TY - BOOK AU - AU - Rogers, Kara. ED - ED - ED - ED - SN - 9781615303670 (hardcover : alkaline paper) SN - 2 PY - 2011///];copyright 201146 CY - New York, NY PB - Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen KW - KW - 2 KW - 0 KW - 6 KW - 20 KW - History.;English.;history;English.;history;English KW - Physicians;Medicine;History of Medicine;Disease;Health Personnel KW - Biography.;Encyclopedias;Encyclopedias;Encyclopedias N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [214]) and index; Ancient medicine and its practitioners -- Medicine in the Medieval and Renaissance eras -- The rise of scientific medicine in the 19th century -- Immunology and the 20th century fight against infectitious disease -- Progress in the understanding of disease in the 20th century -- Developments in the understanding of cancer -- Surgery in the 20th century and beyond -- Nursing and influential nurses in history -- Pioneers of modern medicine; 5 ER -