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Galen's Doctrines

Galen's System of Physiology and Medicine

An Analysis of his Doctrines and Observations on Blood-flow, Respiration, Humors and Internal Diseases. By Rudolph E. Siegel. Pp. 419. (Karger: Basle and New York, 1968. Distributed in the UK by Academic Press, London.) 98 Sw. francs; $23.50; 196s.

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TAYLOR, D. Galen's Doctrines. Nature 221, 1078–1079 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2211078b0

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