Historical evidence for the origin of teaching hospital, medical school and the rise of academic medicine

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 236-239

  Modanlou, H D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

bimarestan; Gondi Shapur; Islamic Medicine; Nestorians; sasanian persia

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CIVILIZATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GREECE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INDIAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRAN; JEW; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RELIGION; REVIEW; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FAMOUS PERSONS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; MEDICINE, ARABIC; PERSIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 79953330999     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2010.162     Document Type: Review

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