PMID: 9171837Apr 1, 1997Paper

The place of "the tropics' in Western medical ideas since 1750

Tropical Medicine & International Health : TM & IH
D Arnold

Abstract

The idea of "the tropics' as a region distinct from the "temperate' world has a long history and derives from European expansion and environmental theories especially from about 1750 onwards. Although the tropics were ascribed some positive attributes, the dominant concept was a negative one and the idea of distinctive tropical disease and the corresponding need for a separate specialty of tropical medicine largely grew out of this.

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Jan 1, 1981·Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·A J Duggan
Sep 30, 1995·BMJ : British Medical Journal·K M De CockE Parry

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Jan 9, 2013·Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical·Carlos Henrique Nery Costa
Mar 1, 2012·Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical·Carlos Henrique Nery Costa

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