title: [Popular medical literature in days of yore].
abstract: The first books of popular medicine appeared during the Enlightenment in the 18th century. Some of these writings are examined in more detail, with sidelights on the popular medical literature of today.
mesh_terms: D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D013557:Switzerland
vernacular_title: Populär-medizinische Schriften von Anno dazumal.