First published 1993
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© 1993 James Longrigg

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Longrigg, James
Greek Rational Medicine: Philosophy and Medicine from
Alcmaeon to the Alexandrians
I. Title
610.1

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Longrigg, James
Greek rational medicine: philosophy and medicine from
Alcmaeon to the Alexandrians/James Longrigg.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Medicine, Greek and Roman. I. Title.
R138.L65 1993
610′.938-dc20 92-28865

ISBN 0-415-02594-X

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