title: The earliest mention of a black bag.
abstract: A black bag, needed especially for home visits, has been used since the time of Hippocrates who, in his treatise "On good manners", gave the first detailed description of a medical bag with guidelines for the required equipment and structure. Ancient Egyptian and Palestinian references also date back at least two millenniums.
authors: History of Medicine Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece.
authors: Gregory
authors: G
authors: Tsoucalas
authors: Antonis A
authors: AA
authors: Kousoulis
authors: Ioannis
authors: I
authors: Tsoucalas
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Androutsos
mesh_terms: D000076144:Egypt, Ancient; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000266:history*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D000076145:Greece, Ancient; D049690:History, Ancient; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'