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Hippocrates
What was hippocrates key idea,
What was the theory of the four h...,
What else did hippocrates believe
9  cards
Galen
What were galen s key ideas,
What was the theory of opposites,
What did galen do
8  cards
The Church
What was the impact of religion d...,
What was the role of the church o...,
What were the church s teachings ...
7  cards
Andreas Vesalius
When and where was vesalius born,
What did he become when he moved ...,
What did vesalius do
8  cards
William Harvey
When and where was harvey born,
What did he become in his later life,
When did he publish his book and ...
7  cards
Edward Jenner
Who was mary wortley montague and...,
What did jenner notice among farm...,
What did jenner do after he made ...
7  cards
Louis Pasteur
Who was louis pasteur,
How did pasteur develop the germ ...,
When did he publish the germ theory
6  cards
Robert Koch
Who was robert koch,
What did koch discover,
How did koch make his discovery
5  cards
Edwin Chadwick
During what time period did chadw...,
Who was edwin chadwick,
What did he do
5  cards
John Snow
During which time period did snow...,
Who was john snow,
What was his theory
7  cards
Ancient Greece
What were the treatments for illn...,
Why would citizens visit the ascl...,
Who was asclepios
3  cards
Ancient Romans
What did people believe to be the...,
What were the treatments and prev...,
What was public health like after...
4  cards
The Black Death
What were the symptoms of the bla...,
When did the black death occur,
What was the actual cause of the ...
9  cards
The Impact of Government
What did the emperor and the gove...,
What did the government of the ea...,
How did the government affect pas...
3  cards
The Impact of War
What did war lead to,
How did war have an effect on the...,
How did war have an effect on the...
6  cards
The Middle Ages
During what time period did the m...,
What ideas were there about medic...,
What types of healthcare were ava...
4  cards
Renaissance (1500-1750)
What new technology knowledge and...,
How did the invention of the prin...,
How did the invention of new mach...
6  cards
The Impact of Communication
How did communication affect past...
1  cards
The Impact of Science and Technology
How did technology aid pasteur in...,
What did new inventions make it e...,
When was the stethoscope invented
5  cards
Florence Nightingale
During which time period did nigh...,
What caused nightingale to change...,
What was the significance of nigh...
3  cards
Domagk
What did gerhard domagk do,
When did he develop the second ma...,
What did prontosil do
3  cards
Paul Ehrlich
What did ehrlich do,
What did salvarsan 606 do,
What is a magic bullet
4  cards
Emil Behring
What did he develop,
When was his discovery first used
2  cards
James Crick and Francis Watson
Who were watson and crick,
What did they discover,
When did they make their discovery
8  cards
Alexander Fleming, Florey and Chain
What happened in 1928,
Who discovered penicillin,
When did fleming discover penicillin
10  cards
Bevan and Beveridge
When was the national health serv...,
What did beveridge do,
When did beveridge write and publ...
7  cards
Public Health during the Roman Empire
What facilities did the romans ha...,
What did the aqueducts do,
What did the water pipes and publ...
11  cards
Medical Training
After the churchs involvement in ...,
How did doctors build on the chan...
2  cards
Factors leading to improved medical treatment in hospitals
What factor lead to improved medi...,
How did the role of the governmen...,
How did the role of attitudes and...
4  cards
Modern Medicine (1900 - Present)
Why was the discovery of magic bu...,
When was the first magic bullet d...,
What was the second magic bullet
3  cards

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