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Cambridge Historical Dictionary of Disease available electronically
Published: 6 January 2006
Described as "an absolute must for anyone with an interest in the history of medicine" (Waller, 2004), the Cambridge Historical Dictionary of Disease is now available electronically. Published in 2003, this reference work has detailed entries for 161 diseases. Entries are longer than average for a reference work and describe both the history and the characteristics of maladies. [John C. Waller, "T