Why should Byzantium be considered as a cradle of clinical geriatrics?;Warum kann ausgerechnet Byzanz als Wiege der klinischen Geriatrie betrachtet werden?

Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 158, Issue 17-18, 2008, Pages 471-480

  Lapin, Alexander ^a  

^a Wiener Krankenanstaltenverbund   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ageing; Christian orthodox; Hospital; Middle age; Nursing; Psychosomatics

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANTIQUITY; ART; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIET; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL; LIFESTYLE; MARASMUS; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGES; MIDDLE EAST; MORBIDITY; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME; PHILOSOPHY; PROFESSIONALISM; PSYCHOSOMATICS; RELIGION; REVIEW; SYMPTOM;

AGED; BYZANTIUM; CHRISTIANITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRICS; HIPPOCRATIC OATH; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE;

EID: 52949143076     PISSN: 00435341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10354-008-0578-z     Document Type: Review

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