Influence of judaism and jewish physicians on greek and byzantine medicine and their contribution to nephrology

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 233-240

  Massry, Shaul G ^a,b   Miroslaw, Smogorzewski ^a,b   Hazani, Elizur ^a,b   Shasha, Shaul M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WESTERN GALILEE HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Asaph Judaeus; Isaac Judaeus; Mishneh; Talmud

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; GREECE; HEALTH; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HYGIENE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE EAST; NEPHROLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIGION;

BIBLE; BYZANTIUM; GREEK WORLD; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; JEWS; JUDAISM; NEPHROLOGY; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

EID: 0030912526     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: 14219670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000169107     Document Type: Article

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