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'... A work in the best tradition of bibliographical research... even the casual reader will be impressed to learn that, four centuries ago, the man who had the courage to burn in public the writings of Avicenna, recognised pulmonary disease in miners as an occupational hazard, cretinism and goitre as endemic in certain areas, and chorea and hysteria as manifestations of disease, not demonic possession.'Pagel, W. is the author of 'Paracelsus: An Introduction to Philosophical Medicine in the Era of the Renaissance' with ISBN 9783805535182 and ISBN 380553518X.
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