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beliefs about the causes of disease
Theory of the four humours,
Some natural herbal remedies work...,
Urine samples uroscopy
11  cards
the influence of hippocrates and galen
What theory did hippocrates make ...,
What were galen s ideas to be mor...,
Hippocratic collection
5  cards
the work of vesalius, paré and harvey
What did vesalius believe about s...,
Vesalius was able to perform whic...,
What were vesalius s most importa...
17  cards
surgery in the middle ages
Why was medieval surgery dangerous,
Hugh of lucca and theodoric his son,
What did hugh of lucca and theodo...
5  cards
the work of john hunter
John hunter developed an unrivall...,
Hunter s experience in surgery an...,
Hunter s solution to aneurysms 1785
4  cards
changes in the training of surgeons
Surgeons didn t have the same rep...
1  cards
public health in the 20th century / liberal reforms
National insurance act,
1906,
1907
5  cards
booth and rowntree
Booth s report summary,
Rowntree s report summary,
Boer war 1899
3  cards
impact of two world wars
Made the government more aware of...,
Evacuation of children,
1945 victory of the labour party
3  cards
poverty and housing in the 20th century
Improvements brought about by dav...,
Destruction from bombing ww2 and ...,
Improvements after ww2
4  cards
beveridge report and the welfare state
Points beveridge made,
Beveridge report realise date,
Labour government was elected in ...
4  cards
the NHS
National health service 1948,
Arguments for the nhs,
Arguments against the nhs
7  cards
developments in surgery
General medical council 1858,
By 1911 there were only ____ wome...,
Elizabeth garrett anderson
7  cards
developments of anaesthetics
Nitrous oxide,
Ether,
James simpson
9  cards
lister and carbolic acid
Lister s idea,
After lister heard about germ the...,
Figures death rates after use of ...
6  cards
aseptic surgery
Since the late 1800s surgeons hav...,
Aseptic techniques used today,
Surgical gloves were invented by
3  cards
impact of ww1 on surgery
X rays were discovered in 1895 by,
X ray uses in ww1,
The coolidge tube
10  cards
modern surgery
Keyhole surgery,
Immunosuppresants
2  cards
some examples to use
In 1277 r,
J_____ was given ________ to deve...,
During the boer war
9  cards
public health in medieval times
How did toilets cause problems,
How,
How was the waste problem attempt...
3  cards
public health in the renaissance
How many did the great plague kill,
What action did the government ta...
2  cards

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