title: [Similia Similibus Curentur: historical background of homeopathic medicine].
abstract: The history of homeopathic medicine was focused on the present work since the first ideas historically described by Hypocrates, Galeno, Paracelsus and Hahnemann. We intended to give an idea of the evolution of medical sciences in general, including the gradual arise of ideas which led Hahnemann to create homeopathy.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Corrêa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Siqueira-Batista
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Quintas
mesh_terms: D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006705:Homeopathy / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Similia Similibus Curentur: notação histórica da medicina homeopatica.