title: Some observations on the interdigitation of advances in medical science and mathematics.
abstract: The immense advancement of our understanding of disease processes has not been a uniform progression related to the passage of time. Advances have been made in "lurches" and "catches" since the advent of the written word. There has been a remarkable interdependency between such advances in medicine and advances in mathematics that has proved beneficial to both. This work explores some of these critical relationships and documents how the individuals involved contributed to advances in each.
authors.affiliation: Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Michael James
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Glamore
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: James Patrick
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: O'leary
mesh_terms: D015510:Clinical Medicine / Q000266:history*; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics / Q000266:history*; D012586:Science / Q000266:history*