The roots of geriatric medicine: Care of the aged in Byzantine times (324-1453 AD)

Gerontology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 2-6

  Lascaratos, John ^a,c   Poulacou Rebelacou, Effie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b National Health Operations Centre   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ancient Greek medicine; Byzantine medicine; Care of the aged; Geriatric medicine

Indexed keywords

GERIATRICS; GERONTOLOGY; GREECE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; LANGUAGE; LITERATURE; MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033988266     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022125     Document Type: Review

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