title: [The establishment and development of Blyth hospital in Wenzhou].
abstract: Blyth hospital was the earliest church hospital established by western missionaries in Wenzhou, since then, western medicine had been introduced into Wenzhou. The establishment and development of Blyth hospital greatly accelerated the development of Wenzhou local medical and health work so that the health level of the Wenzhou people improved. The objectives, pattern, experience and characteristics of the establishment of the hospital played a certain revelatory role in modern medical work and medical education.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Policy and Social Development of Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, 325035, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-dong
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Hong-li
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000266:history; D006304:Health Status; D049672:History, 19th Century; D016519:Hospitals, Religious / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D066189:Missionaries; D008921:Religious Missions / Q000266:history*; D019366:Western World / Q000266:history*