Home›Sources›A History of MedicineSourcesA History of MedicineStandard History of MedicineCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextMedicine Atlas. "A History of Medicine." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/sources/a-history-of-medicine-magner.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextMedicine Atlas. (n.d.). A History of Medicine. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/sources/a-history-of-medicine-magnerCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{medicineatlas-a-history-of-medicine, author = {Medicine Atlas}, title = {A History of Medicine}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/sources/a-history-of-medicine-magner}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationVerifiedLois Magners textbook history of medicine, widely assigned as a standard survey covering ancient practice through modern biomedicine.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (90 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAuthorWell-attestedLois N. MagnerPublisherWell-attestedCRC PressSource TypeWell-attestedacademic-historyReliability TierWell-attested1SourcesA History of Medicinetier 1Lois N. Magner, CRC PressClaims Backed By This Source (90 claims)This source backs 90 claims across the atlas. As facts: 43 well-attested, 5 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 10 holds, 11 connected. Plus 21 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicDiscoveries, 27 claims: 6 well-attested, 5 scholarly debate, 2 holds, 7 connected, 7 general references.Conditions, 21 claims: 15 well-attested, 1 connected, 5 general references.Treatments, 15 claims: 5 well-attested, 6 holds, 1 connected, 3 general references.Healers, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 connected, 2 general references.Medical Specialties, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 3 general references.Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Articles, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.Medical Institutions, 2 claims: 2 holds.Well-attested43ArticlesPhotograph 51ConditionsBacterial InfectionChronic Kidney DiseaseDiabetes MellitusMalariaSmallpoxDiscoveriesDiscovery of the Circulation of the BloodIdentification of the Malaria ParasiteHealersCharles Louis Alphonse LaveranWilliam HarveyMedical SpecialtiesNeurologyOncologyPediatricsSourcesA History of MedicineTreatmentsAntimalarial TherapyChemotherapyOrgan TransplantationScholarly debate5DiscoveriesAnesthesiaGerm Theory of DiseasePenicillinStructure of DNAVaccinationHolds10DiscoveriesDiscovery of the Circulation of the BloodIdentification of the Malaria ParasiteMedical InstitutionsPitie-Salpetriere HospitalTreatmentsAntibioticsAntimalarial TherapyAntisepsisBloodlettingDialysisInsulin TherapyConnected11ConditionsChronic Kidney DiseaseDiscoveriesDiscovery of the Circulation of the BloodGerm Theory of DiseaseIdentification of the Malaria ParasiteIsolation of InsulinPenicillinHealersCharles Louis Alphonse LaveranWilliam HarveyTreatmentsAntimalarial TherapyGeneral References21ArticlesPhotograph 51ConditionsBacterial InfectionChronic Kidney DiseaseDiabetes MellitusMalariaSmallpoxDiscoveriesAnesthesiaDiscovery of the Circulation of the BloodGerm Theory of DiseaseIdentification of the Malaria ParasitePenicillinStructure of DNAVaccinationHealersCharles Louis Alphonse LaveranWilliam HarveyMedical SpecialtiesNeurologyOncologyPediatricsTreatmentsAntimalarial TherapyChemotherapyOrgan TransplantationComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year