The past as prologue

The state of nursing and health care at the beginning of the 21st century is considered by examining the state of health care around the world at the beginning of the 11th century in 1000 AD. The three most dramatic changes in health care in the past 1,000 years can be attributed to improved sanitat...

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Published in:Nursing economic 1999-11, Vol.17 (6), p.297-298
Main Author: Curran, C R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
21st century
Acupuncture
Aging
Antibiotics
Archives & records
Blood & organ donations
Delivery of Health Care - trends
Future
Genetic engineering
Health care
Herbal medicine
History
Humans
Infectious diseases
Life Expectancy
Medicine
Middle Ages
Midwifery
Monks
Nursing
Nursing care
Organizational Innovation
Sanitation
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Summary:The state of nursing and health care at the beginning of the 21st century is considered by examining the state of health care around the world at the beginning of the 11th century in 1000 AD. The three most dramatic changes in health care in the past 1,000 years can be attributed to improved sanitation, the development of antibiotics and genetic engineering, all of which happened in the 19th and 20th centuries.
ISSN:0746-1739