| Titre | Medical geography and phthisic immunity in the high altitudes : The origins of a Therapeutic hypothesis | |
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| Auteur | Daniela Vaj | |
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Revue | Revue de Géographie Alpine |
| Numéro | vol. 93, no 1, 2005 Agenda | |
| Page | 34-42 | |
| Résumé |
Medical geography expanded considerably in die 19th century, les expansion was aided by a Neo-Hippocratic trend in medi- cal thinking, progress in statistics and hygiene, and an overall vision of geography formulated early in the century by French and German до- graphers inspired by Alexander von Humboldt By tracing out die process that prompted certain «doctor-geographers» to put forth the hypofhesis of immunity phthisis in elevated regions this article seeks to show how various trends in medical geography led to the establishment of die « altitude cure » as a treatment for tuberculose. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Résumé anglais |
Medical geography expanded considerably in die 19th century, les expansion was aided by a Neo-Hippocratic trend in medi- cal thinking, progress in statistics and hygiene, and an overall vision of geography formulated early in the century by French and German до- graphers inspired by Alexander von Humboldt By tracing out die process that prompted certain «doctor-geographers» to put forth the hypofhesis of immunity phthisis in elevated regions this article seeks to show how various trends in medical geography led to the establishment of die « altitude cure » as a treatment for tuberculose. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/doc/rga_0035-1121_2005_num_93_1_2330 |
