Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

By Brian P. Levack

A thorough account of the history of this proud hospital, people by outstanding and medically important characters. Puts the development of the hospital in the context of the social changes that determined the care of patients in the UK and Scotland. Details the struggle against infectious disease, the efforts of 19th and 20th century philanthropists and civic figures toward creating a comprehensive hospital complex, and the role of many Aberdonian doctors in the advancement of medical and surgical care.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0702016667
• ISBN13: 9780702016660
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.