英文摘要 |
As medical historians we are used to drawing conclusions from often very scattered and disparate material on dates, developments, trends, innovations in medicine, on ways of treating diseases -- and, what seems to be the most difficult, on the thoughts and actions of the historical protagonists -- the doctors and healers of the past. From our material we can seldom be sure whether there is any relationship between theoretical approach and medical action. We mostly do not know what effect a medical theory had on practice. Actually, we do not even know whether there was any connection between theory and practice. |