Changing concepts of health and disease during the 20th century.
Sir Christopher Booth looks at the major medical achievements of the 20th century, from the discovery of vitamins to the eradication of smallpox, and asks where scientific development might lead physicians in the new millennium.
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20th Century Medical History Group, Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London. C.Booth@Wellcome.ac.uk
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