Korean Heritage in Medicine, A Glimpse of History.

Author: Sungman CHA ¹
Author Information

1. Section of Biochemical Pharmacology, Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912.
Publication Type:Original Article ; Historical Article
MeSH: History of Medicine, Ancient; History of Medicine, Medieval; History of Medicine, Modern; Korea; Medicine, Oriental Traditional*
From:Yonsei Medical Journal 1978;19(1):75-84
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: This manuscript is meant to be a brief account of Korean medical history. Only justification for the author, who is not a historian by any means, to undertaken such a venture is that there is scarcely a book on the subject in any Western language.