Role and Functions of Physicians in the Ancient Rome

Authors

  • Maria Giovanna Ruberto Department of Forensic Medicine, Forensic Sciences and Toxicological Drugs, University of Pavia, I
  • Paola Ombretta Cuneo Department of Legal and Economic Systems University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, I

Keywords:

Healthcare , physician's role

Abstract

Today an important international debate is related to the problem of the fair allocation of health care resources. Surprisingly, if we go back to the old Roman age we find the premise for a kind of social health care system. Interestingly, by reading legal and narrative sources we can, get an idea about how medicine was perceived and regulated in ancient Roman society.    

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Published

2009-11-01

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