Padua, the cradle of modern medicine: Bernardino Ramazzini (1633–1714) on headaches

A prominent historian of Medicine, Henry Sigerist, quoted the Padua Medical School as “the cradle of modern medicine”. This opinion is currently accepted worldwide. A short outline on the contribution of the Padua Medical School to the development of medical knowledge in its “golden age” is given. I...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Zanchin, G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2005
Materias:
Key Note Lecture
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3451997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16362654
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10194-005-0175-0
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Sumario:A prominent historian of Medicine, Henry Sigerist, quoted the Padua Medical School as “the cradle of modern medicine”. This opinion is currently accepted worldwide. A short outline on the contribution of the Padua Medical School to the development of medical knowledge in its “golden age” is given. In this context, the work of a prominent figure of the 17(th) century Padua University and the founder of Occupational Medicine, Bernardino Ramazzini, is considered, with focus on his interest in headache.

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