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Publication place: Cambridge, England