Theories and cures of the rheumatic diseases during the byzantine period (330-1453 a.D.)

Most Byzantine medical texts described the rheumatic diseases. The Byzantine physicians, based on the ancient Greek texts, explained the causes of rheumatic diseases, described their symptoms and proposed certain treatments. The Byzantine medical sources described various types of rheumatic diseases...

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Main Authors: E. Poulakou-Rebelakou, N.T. Economou, C. Tsiamis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2011-09-01
Series:Reumatismo
Online Access:http://www.reumatismo.org/index.php/reuma/article/view/263