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Kidney dysfunction, from the Arabic to the Byzantine world in 11th and 12th century southern Italy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20013727     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Greek classical medicine was not transmitted directly from classical antiquity to the Western Middle Ages by a continuous tradition, but passed through the Arabic world, where it had been preserved thanks to translations from Syriac and/or Greek into Arabic. From the Arabic world, Greek medicine arrived to the West, through the Greek- or the Latin-speaking communities in Sicily and the mainland, respectively. Remarkably enough, the scientific content of the text was scrupulously respected.
Authors:
Alain Touwaide
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Historical Article; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of nephrology     Volume:  22 Suppl 14     ISSN:  1121-8428     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Nephrol.     Publication Date:    2009 Nov-Dec
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-12-16     Completed Date:  2010-04-22     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9012268     Medline TA:  J Nephrol     Country:  Italy    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  12-20     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Smithsonian Institution and Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA. research@medicaltraditions.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Byzantium
Greek World / history
History, Ancient
Humans
Italy
Kidney Diseases / history*
Manuscripts, Medical / history
Medicine, Arabic / history
Nephrology / history*

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