History of Medicine

In print. Scholarly English-language source that consists of biographies of scientists from antiquity to modern times. Excludes living scientists. Includes scientists who worked in the areas of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and earth sciences. Notable as one of the most substantial reference works in the field of history of science.

Available online. Identifies and describes the best books on the history of science. Written by 200 international scholars; includes 600 comparative essays that begin with a bibliography of important works, followed by reviews of those sources in the body of the entry. Covers Important concepts and processes, phenomena, and scientists as well as scientific developments in different countries.

In print. Provides access arranged by broad subject within the history of medicine. Includes extensive personal name index. Coverage limited to current and historical clinical medical topics. Detailed articles are cross-referenced and include short bibliographies.