title: Alexander's (356-323 BC) expeditionary Medical Corps 334-323 BC.
abstract: Alexander had a profound interest in medicine and healing. Original Greek texts survive mainly from the works of Plutarch and Arrian. This paper examines original sources naming the physicians who participated in Alexander's expedition in Asia, the battle injuries he sustained and his final illness in Babylon.
authors.affiliation: Cromwell Hospital, London SW5 0TU, UK. sretsas@msn.com
authors.forename: Spyros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Retsas
mesh_terms: D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000266:history; D001208:Asia; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000266:history; D005101:Expeditions / Q000266:history*; D005197:Famous Persons; D000076145:Greece, Ancient; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history*; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000266:history; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000266:history*